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Category Archives: Television
Gregory Peck on Abraham Lincoln: ‘A secular saint’
By Ray Bennett In 1982, Gregory Peck achieved a lifetime ambition to portray his idol Abraham Lincoln onscreen. It was a cameo appearance in the CBS miniseries “The Blue and the Gray”, which became the subject of a special issue … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Memory Lane, Television
Tagged 'The Blue and the Gray', Abraham Lincoln, Andrew V. McLaglen, CBS, Gregory Peck
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‘Someone to hiss and boo’ – my 1978 review of ‘Dallas’
Not many critics paid attention to “Dallas” when it aired as a short-run summer show in 1978, but it caught my attention and I wrote this review for TV Guide Canada a couple of weeks after its debut. To mark … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Television
Tagged 'Dallas', CBS, Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Patrick Duffy, Victoria Principal
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Martin Shaw’s ‘George Gently’ to air in US on public TV
By Ray Bennett British period TV police drama “George Gently” will air for the first time on US television on public television stations across the country early next year. It stars Martin Shaw from the cult 1970s action series “The … Continue reading
Posted in News, Television
Tagged 'George Gently', 'The Professionals', Acorn Media, All3Media, BBC, Company Pictures, Lee Ingleby, Lewis Collins, Martin Shaw, PBS
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What Mackenzie Phillips was saying in 1981
Mackenzie Phillips, Bonnie Franklin and Valerie Bertinelli from a People cover in 1980 Mackenzie Phillips has written a memoir titled “High On Arrival” in which she says that she had an incestuous relationship with her father, John Phillips of the … Continue reading
James Nesbitt shines in BBC's Iraq drama, Occupation
James Nesbitt plays a veteran soldier whose experience in Iraq draws him back By Ray Bennett James Nesbitt has come a long way since he first attracted notice in ITV’s “Cold Feet” in 1987 and he shows that he’s become … Continue reading
Posted in Notes, Television
Tagged 'Occupation', BBC1, James Nesbitt, Kudos Films, Nick Morgan, Peter Bowker, Stephen Graham, Warren Brown
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Tribute to Stevie Wonder and funky music
President Obama and Stevie Wonder at the White House Concert What a delight to find in Saturday’s mail a package from EMI Music Publishing in New York containing a special promotional 4-disc box set of tracks by Stevie Wonder. The … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Notes, Television
Tagged EMI Music Publishing, Motown, PBS, President Obama, Stevie Wonder, White House
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Film and show nominees for 51st Grammy Awards
Michael Cera and Ellen Page in Jason Reitman’s hit comedy ‘Juno’ Here are the film and stage nominees for the 51st Grammy Awards. There are 110 categories in the American music prizes that cover the period Oct. 1 2007 through … Continue reading
Warrior/author McNab loves a good story, like Mamma Mia
Tour of Duty features real and recreated footage of British soldiers in combat By Ray Bennett LONDON — Things you might know about Andy McNab: He was a highly decorated SAS soldier; he wrote the bestselling “Bravo Two Zero” about … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Interviews, Television
Tagged 'Brute Force', 'Tour of Duty', Andy McNab
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A new Doctor, but who cares, really?
Matt Smith with Christian Slater on stage in ‘Swimming With Sharks’ So the BBC has gone predictably for youth in order to sustain interest in “Doctor Who,” one of its hottest brands. The new Doctor, Matt Smith, 26, is a … Continue reading →