Tag Archives: television

Oscars red carpet fail averted (Rousse)

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Dreamaticus

How could I tell my cousin NT, as well as his wife DT who had selected the outfit, that a 1970s shocking pink velvet suit, complete with oversize lapels and 24 inch flared trousers, was not a good look for … Continue reading →

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Sacked Canadian soap actress is surprise guest at own retirement party (Rousse)

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Dreamaticus

The out of work actress was a mutual friend of my cousins N and DT. Until recently she played a regular role in a Canadian television soap, but in the past couple of months her character had been written out … Continue reading →

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Killer eggs of Hollywood (Belle)

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Dreamaticus

The TV was on in the bar but the sound was off. It was the perfect opportunity to show off my knowledge of mid-century historical dramas filmed in technicolour. I took full advantage. I explained that the gilded carriage was … Continue reading →

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A floppy disk photograph of Trump’s London parade (Rousse)

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Dreamaticus

President Donald Trump was in London to visit the Queen. I watched him parade up the Mall in a black armoured car, accompanied by mounted members of the Queen’s Guard. I was not there in person, but saw this all … Continue reading →

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A white Christmas in Edinburgh (Rousse)

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Dreamaticus

We spent the afternoon watching old films on television in the sitting room. Fortunately nobody sat on the green-threaded needles that KT found at my end of the sofa. Then, when we saw that snow had fallen late in the … Continue reading →

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A shy sous chef (Rousse)

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Dreamaticus

VJ had been contracted to cook for a couple of celebrity chefs on daytime television. I volunteered to chop the vegetables (off-camera, in the kitchen).

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Stars on a train (Rousse)

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Dreamaticus

As the train came into the station I noticed that all the people leaving my carriage were stars of my favourite TV drama. Dare I tell them how much I love their work?

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Andy Murray and his secret TV quiz show lover (Rousse)

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Dreamaticus

DM and I were each paired up with a man to compete in a geographic television quiz show that required us to name all the streets of Stockton-on-Tees. The experience was so intense that each couple fell in love. My … Continue reading →

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Glow-in-the-dark prayer gloves are the latest daytime TV sensation (Rousse)

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Glow-in-the-dark prayer gloves were all the rage, not least due to their practicality for night-time worship. Their provenance was important too. Unlike competitor products they were not made in China by infidels. Belle was making a fortune advertising them on … Continue reading →

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Daily Mail sub-editor is secret small screen writer (Rousse)

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I discovered that Daily Mail sub-editor RH was the secret writer of scores of award-winning television dramas. This was on the same day that I overheard him say that he hardly ever watched television. It was my brother-in-law JS who … Continue reading →

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