Heads up people - The upcoming television programme thread

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

The BBC has confirmed that the new Wallace & Gromit special, the first in 16 years, will be titled Vengeance Most Fowl and will see the return of iconic supervillain penguin Feathers McGraw

With Ben Whitehead as the voice of Wallace and Reece Shearsmith as the voice of Norbot

[Susan Foreman]

Some interesting music concerts on BBC4 on Friday, October 4

9:00 - 10:05: Queen: The Legendary 1975 Concert - "The rock band in performance at London's Hammersmith Odeon on Christmas Eve 1975, featuring early singles including Liar, Keep Yourself Alive, Now I'm Here and Bohemian Rhapsody, as well as Brian May showcasing his guitar skills in Brighton Rock"

10:05 - 11:15 - Deep Purple: Radio 2 In Concert - "Jo Whiley presents a performance from one of the biggest heavy metal bands in the world, Deep Purple. They take to the stage to play classic tracks along with some material from their album Infinite to an intimate crowd at the BBC's Radio Theatre in London"

11:15 - 12:00 - The Undertones: Sight and Sound in Concert - "The punk band perform at the Regal Theatre in Hitchin, introduced by Mark Ellen. First broadcast 19 March 1983"

12:00 - 1:00 - Deacon Blue Live at Stirling Castle - "A performance by the Scottish group recorded at Hogmanay 2014 at Stirling Castle, featuring a set of their greatest hits amid the celebratory atmosphere of revellers seeing in the New Year"

[Susan Foreman]

Wednesday 9th October - BBC4. A mixture of factual and 'entertainment' programmes are being screened

8pm - 9pm: Inside Porton Down: Britain's Secret Weapons Research Facility - "Dr Michael Mosley investigates Britain's most secretive and controversial military research base, Porton Down, in a programme originally shown on its 100th anniversary in 2016. He learns about chemical and biological weapons old and new, reveals the truth about animal and human testing, and discovers how the latest science and technology are helping to defend the UK against terrorist attacks and rogue nations"

9pm - 10pm: Britain's Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield - "Physicist Jim Al-Khalili explores the history of the nuclear facility near the village of Seascale in Cumbria, investigating Britain's attempts - past, present and future - to harness the power of the atom. He examines the ways waste and spent fuel rods have been stored there over the past 70 years and looks at the latest attempts to try to clean some of it up, from storage in vast open-air ponds to encasing pieces of old reactors in concrete blocks"

10pm - 10.15pm: Mick Jackson Remembers - Threads - "The director and producer looks back on the BBC's apocalyptic drama, Threads, sharing the story behind the creation of this acclaimed vision of Britain suffering the effects of nuclear war. Taking Sheffield as the focal point for the aftermath, the film was highly praised for its examination of the social, economic and environmental damage that such a war would bring"

10.15pm - 12.10am: Threads - "Harrowing drama about the consequences of nuclear war, focusing on two Sheffield families in the days leading up to - and the years following - a direct hit on the city. First shown in 1984, the award-winning film pulls no punches in its depiction of the fallout. Reece Dinsdale and Karen Meagher star"

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

I've never seen Threads so i think i'll watch that.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Threads is a brilliant film which must have been traumatic watching for those who were frequently reminded about mutually assured destruction and the imminence of nuclear war.

[MrBarlow]

Threads is the only film that managed to traumatise me

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

Threads is a brilliant film which must have been traumatic watching for those who were frequently reminded about mutually assured destruction and the imminence of nuclear war.

From what i hear it would make a terrific double bill with The War Game.

[gag]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

I've never seen Threads so I think I'll watch that.

That'll make 2 of us, I've not seen it either.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

From what i hear it would make a terrific double bill with The War Game.

If you followed those two with When The Wind Blows you'd be in desperate need of something very uplifting and joyful, perhaps Singin' in the Rain or Paddington

[Susan Foreman]

If you have a television, don't forget 'Threads' is on tonight