Monthly Archives: August 2011

TweetBelow is a brief video clip I did of Great Bay beach, St Martins, Isles of Scilly at noon on August 26th. As I commented on a post at the time, this is considered one of the top ten beaches … Continue reading →

TweetA very rare and wonderful clip from “The Worker” which ran on ATV/ITV from 1965 to 1970. Tweet This Post Tweet

Tweet Today we visited the end of Britain. The South-western end, that is. We went to St Agnes, Scilly. Technically that isn’t the last bit of dry land before America. That’s Bishop’s Rock with its famous lighthouse, which I circumnavigated … Continue reading →

TweetArthur Askey, a man who cheered up many an hour. Tweet This Post Tweet

TweetA short clip which captures the magic of Bob Hope. Tweet This Post Tweet

TweetThis is rapidly becoming “The Sir Cloudsley Shovell Summer tour”. On August 5th we visited Greenwich Observatory and learned about the said Admiral of the Fleet who presided over one of our greatest national maritime disasters, when much of the … Continue reading →

TweetA old 8mm of the classic Harlem Globetrotters in action, accompanied by their wonderful theme tune “Sweet Georgia Brown”. Tweet This Post Tweet

TweetWe had a wonderful trip today on a glass-bottomed boat. The captain was a real star, wonderfully explaining the geography, history and ecology of Scilly. What I found astonishing is how shallow the water is within the ring of islands. … Continue reading →

TweetIs it not time to quietly dispatch BBC2′s Eggheads to the great TV composting bin? Yesterday’s celebrity episode was three years old. There’s only so many shots of someone looking smug that a man can take. Dermot Monaghan endlessly repeats … Continue reading →

TweetYesterday, we explored St Martins. It’s north coast has to rate as one of the most beautiful, interesting and semi-remote parts of the British Isles. The beaches of Great Bay and Little Bay are simply stunning, with white, sparkly sand … Continue reading →

TweetWell done to Nick Clegg for making some much-needed, distinctive statements over the last few days. I’m thinking about his pronouncements on the Human Rights Act, social network sites and capping political donations. Tweet This Post Tweet

TweetRadio Scilly really has to rate as one of the best community radio stations in the country. The big crime news this morning was that someone “borrowed” a bike last week and it is still missing. Yesterday, we saw a … Continue reading →

TweetA beautifully high quality clip from Granada Television’s Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club which ran from 1974 to 1977. This clip is a bit tacky and it has Bernard Manning in it, but we loved the priceless Colin Crompton and … Continue reading →

TweetPleas Sir! was a fantastically good comedy series which ran on London Weekend Television between 1968 and 1972. It was written by John Esmonde and Bob Larney, who went onto write “The Good Life”, amongst other gems. It starred John … Continue reading →

TweetWe’re a few yards from one of the most breathtaking views in the Isles of Scilly, on St Mary’s, across to Tresco. Very advantageously we are also slap bang next to the islands’ transmitter mast, guaranteeing a five bar signal. … Continue reading →

TweetYou can tell this is written by John Cleese and Graham Chapman. It has their fingerprints all over it. The very first episode (in two parts) of “Doctor in the House” from 1969 on ITV. Another comedy show I used … Continue reading →

TweetI used to love this show! It ran from 1965 to 1967. Sadly the only clip (below) I can find of it is of the opening titles, but it has the added bonus of the old BBC revolving globe at … Continue reading →