tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post7736470976836506511..comments2024-02-23T08:40:24.961+00:00Comments on Yes It's Number One: The disappeared: 17/11/77Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-36322537794487259202012-12-13T21:58:21.184+00:002012-12-13T21:58:21.184+00:00You won't as I don't even have a copy :-(You won't as I don't even have a copy :-(Neil Barkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-35754311383164644592012-12-12T13:34:44.029+00:002012-12-12T13:34:44.029+00:00Spoiler alert...We'll be okay with yellow Dog,...Spoiler alert...We'll be okay with yellow Dog, provided Kid and Peter behave themselves in the meantime. We might be spared a further repeat if DLT's found innocent, but we'll have to reply on poor Neil again for a copy of their top 54 follow-up.Arthur Nibblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-52805305538484119092012-12-12T11:16:02.511+00:002012-12-12T11:16:02.511+00:00just to set the record straight: i'm not sugge...just to set the record straight: i'm not suggesting that all geriatric and/or recently-deceased celebrities are closet perverts, but in the wake of what's happened that the media (especially the beeb) should think carefully about eulogising them without scrutinising their private lives beforehand...<br /><br />on a slightly lighter note: arthur, looking forward to seeing yellow dog again soon as well... assuming they didn't appear on a JS or DLT episode!wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-54763206215851558242012-12-11T23:23:22.857+00:002012-12-11T23:23:22.857+00:00Simon, thanks for putting me right about The Waitr...Simon, thanks for putting me right about The Waitresses' top 50 status. I'd never realised.<br /><br />Belated thanks to Andee Bee for helping us enjoy the past as well.<br /><br />Fox imploded so soon after their purple patch. As I've bored you with before, Fox's main songwriter Kenny Young decided to take over vocals from Noosha Fox (why get rid of your selling point?) and the hits dried up as quickly as they came. Looking forward to his main man status with Yellow Dog, mind.Arthur Nibble (again)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-41946160213358171212012-12-11T22:40:14.285+00:002012-12-11T22:40:14.285+00:00The stats are telling me the blog's just been ...The stats are telling me the blog's just been linked from David Icke's forum. Run!Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834265575179460764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-14447816054129320192012-12-11T20:05:04.360+00:002012-12-11T20:05:04.360+00:00Agreed. I mean, I didn't agree with everything...Agreed. I mean, I didn't agree with everything Patrick Moore did or said (his patronage of UKIP for a start!) but he was from a different age with different standards etc etc and I really don't like all these constant insinuations about this and that.<br /><br />I think most people are agreed that JS always came across as creepy and odd. Patrick Moore I would say was obviously eccentric in a 'mad professor' sense but that's about all you can judge without really knowing him.<br /><br />And the story of him losing the love of his life is very sad.Noaxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-73981367314164832642012-12-11T16:57:39.015+00:002012-12-11T16:57:39.015+00:00Yep - One of my Friends seems determined that most...Yep - One of my Friends seems determined that most of the BBC were up to something.<br /><br />It's depressingzygonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-3250007560579982642012-12-11T15:55:33.644+00:002012-12-11T15:55:33.644+00:00Do you remember when beloved celebrities died of o...Do you remember when beloved celebrities died of old age and half the internet didn't go "'e's a paedo, you'll see"?Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834265575179460764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-64143337145708421512012-12-11T15:35:59.174+00:002012-12-11T15:35:59.174+00:00This looks promising - from the Christmas Radio Ti...This looks promising - from the Christmas Radio Times 'choices' section :<br /><br />"All Credit to BBC4 for nenewing its commitment to Screen TOTP from 35 years, despite the Saville Controversy, because these repeats (as RT readers rallied to point out) provide an invaluable cultural document and a rush of nostalgia - if you are old enough to remember the shows from the first time round."<br /><br />Fingers crossed!dafnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-26643342228654867282012-12-11T14:20:54.867+00:002012-12-11T14:20:54.867+00:00further to the above, the beeb shouldn't scree...further to the above, the beeb shouldn't screen tributes to any recently-deceased celebrities (even those "happily married" with wives and children) until they've made sure there are no skeletons in the closet. i once met a guy who claimed he was an ex-bbc employee, that alleged that a much-loved family entertainer and peer of JS and patrick moore (who shall remain nameless here) was once caught engaged in some dubious activity with a young boy in his dressing room...!wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-79664587370958229602012-12-11T12:38:54.966+00:002012-12-11T12:38:54.966+00:00after s*vilegate, i think the beeb might be advise...after s*vilegate, i think the beeb might be advised hold back on any tributes for "confirmed batchelor"-type slebs like patrick moore, at least until they've checked out his private life properly (maybe they should employ the guy who dug up the dirt on js?)...<br /><br />i'm sure i once heard or read that he used to live with a "nephew", which if that were the case may well be perfectly innocent and explainable, but all the same in my opinion it should be checked out to spare themselves possible future embarrassment...wilberforcehttp://www.gavinunderhill.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-79548427824982310512012-12-11T06:34:25.139+00:002012-12-11T06:34:25.139+00:00This is now the record, comfortably beating 45 for...This is now the record, comfortably beating 45 for two Savile shows ago (nobody really bothered with these until then)<br /><br />Christmas Wrapping did reach the top 75, number 45 in 1982. Didn't chart in America, though, where they're pretty much known as one hit wonders for the preceding single I Know What Boys Like. Singer Patty Donahue died in 1996.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834265575179460764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-57504561908837547222012-12-10T21:47:42.412+00:002012-12-10T21:47:42.412+00:00Never mind the top 40, "Christmas Wrapping&qu...Never mind the top 40, "Christmas Wrapping" (my second fave Xmas song after Greg Lake) never made the top 75. I could never understand it, just as I wonder how / why there are still people buying that bloody Mariah Carey abomination every December.<br /><br />By the way, Simon, what's the record number of posts for a Disappeared thread?Arthur Nibblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-60178335102531848522012-12-10T20:49:39.496+00:002012-12-10T20:49:39.496+00:00To reply to myself up there a bit, the tribute pro...To reply to myself up there a bit, the tribute programme for Patrick Moore is on tomorrow night on BBC1 at 10.35 for a grand total of 25 minutes. Is that the best they can do?<br /><br />Mind you, presumably there will be a separate Sky At Night special.<br /><br />Noaxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-1961049508069010302012-12-09T23:40:35.401+00:002012-12-09T23:40:35.401+00:00Sir Patrick lost the love of his life during the w...Sir Patrick lost the love of his life during the war, when the ambulance she was driving was blown up by a bomb. He was heartbroken and couldn't imagine life without her or anyone to fully take her place.Arthur Nibblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-65112446334861846722012-12-09T23:30:53.575+00:002012-12-09T23:30:53.575+00:00Oops, so he did. There are occasions when there...Oops, so he did. There are occasions when there's a lot of new comments to glance through... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834265575179460764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-59826359224217173592012-12-09T23:07:59.135+00:002012-12-09T23:07:59.135+00:00Simon that letter in the RT (which we all hoped wa...Simon that letter in the RT (which we all hoped was from you) was mentioned by Charlie Cook earlier in the blog. Are you sure you read all the comments or are you playing with us?<br /><br />And Patrick Moore, a great astronomer but a controversial figure who could be homophobic, xenophobic and sexist. And famously never married and lived with his mum until her death (now where have we heard that before?). I wonder if any secrets will come out about his past?Bamaboogiewoogienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-10142642746652532482012-12-09T19:09:36.702+00:002012-12-09T19:09:36.702+00:00No problem, Andee. My DVD copy doesn't look to...No problem, Andee. My DVD copy doesn't look too bad but seems to go worse when uploaded to Youtube. Surprised nobody else has uploaded it to be honest.Neil Barkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-85956633178592144502012-12-09T17:58:15.103+00:002012-12-09T17:58:15.103+00:00Surely Sir Patrick's tribute will be on BBC1 o...Surely Sir Patrick's tribute will be on BBC1 or 2? He was a big enough star.<br /><br />I know The Sky At Night gets a lot of flak for interrupting the show we all love once a month, but I still watch it occasionally and the fact that I am interested in space is all down to the man and his shows so I shall miss him.<br /><br />I loved the fact that he was always self-deprecating enough to let people and programmes take the p out of him (Morecambe and Wise, Jon Culshaw, even Doctor Who just a couple of years ago) and people forget that he was pioneering moon scientist.Noaxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-74488119079174989482012-12-09T15:24:35.179+00:002012-12-09T15:24:35.179+00:00Sad to hear of the passing of Sir Patrick, an ecce...<br />Sad to hear of the passing of Sir Patrick, an eccentric, a genius and a mean xylophone player to boot. "The Sky At Night" won't be the same without him. What's the chance that this Thursday BBC4 will show a tribute to the man in place of TOTP?Arthur getting starry eyednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-1286188506754925342012-12-09T14:18:06.527+00:002012-12-09T14:18:06.527+00:00Heh, no, I only buy RT at Christmas time, though t...Heh, no, I only buy RT at Christmas time, though the blurb for the 1978 shows does refer to their having received some correspondence in favour of the series going (in fact it starts "all credit to BBC4 for renewing its commitment... an invaluable cultural document and a rush of nostalgia")<br /><br />The Sky At Night will surely continue, there's been enough regular guests on it taking a lot of the load off Moore in recent years and it's the most established specialist series there is.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834265575179460764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-52116456081606619092012-12-09T14:13:52.282+00:002012-12-09T14:13:52.282+00:00Oh, It's a letter from a Simon Bayliss, Being ...Oh, It's a letter from a Simon Bayliss, Being about TOTP I thought it could be you.<br /><br />If not Sorry, I Assumed & you know what that does!<br /><br />RIP Sir Patrick - A Great British excentricZygonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-6514976433292263952012-12-09T14:08:06.239+00:002012-12-09T14:08:06.239+00:00Whilst it is sad to hear of the death of Patrick M...Whilst it is sad to hear of the death of Patrick Moore, does anyone think The Sky At Night will continue without him? The show has never been presented by anyone else and seemed to be very much his baby. eightiespopkidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536522279758968719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-75824459283320847252012-12-09T12:31:14.480+00:002012-12-09T12:31:14.480+00:00Thanks, Simon, for all the blogging, info, news an...Thanks, Simon, for all the blogging, info, news and views. This is always a highlight of my week, even though I don't post much.<br /><br />And thanks to Neil for uploading this week's edition. I miss Noosha and Fox, but am looking forward to Yellow Dog.<br /><br />I think we miss Godley & Creme's 5 O'clock in the Morning cos of the Savile fuss. I know in the greater scheme of things, none of this matters, but I am enjoying these trips down memory lane so much, and never thought I'd ever see some of these on TV again.<br /><br />Merry 9th December, guys xbabblingmouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800031680643785923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190903519028956778.post-36792872626519899042012-12-09T10:53:14.960+00:002012-12-09T10:53:14.960+00:00My letter? What's this?My letter? What's this?Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834265575179460764noreply@blogger.com