Recorded back in January Top of the Pops-The Story of 1987(BBC FOUR) and looking back to when I was 21yrs old, the country was in crisis thanks to the Tories and Thatcher, the print unions were up in arms over computers replacing workers at Wapping and the most hideous fashions known to man with big shoulders and garish colours-and that was just for the men. Music-wise great to see some old stuff like Curiosity Killed the Cat, T'Pau, Rick Astley(still going) and Mel and Kim with Kim reminiscing about Melanie Appleby's untimely death from cancer. You also saw the rise and rise of Stock, Aitken and Waterman and how the producer of TOTP's Michael Hurll had to change the look and try to keep it fresh amidst pretenders like MTV and The Tube(Channel 4) Brought back a lot of memories, not all of them great.
Last night-LINE OF DUTY series 5 and already we've had a killing and a dramatic shootout. Jed Mercurio really is the master of suspense and he also likes sprinkling red herrings all over the place. It was interesting to see the board with all the names of the previous coppers that had been caught out including DI Matthew 'Dot' Cottan who had been there since series 1 and always looked dodgy - he was killed off eventually in series 3 I think it was. Adrian Dunbar, Vicky McClure and Martin Compston are brilliant as Hastings, Fleming and Arnott respectively and I cannot wait to see the other twists and turns to come in this series.
Supergirl Ep 17 “All About Eve” Season 4
That shocking ending.......
Frankie Boyle's New World Order
Nice to see that bloke from Sleaford Mods get a look in
Magnum P.I. (Reboot) Ep 11 “Nowhere To Hide” Season 1
Higgins in this Ep Hot.
Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives - Back to the Beginning
A revised repeat, with Guy offering thoughts and secrets from the making of the pilot episode.
Visionaries Ep 4 “Feryl Steps Out” Season 1
Find It,Fix It,Drive It(S1 Ep2)
Another great programme featuring Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove,this time rebuilding a classic Worsley to be raced at Brooklands.
Legends of Tomorrow Ep 9 “Lucha De Apuestas” Season 4
That ending
TOTP 1987
The summer of 87 had some great music, tonight's episode was from 30th June.