My TV - old and new

The U of Texas Ransom Center Collection:

Mike Wallace rose to prominence in 1956 with the New York City television interview program, Night-Beat, which soon developed into the nationally televised prime-time program, The Mike Wallace Interview. Well prepared with extensive research, Wallace asked probing questions of guests framed in tight close-ups. The result was a series of compelling and revealing interviews with some of the most interesting and important people of the day.

The Mike Wallace Interview ran from 1957 to 1960, but the Ransom Center collection includes interviews from only 1957 and 1958. In the early 1960s, Mr. Wallace donated to the Ransom Center kinescopes of these programs and related materials, including his prepared questions, research material, and correspondence.

Copyright of all of the interviews is held by Mike Wallace, who generously agreed to allow the Ransom Center to present them here in their entirety. Any further use of this material requires the permission of both Mike Wallace and the Ransom Center.

So sad that Ashes to Ashes ends on Thursday with Episode 8< — This ep sees a visit to the station by Lord Scarman, played by Geofrey Palmer. After inner-city riots had hit parts of London, Liverpool, Manchester and Bristol in the spring/summer of 1981, the Govt. set up an enquiry into policing methods, it was headed by Lord Scarman and his findings proved to be a watershed for the old-school type of police enforcement practiced by the likes of Gene. Throughout the series this sea change has been bubbling away and ever growing. Gene knows it’s coming too and has said as much, so everything starts to head to a personal climax for all concerned.

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The Daily Mirror: Better “fire up the Quattro, Drake” - because you and DCI Gene Hunt are off to Monte Carlo! I’ve had a tip-off from a reliable informant that Ashes To Ashes will be up for some silverware at the 48th Monte Carlo Television Festival in June - even though the nominations aren’t out yet.

Philip Glenister - aka Hunt in the hit cop drama, which ends its run tomorrow - spilled the beans to his co-star Keeley Hawes (Alex Drake) who passed on the good news to me. She says: “Phil has just called to tell me we’re off to Monte Carlo. We’ve both been nominated in the TV Awards. “He joked I had to get loads of euros because we’ll be hitting the casino. He said to prepare my tartiest dress. Hopefully it will be a case of firing up the Ferrari! It’s thrilling news.” Start ironing those shoulder pads now, love…

BBC Press Release: From Sherwood Forest to Thames House … Richard Armitage joins the cast of hit BBC One drama Spooks

The UK’s favourite team of spies are gaining a new member in the form of Richard Armitage, who joins Rupert Penry-Jones, Hermione Norris and Peter Firth on the Grid for series seven of Spooks on BBC One, which began filming in and around London earlier this month.

Yeah!!!!! From Hollywood Daily - Nikki Finke — Lights continues for a third season!

From Variety via my Sewell Blog

If you love Brit TV as I do —The Guardian: Broadcasting Press Guild Awards nominations

I’ve seen Some of The Street, Poliakoff’s Capturing Mary and Joe’s Palace, Cranford (wonderful!) and Five Days on HBO.

Friday Night Lights” may shine on for another season — and on more than one network.

NBC Universal execs have decided they want to go the extra yard to ensure the drama returns for a third season. To make sure that happens, conglom is having serious conversations with several networks about a plan to carve out multiple broadcast windows for the show, which has received critical worship and has a cult-like following.

Great news!! Let’s hope……

Showtime Renews ‘Brotherhood’ — Third season will be eight episodes long

Variety: Meanwhile, NBC’s “30 Rock,” HBO’s “The Wire”, HBO’s “The Sopranos,” NBC’s “The Office” and AMC’s “Mad Men” won the top TV series awards at the WGA Awards.

EW.com: “Oh, that wacky Hollywood Foreign Press Association; when it comes to TV nominations, they go gaga over the middlebrow-daring (The Tudors, Dexter, Californication) while bypassing the truly innovative.”