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this way up this way up reviewing new and old tv film and other stuff website www johnconnorswriter com instagram johnconnors100 x johnconnors100 pages home bio my ya novels photos twu2 best of twu 2002 14 book 15 05 2026 good omens finale review having been squeezed into ninety five minutes or so from an originally intended six part series its reputation tarnished by the allegations against its co author the third instalment of good omens seems determined to make a stand every scene is accompanied by grandiose incidental music the story moves fast because it has so little time and the actors give it their best oratory visually it manages to convey a lot even on a reduced budget in some ways the truncated form helps season two was definitely prone to meandering whereas this third part focusses on its two main characters always the key asset while the reduced screen time does sometimes help it can also mean narrative leaps that are not always earned read more posted by john connors at 18 48 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels david tennant doon mackichan good omens good omens finale michael sheen tv 13 05 2026 top of the pops 2nd may 1991 words chris arnsby simon mayo hello good evening tonight is club night welcome to the nicest nightclub in the nation with no dress sense required glances at the woman to his right as you can probably tell we re going to start with the most incredible opening to top of the pops ever ever seen i mean it try this at number three this is klf take it lads 3 the klf last train to trancentral the main stage is full i count 11 people 10 of them dressed in white diaphanous robes and ricardo da force wearing black oh and bill drummond and jimmy cauty or should that be king boy d and rockman rock both have a single enormous tusk strapped to their head read more posted by john connors at 19 05 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels totp music top of the pops top of the pops 1991 tv 11 05 2026 eurovision 2026 songs reviewed i n an age when we re all amateur pundits now i thought i d do mini reviews of each song entered into this year s eurovision there s thirty five of them altogether and i d say the standard is a little down on the last couple of years yet also more varied trends i noted where the inclusion of operatic influences in several songs though nobody is spinning on a disk like nemo and what has become a eurovision trope a song starting as a ballad then lurching into all out techno there are a lot of serious songs so much so that a couple where the singer actually smiles and seems to be having fun really stand out disappointedly there s no outright bonkers song this year in fact the uk s entry is at the quirkier end of things it is though a vast improvement on our last couple of attempts of course some of these thirty five songs will be eliminated in the semi finals probably making my predictions seem totally wrong but that s half the fun read more posted by john connors at 19 44 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels eurovision eurovision202 eurovision 2026 events music tv 08 05 2026 top of the pops 25th april 1991 words chris arnsby nicky campbell yes top of the pops welcome to your weekly dose lewd gyrations hips swivelling and loud music oh the youth of today what a show the greatest show on earth in thirty minutes what a start welcome the amazing e m f 22 emf children this sounds to my tin ear like a very guitar and drum heavy song with not a lot to do for the keyboard player this might explain why he s really hamming it up at one side of the stage dragging the keyboard around and battering the keys like he expects them to jump up and attack him or has he been watching the keyboard player from jesus jones and decided to nick his shtick read more posted by john connors at 18 59 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels totp music top of the pops top of the pops 1991 tv 04 05 2026 comiccon liverpool 2nd 3rd may 2026 the essential ingredients for attending a comiccon are stamina and a good pair of shoes there is a lot of walking and a lot of queuing which is inevitable when you realise there are 50 000 attendees this was probably the largest liverpool event yet staged though its only one of a number around the country in common with most events these days everything is done on a large scale while the guests are front of camera people so if you re after insights into production direction or writing then you won t find them here for those willing to pay there ae photos or autographs with the stars of some of your favourite tv shows plus its not unusual to see darth vader or davros or spiderman walking around read more posted by john connors at 15 43 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels arthur darvill cobra kai comiccon liverpool events stranger things the x files william shatner 01 05 2026 dracula review most people have a working knowledge of the dracula story or do they there have been so many iterations adaptations and interpretations of bram stoker s novel first published in 1897 that many of us are largely unaware of what the original book is like this daring production aims goes back to the source while also utilising strikingly modern production techniques and an amazing performance by cynthia erivo to takes the audience deep into those gothic pages read more posted by john connors at 18 30 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels bram stoker cynthia erivo dracula kip williams theatre 30 04 2026 top of the pops 18th april 1991 words chris arnsby jakki brambles hello good evening and welcome along to top of the pops on bbc1 and of course we are live in stereo on radio 1fm we ve got a right good rollocking show for you tonight it s a pleasure to be here will you welcome our first band of the night with sit down live on stage on top of the pops it s james 2 james sit down if you haven t watched it go to https www youtube com watch v pwzhpugpxfo and have a look at the behind the scenes report from the 8 15 from manchester 20 04 1991 edition michael hurll is interviewed around 4 minutes in and says the producer paul ciani at the moment unfortunately is in hospital and they asked me to just pop in and do it i haven t done it for four years it would be really interesting to find out when michael hurll stepped in to the production cycle who took the initiative for the redesign of the film strip stage the big central circular element has been left in the scenery store a huge grey cyclorama has been hung behind the stage and on it graham rimmington is projecting big colourful moving flower shapes it looks really good it makes the stage look massive especially in comparison to the normal look which is designed to create an enclosed performance space this is a wide open blasted heath that king lear could really dig read more posted by john connors at 19 38 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels totp music top of the pops top of the pops 1991 tv 26 04 2026 boarders review a few years ago a group of under privileged but intelligent pupils spent a period at rugby public school and it is that as well as his own experiences as a black pupil at a mostly middle class white university that inspired writer daniel lawrence taylor to pen boarder s i would doubt though whether a lot of the scenarios depicted in this lively and occasionally riotous series actually happened which is a good call that pulls the series a way from being too over earnest set over three six episode series boarder s charts the varying experience of five bright sixth formers who are plucked from urban surroundings by an outreach programme and placed in the somewhat rarefied country atmosphere of st gilberts school it s a place with a raft of traditions some formal school activities with latin names others exuberant and often weird student traditions the narrative tries to cover each of the pupils equally their different journeys exploring all the possibilities of the experienc e read more posted by john connors at 18 35 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels aruna jalloh ass kanoute boarders daniel lawrence taylor jodie campbell josh tedeku niki wardley sekou diaby tv newer posts older posts home subscribe to posts atom archive 2026 35 may 6 good omens finale review top of the pops 2nd may 1991 eurovision 2026 songs reviewed top of the pops 25th april 1991 comiccon liverpool 2nd 3rd may 2026 dracula review april 6 march 8 february 8 january 7 2025 118 december 11 november 10 october 8 september 9 august 12 july 10 june 10 may 13 april 7 march 11 february 9 january 8 2024 112 december 10 november 12 october 13 september 7 august 8 july 4 june 12 may 12 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