Headful Of Heroes - NME (September 16, 1989)
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Thespians Of The World
- John Mills
- Yvonne Mitchell
- Marjorie Rhodes
- Alison Steadman
- Maggie Steed
- Alastair Sim
- Elizabeth Spriggs
- Kenneth Cranham
- Maggie Smith
Nooks And Crannies
- Billinge
- Stressford (Not a real location)
- Freckleston (Not a real location)
- Milchester (Fictional location in Agatha Christie's Marple books).
- Alpha Centauri
- Salford skyline
Old Masters
- George Eliot
- Arthur Marshall
- André Gide
- C.3.3 (See: Oscar Wilde)
Back Row
- Yield To The Night - 1956
- The Member Of The Wedding - 1953
- The Old Dark House - 1932
- The Barretts Of Wimpole Street - 1934
- The Leather Boys - 1963
- The Family Way - 1966
- Jane Eyre - 1943
- The Naked Truth - 1957
- Hobson's Choice - 1953
- Victim - 1961
- The Servant - 1963
- The Happiest Days Of Your Life - 1950
- A Night To Remember - 1958
Cathode Raves
- We Are The Lambeth Boys by Karel Reisz, documentary for BBC Manchester 1959 and 1985
- A Woman Of No Importance play by Alan Bennett (1982)
- Maude (1975) six episodes
- Coronation Street (1960s/70s)
venom and spite
- Man In A Suitcase (1967) 30 episodes
- Omnibus - Whale Nation (1988)
Handsome Devils
- Diana Dors
- Candy Darling
- Patricia Phoenix (See: Pat Phoenix)
- Animal Liberation Front
- Gilbert & George
Election Promises
- Harriet Harman editor of The Sun
- Ecover products on all restaurant menus
- Lead-free pencils
- Bernard Matthews plucked and stuffed
- Suzie Birchall returns to Coronation Street
(See also: Cheryl_Murray) - Jacqueline du Pré dug up
- All policemen finally allowed to wear their own skirts whilst on duty
- Colin Moynihan put in a small box underneath the stairs
- Gallup investigation in to the alleged sales of Tanita Tikaram's 'Ancient Heart' LP
- Violet Carson cover of Rolling Stone magazine
- Clause 28 remains intact but with the word "homosexual" deleted and replaced by the name "Cecil Parkinson"
- McDonald's bombed and Robert Smith popped (both actions require a similar voltage of explosives)
- Compulsory cocoa at The Haçienda
- Thatchers' teeth extracted due to overwhelming demand in Thailand for fancy British trinkets (See: Margaret Thatcher)
- Total ban on any possibility of a fourth Terence Stamp autobiography
- Anyone found entering a zoo or circus will be obliged to balance a balloon their head for the rest of their life
Daydreams
- Off to Llandudno with Mary Margaret O'Hara
- Jerry Hall eaten by her own fur coat
- James Maker stars in Taggart (all regions): Who was driving the Austin A40 which killed a senior citizen and never stopped?
- Vini Reilly - Blackburn Rovers centre forward
- When Cher and Pete Burns exchange passports, air port officials are none the wiser
- Thatcher asks the Queen: "So, how much ivory in Buckingham Palace?" The Queen snaps, "well how much mahogany at number ten?" and both chime "a helluva lot"
Bigmouths - The Singer Not The Song
Odd Fellows
- Ernest Thesiger
- Will Hay
- Charles Hawtrey
- Peggy Mount
- Queenie Watts
- Hannah Gluckstein
- Hugh Paddick
- Hattie Jacques
- Agatha Christie
- Kenneth Williams
- Jobriath
Bedside Material
Singles To Be Cremated With
- 'The World's Loneliest Man'- Vince Eager (Top Rank)
- 'Don't Take The Lovers From The World' - Shirley Bassey (UA)
- 'What A Nice Way To Turn 17' - The Crystals (Philles)
- 'There, I've Said lt Again' - Sam Cooke (Keen)
- 'Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets' - Dionne Warwick (Wand)
- 'Strange, I Know' - The Marvelettes (Motown)
- "Third Finger, Left Hand'- Martha Reeves And The Vandellas (Motown)
- 'I Take It Back' - Sandy Posey (MGM)
- 'Heart' - Rita Pavone (RCA)
- 'Shoes' - Reparata (Polydor)
- 'Terry' - Twinkle (Decca)
- 'Attack' - The Toys (Stateside)
- 'I've Been A Bad, Bad, Boy'- Paul Jones (HMV)
- 'Insult To Injury' - Timi Yuro (Liberty)
Moanchester, So Much To Answer For
- The Smiths
- Herman's Hermits
- The Buzzcocks
- James
- Ludus
- Magazine
- Inspiral Carpets
- The Fall
- 808 State
- The Exuberants
SUB: Duncan Edwards
Absolutely Vile
- Kathy Tayler on Good Morning Britain, so overbearingly pleasant that viewers surely long for a bit of hate?
- The Noel Edmonds Saturday Roadshow, more fun than any human should be expected to enjoy
- Lauren Bacall discussing 'Bogie'
- Any situation comedy where Peter Skellern sings the theme tune
- Richard Attenborough accepting an award
- The Sugarcubes , silly putty
- Fiona Armstrong for breathing
- Gillette products
- Anneka Rice, too happy to be human
- The Cure, a new dimension to the word 'crap'
Hopes
- That the Japanese cease to harpoon dolphins and turn their attention for the same purpose to the cast of Neighbours
- That The Harlots Of 42nd Street reform
- That somebody spells Vini Really's name correctly