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Simon Dunn
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Scriptwriter, Author, and Comedian. Done a podcast with Iszi Lawrence called setisoppO - buy me a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/sighdone
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Simon Dunn @sighdone.bsky.social · Nov 14
Proctology: A Bottom Examination.

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Proctology: A Bottom Examination
For a long time now I've been wanting to write an old-fashioned programme guide. One you can hold in your hand and thumb through, make notes on, spill coffee on. So I did. Proctology: A Bottom ...
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Sitcom Advent Calendar Door Fourteen

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Sitcom Advent Calendar Door Fourteen
Opening doors on this calendar has a habit of reminding me of sitcoms I had forgotten, not because they were no good, and not because I didn't watch them (the opposite actually), but because my brain ...
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December 14, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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CBS And Dudley

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CBS And Dudley
In the early 1990s, CBS fell in love with Dudley Moore. They wanted him on their network, and they wanted him in a sitcom. And so they made a sitcom pilot. And they called it Dudley. The trouble is...
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December 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Sitcom Advent Calendar Door Thirteen

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Sitcom Advent Calendar Door Thirteen
Is it possible for a sitcom to exist for two long season in the US, and never be heard of ever again? It is possible for a sitcom that ran for two years on NBC as a lead in to The Golden Girls to have...
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December 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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The Seinfeld Christmas Episodes

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The Seinfeld Christmas Episodes
Outside of one particularly iconic episode, Seinfeld isn't remembered for its Christmas stories, and never had an actual special festive episode. For the most part, the season was hinted at only throu...
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December 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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The Seinfeld Christmas Episodes

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The Seinfeld Christmas Episodes
Outside of one particularly iconic episode, Seinfeld isn't remembered for its Christmas stories, and never had an actual special festive episode. For the most part, the season was hinted at only throu...
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December 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Sitcom Advent Calendar Door Thirteen

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Sitcom Advent Calendar Door Thirteen
Is it possible for a sitcom to exist for two long season in the US, and never be heard of ever again? It is possible for a sitcom that ran for two years on NBC as a lead in to The Golden Girls to have...
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December 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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CBS And Dudley

(a blog from the archive)

www.simondunn.me.uk?p=10826
CBS And Dudley
In the early 1990s, CBS fell in love with Dudley Moore. They wanted him on their network, and they wanted him in a sitcom. And so they made a sitcom pilot. And they called it Dudley. The trouble is...
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December 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Sitcom Advent Calendar Door Seven

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Sitcom Advent Calendar Door Seven
There's an interesting one nestling behind door seven of the calendar. And that's 704 Hauser (704 Hauser Street in the UK). https://youtu.be/3Ru9_OyXJgU 704 Hauser Interesting because Norman Le...
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December 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Christmas Ident Calendar Day 7. A CBBC competition led to BBC1's 1st animated Christmas Ident in 1986. On Christmas Day, 20.75m watched the last Just Good Friends, then 30.15m (19.50m excl omnibus) watched Den give Angie divorce papers on EastEnders, followed by Only Fools & Horses on 18.80m.
December 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Well, this is all kinds of superb. 👍🏻👌🏻🖖🏻💯
Star Trek 5 video Commercial
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December 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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40 YEARS AGO TODAY: "The BBC have bought another puppet series" gets a cheer and round of applause from Wogan's clearly open minded audience. Jim Henson explains all, followed by a songless-due-to-copyright Joni Mitchell and a typical Michael Barrymore.
Wogan (BBC1) - 1985
6th December 1985 - Joining Terry are Jim Henson with Kermit the Frog and Michael Barrymore
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December 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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It's still a work in progress, but seems stable enough for "public beta", so by popular demand here's a standalone version of the parametric clock generator I recently added to my online teletext viewer:
zxnet.co.uk/clock/#templ...
Recreated BBC1 clock circa 1991 BBC Two Northern Ireland clock 1970s mechanical BBC1 clock 1980s electronic BBC1 clock
December 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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A Drew Carey Show before The Drew Carey Show - Vyvyan does not tear into the opening titles, alas.

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The Good Life starring Drew Carey - opening and closing
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December 6, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Proctology: A Bottom Examination

A Christmas present for the Bottom lover in your life.

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Proctology: A Bottom Examination
For a long time now I've been wanting to write an old-fashioned programme guide. One you can hold in your hand and thumb through, make notes on, spill coffee on. So I did. Proctology: A Bottom ...
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December 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Nineteen 90s Shows

A Christmas present for the person who reads books about television in your life.

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Nineteen 90s Shows
I wrote another book about television. I like television. I like television so much that the first thing I modelled and printed on my new 3d printer was this ... What shows do they make you t...
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December 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Nineteen 90s Shows

A Christmas present for the person who reads books about television in your life.

www.simondunn.me.uk?p=14105
Nineteen 90s Shows
I wrote another book about television. I like television. I like television so much that the first thing I modelled and printed on my new 3d printer was this ... What shows do they make you t...
www.simondunn.me.uk
December 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Proctology: A Bottom Examination

A Christmas present for the Bottom lover in your life.

www.simondunn.me.uk?p=12000
Proctology: A Bottom Examination
For a long time now I've been wanting to write an old-fashioned programme guide. One you can hold in your hand and thumb through, make notes on, spill coffee on. So I did. Proctology: A Bottom ...
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December 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Need a special gift for the classic TV fan in your life? From in-depth histories to initimate biographies, we've got it covered! Check out our range of books at tenacrebooks.co.uk, and here's a rundown of some our great titles…
A range of Ten Acre's books.
December 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Cadbury’s Favourites

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Cadbury's Favourites
So it turns out, that in New Zealand, you can't get Cadbury's Heroes, because they're branded there as Cadbury's Favourites. Here's how they clumsily handle that with the changes to the big US campaig...
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December 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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A Drew Carey Show before The Drew Carey Show - Vyvyan does not tear into the opening titles, alas.

youtu.be/tBIvqmNyp9Y?...
The Good Life starring Drew Carey - opening and closing
YouTube video by David Brock
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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December 6, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Here we go again! Christmas Ident Calendar Day 1. BBC1 had a lot of things on in 1993 & their '1' in the North Pole! Biggest of them all was One Foot In The Algarve with 20m!
Also...
Only Fools: 19.59m
Birds Of A Feather: 19.39m
Ghost: 18.53m
Keeping Up Appearances: 17.07m
December 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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With original TX dates added by me and new synopsis from the Word Nerds
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The first three series of City Lights are now on iPlayer, looks like series three hasn’t been repeated since 1988 according to the BBC website. It deserved a long life on VHS, DVD and iPlayer, sadly that wasn’t to be.
November 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Comic Relief Blankety Blank

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Comic Relief Blankety Blank
I just stumbled across this sketch from the 2003 Comic Relief, and it's a work of wonder. https://youtu.be/pNq7IZ-sTgI You should recognise every single face in it, though at the time of broad...
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November 30, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Time Trumpet Viewer Comments

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Time Trumpet Viewer Comments
I'm a sucker for background jokes, and Armando Iannucci's work is littered with them. Take these on-screen messages scrolling by during a segment of 2006's Time Trumpet as an example. The premise s...
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November 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM