Steve Williams
@skillagesteve.bsky.social
Editorial bod on BBC iPlayer, Creamguide person at creamguide.substack.com, budding Industry Personality. Personal views only
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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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This was an absolute revelation at the time, absolutely stuffed with things I'd never seen, beautifully compiled
Adam And Joe's Fourmative Years - where Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish take a trip through Channel 4's archives - is exactly how you should do a clip show. Context, jokes, rarely seen footage and honesty about the quality or otherwise of the shows themselves.
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November 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This was an absolute revelation at the time, absolutely stuffed with things I'd never seen, beautifully compiled
Still not sure about the new Observer, but I do like the new logo, especially on a front page like today's
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Newspaper headlines: 'Reeves must go' and Tom Stoppard tributes
The ongoing backlash against the chancellor over accusations she misled the public on the nation's economy dominates Sunday's papers.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Still not sure about the new Observer, but I do like the new logo, especially on a front page like today's
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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That was the best episode of Strictly ever
Wish Brucie could have seen this #strictly
November 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
That was the best episode of Strictly ever
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running around shooing everyone into place with a broom
November 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
running around shooing everyone into place with a broom
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One of my favourite Superstore clips is where they visit Pip in the Broom Cupboard and Gallery, and he talks about how BBC presentation works. Genuinely fascinating and entertaining.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQMs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQMs...
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November 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
One of my favourite Superstore clips is where they visit Pip in the Broom Cupboard and Gallery, and he talks about how BBC presentation works. Genuinely fascinating and entertaining.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQMs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQMs...
Yes, he did, and I used to like how he appeared pretty much every year, presumably still with lots of mates on the production team
Did Noel Edmonds appear as a guest on Superstore, Going Live & Live & Kicking?
November 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Yes, he did, and I used to like how he appeared pretty much every year, presumably still with lots of mates on the production team
So the answer I have on the card is Paul Daniels and Andrew Lloyd Webber
Been researching Saturday morning TV for, er, something, and I think that only two people appeared as guests (proper ones answering phones and so on, not just cameos) on all four of Swap Shop, Saturday SuperStore, Going Live and Live & Kicking. Can you guess who they were?
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
So the answer I have on the card is Paul Daniels and Andrew Lloyd Webber
Actually this might be right as well, he definitely did the first three
David Attenborough (though he doesn't fit either of your descriptions)
November 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Actually this might be right as well, he definitely did the first three
Now, this might be the case, but if he was on Swap Shop it's been wiped and I can't see any record of it. So he doesn't count
Sting? He seemed to like getting ripped by Trev and Simon.
November 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Now, this might be the case, but if he was on Swap Shop it's been wiped and I can't see any record of it. So he doesn't count
Been researching Saturday morning TV for, er, something, and I think that only two people appeared as guests (proper ones answering phones and so on, not just cameos) on all four of Swap Shop, Saturday SuperStore, Going Live and Live & Kicking. Can you guess who they were?
November 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Been researching Saturday morning TV for, er, something, and I think that only two people appeared as guests (proper ones answering phones and so on, not just cameos) on all four of Swap Shop, Saturday SuperStore, Going Live and Live & Kicking. Can you guess who they were?
Roy is brilliant on this
50 YEARS AGO TODAY: the Generation Game with... Roy Castle! With Brucie "very, very ill" the standby is drafted in to play bagpipes, watch Jan Hunt spooning and tackle a contestant with a big plaster on his nose.
Roy Castle (Bruce Forsyth) Generation Game
Roy Castle stood in for Bruce Forsyth who was ill with the Flu. Broadcasted 29th November 1975
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November 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Roy is brilliant on this
Just catching up on last night's #totp and Tommy's "this programme is so good I want to eat it! Now let's go on a ship and see Louise!" is one of the all-time great Pops links
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Just catching up on last night's #totp and Tommy's "this programme is so good I want to eat it! Now let's go on a ship and see Louise!" is one of the all-time great Pops links
Always a treat when The Big Match Revisited is at Stamford Bridge
November 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Always a treat when The Big Match Revisited is at Stamford Bridge
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Brand new on Dirty Feed: what happens when The Dick Van Dyke Show starts questioning its own worth.
Spoiler: it decides it’s pretty good, actually.
www.dirtyfeed.org/2025/11/i-do...
Spoiler: it decides it’s pretty good, actually.
www.dirtyfeed.org/2025/11/i-do...
November 29, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Brand new on Dirty Feed: what happens when The Dick Van Dyke Show starts questioning its own worth.
Spoiler: it decides it’s pretty good, actually.
www.dirtyfeed.org/2025/11/i-do...
Spoiler: it decides it’s pretty good, actually.
www.dirtyfeed.org/2025/11/i-do...
Last day there's only one issue of the Radio Times on the coffee table until 3rd January
November 29, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Last day there's only one issue of the Radio Times on the coffee table until 3rd January
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Imagine if you'd said in 1987 "in a few years time the singer from the Sugarcubes will be introducing Pulp on the Christmas Top Of The Pops playing one of their Top 3 singles".
November 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Imagine if you'd said in 1987 "in a few years time the singer from the Sugarcubes will be introducing Pulp on the Christmas Top Of The Pops playing one of their Top 3 singles".
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Is that record hard to find? #totp
Mark and Lard. Lard's Classic Cuts. Mull of kintyre paul mccartney
YouTube video by HOPELESS88888
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November 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Is that record hard to find? #totp
Amused to see someone on DigitalSpy slagging off the Christmas schedules by suggesting "before long we'll have Bargain Hunt on Christmas Day". Just the 23 years late
November 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Amused to see someone on DigitalSpy slagging off the Christmas schedules by suggesting "before long we'll have Bargain Hunt on Christmas Day". Just the 23 years late
Cultural double header today
November 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Cultural double header today
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20 YEARS AGO TODAY: DC Harry Batt has something to say. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CubK...
dc harry batt sings private investigations
the genius that is dc harry batt
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November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
20 YEARS AGO TODAY: DC Harry Batt has something to say. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CubK...
Very much looking forward to BBC4's Aspel Night in a few weeks, Ask Aspel obviously the highlight
November 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Very much looking forward to BBC4's Aspel Night in a few weeks, Ask Aspel obviously the highlight