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Al Dupres

@aldupres.bsky.social

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Pumping TV and doing talky bits between the programmes to Wenvoe and beyond. Arthur Negus may appear in this feed.

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Al Dupres @aldupres.bsky.social · 4d

@whenisbirths.bsky.social
That's the bedtime reading sorted.

Bubbles the Clown poses with a copy of Into The Groove, the latest hardback from Justin Lewis

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Al Dupres @aldupres.bsky.social · 5d

Indeed I have, ta.

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Balderdash @balderdash.bsky.social · 6d

Your own
personal
Negus,
Someone to look at your wares
Someone who cares.

Arthur Negus looking to the left. A teapot looking to the right.

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Al Dupres @aldupres.bsky.social · 5d

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Al Dupres @aldupres.bsky.social · 6d

Phwooooaaaaaarrrr

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Al Dupres @aldupres.bsky.social · 6d

I wonder if Comedy Central's logo designer grew up in Wales.

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Al Dupres @aldupres.bsky.social · 6d

That one was on BBC-1 Network at 17.35 on 15-5-85, an hour later in Wales, and on the 17th at 18.35 in Northern Ireland.

Al Dupres @aldupres.bsky.social · 6d

It's the 22nd anniversary of my first heart attack (at a pre-press conference screening of Love Actually in Sheffield). Not a method I'd recommend to get a quote on a film poster, but it was the only thing I could think of saying to the publicity lady when she rang the hospital to see how I was.

A publicity poster for the film Love Actually with a quote from me on it - I almost died laughing, given after the film company rang the hospital to see how I was doing.

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Al Dupres @aldupres.bsky.social · 10d

I'm watching last night's Face The Music and astonished myself by getting the Dummy Keyboard answer before the music came in.
It was the first piece used in the 1979 ITV Strike until the tape wore out. (Beethoven's Piano Concerto #3 which was networked from an old IBA Test Card tape). #Geek

Al Dupres @aldupres.bsky.social · 11d

Did you order half a cup, or are you drinking it through a straw?

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Lee Healey ✍🏻 @leehealey.bsky.social · 11d

The very first episode of 'Joe 90' was released 57 years ago today.

Your week won't get any better than this, trust me.

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Al Dupres @aldupres.bsky.social · 11d

Alan Taylor seemed to present everything on HTV in the early 70s. As for BBC Wales, Hywel Gwynfryn was their go-to bloke for kids' stuff.

Al Dupres @aldupres.bsky.social · 11d

Mrs Jones!

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Al Dupres @aldupres.bsky.social · 12d

Don't forget to play Spot The Typo during the end credits.

The credits of the BBC's 1974 adaptation of Melissa misspelled Cameraman as Camerman.

Al Dupres @aldupres.bsky.social · 13d

If there's one thing Blue Peter taught me, it was the correct spelling of 'desiccated'.

A Blue Peter recipe misspells 'desiccated' as 'dessicated'

A viewer's letter to Blue Peter with the correct spelling of 'desiccated'.

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Al Dupres @aldupres.bsky.social · 14d

Here's some more info.
The first WT came from Studio B in Broadway on 17-09-62. Occasional progs came from Studio A (no reasons are given on the paperwork, but it's probably technical or B was in use). The move to Stacey Road came with programme 207 on Friday, 5-7-63. Telecine stayed in Broadway.

Al Dupres @aldupres.bsky.social · 14d

I went to a recording of Sing for Joy in Broadway. Only one episode seems to survive, and it's not the one I went to, where i was sat next to host Glyn Houston

Al Dupres @aldupres.bsky.social · 14d

Studio B was in the church (the PasCs show some of the Schools progs were made in it as it was small). C was for News in Stacey Road from what I've found.

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Al Dupres @aldupres.bsky.social · 14d

I was happy to help. Have a fab birthday x

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Al Dupres @aldupres.bsky.social · 15d

Many years ago, either the Paramount Comedy Channel or UK Gold (I really can't remember) ran the series but they had to drop one episode on the day of TX as the quality was too poor. The letters page on their text service gave that as the reason. I wonder if they got a refund?