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Jeremy Lloyd.
Digger talks to Jeremy Lloyd. Jeremy co-wrote the internationally
successful comedies Are You Being Served? and 'Allo 'Allo! and also
created Captain Beaky. When not writing he appeared in dozens of
movies and TV shows, including Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In and two
Beatles movies |
David Nobbs.
Digger talks to David Nobbs, creator of Reginald Perrin and A Bit Of A Do
as well as the author of a string of successful novels. David was
also a leading writer for That Was The Weeks That Was and many
British comedy greats, including The Two Ronnies, Frankie Howerd and
Les Dawson |
Josie D'Arby.
Digger talks to popular TV presenter and actress Josie D'Arby about
her career and interests |
Tony Visconti.
Digger talks to producer Tony Visconti who produced Glam Rockers
such as Bowie and Bolan and some say was the creator of that genre.
Tony also talks about some of his other work and brings us
up-to-date |
Arthur Smith.
Digger talks to comedian and writer Arthur Smith about comedy,
writing and Val Doonican |
Sue Cook.
Digger talks to Sue Cook about her extensive broadcasting and
writing career. Sue was a presenter on Nationwide, on Crimewatch and
Children In Need as well as fronting many other TV and radio shows.
She has also had a successful novel, another has just been completed
and her schedule is busier than ever
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Tony Hatch.
Digger talks to songwriter, arranger and producer Tony Hatch,
composer of the Neighbours, Emmerdale, Sportsnight and Crossroads TV themes,
the original 'Tell it as it is' panellist on New Faces as well as
the writer and producer of a string of hits for Petula Clark and The Searchers |
Tony Hawks.
Digger talks to comedian, author and comedy writer and performer
Tony Hawks about his work, and with barely a skateboard in sight |
Pattie Boyd.
Digger talks to ex-model Pattie Boyd, the former Mrs George Harrison
and Mrs Eric Clapton, about her life, career and interests and about
her current photographic career
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Eve Graham.
Digger talks to New Seekers star Eve Graham about her life and
career and her current projects |
Lucy Porter.
Digger talked to comedy writer and stand-up comedian, Lucy Porter
about her comedy career and her love of retro music and film
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Petula Clark, CBE.
Digger chats with Petula Clark, Britain's most successful female
vocalist of all time about her life as a child star, sixties icon,
star of stage and screen and international singing legend. We find
out about two of her newest albums, Duets and Solitude and Sunshine
(the songs of Rod McKuen) |
Anneke Wills.
Digger chats with Anneke Wills, Dr. Who's first glamorous assistant who has now retired to the country after an exciting and packed life
- look out for her biography coming out in the Autumn |
Peter Purves.
Digger chats with Peter Purves, whose busy and illustrious career
includes Dr. Who's companion, presenting Blue Peter and 30 years of
fronting the TV coverage of Crufts. |
Matt Monro by Michele Monro.
The late, great Matt Monro is Britain's best and most successful
balladeer and vocalist of all time, and Britain's most
internationally-popular male singer, having sold over 100 million
records worldwide. Matt's daughter, Michele, tells us about her
dad's career and legacy and about her work in keeping his music up
where it belongs, via the Matt Monro website and the latest CD and
DVD releases |
Sir George Martin - Beyond The Beatles.
Sir George Martin is the world's
most respected and influential record producer; a household name
known primarily for his amazing contributions to the vast and
ground-breaking catalogue of Beatles recordings. Indeed, he is often
called the Fifth Beatle. Yet Sir George would still be a phenomenon
had he not been involved in one single Beatles track. He has
recorded countless top acts in a number of genres and styles. Digger
has been asking Sir George about this other work. We examine Sir
George's wider career in an in-depth article with revelations and
recollections from the great man himself. |
Pete Best.
Digger's interview with original Beatles drummer Pete Best |
Eddie Phillips.
Digger interviewed Eddie Phillips, guitarist of sixties band The
Creation. The band have achieved cult status with serious music
collectors of the period. Eddie's bowing technique being adopted by
Jimmy Page and Eddie being offered a job in The Who added to his
credibility. Tracks like Painter Man, Biff Bang Pow, Making Time and
How Does It Feel To Feel are powerful reminders of a band that should have seen a higher
profile.
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The Bootleg Beatles.
Digger talked to Neil Harrison who plays John Lennon in the world's
first, greatest and most successful Beatles Tribute band, The
Bootleg Beatles
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The Counterfeit Stones.
Digger talked to the leader of The Counterfeit Stones, bad boy of rock and
roll Nick Dagger, aka Steve Elson, and found out what Mick Jagger
thinks of their tribute to The Rolling Stones
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Janet Leigh.
Our exclusive interview with legendary actress, the late Janet
Leigh, Oscar-nominated star of Psycho, The Manchurian Candidate, The
Vikings, Touch Of Evil and The Naked Spur. The only actress to
appear in three of the Top 100 movies of all time. This feature also
includes information about and images from all of her movies.
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Peter Cook.
Digger discussed the late, great, Peter Cook with Peter Gordon, the editor of 'Kettering: the magazine of elderly British Comedy'
- see also our feature The Satire Boom of the Sixties
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Frankie Howerd.
Howard Pitfield tells us about his tribute to comedian Frankie
Howerd, probably best remembered for his role as Lurcio in Up
Pompeii! and as characters such as 'Francis Bigger' in Carry On
Doctor. His dry, sardonic, stumbling, hesitant, clumsy style
nevertheless warmed him to the nation with his familiar catchphrases
"Ooh no, missus" and "titter ye not"
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Alan Simpson.
Digger talked to Alan Simpson of Galton and Simpson, the comedy-writing duo who were responsible for classics such as Steptoe
and Son and Hancock's Half Hour
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Tommy Cooper.
Digger talked to Clive Greenaway, who is keeping the memory of
Britain's most loved magician/comedian Tommy Cooper very much alive.
With his Tommy Cooper Remembered magic act, Clive is reminding us of
what a great talent we have lost
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Burt Bacharach.
The man who wrote Walk On By, Always Something There To
Remind Me, Anyone Who Had A Heart, Alfie, Do You Know The Way To San Jose?, The Look Of Love, What's New Pussycat?, Blue On Blue, I
Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself, I Say A Little Prayer, I'll Never Fall
In Love Again, Make It Easy On Yourself, This Guy's In Love With You,
What The World Needs Now Is Love, Wishin' and Hopin', Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa and a huge catalogue of further hits and themes has
written the lyrics to his songs for the first time. At This Time is the title and here Digger reviews this new album.
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Kenneth Cope.
Digger talked to actor and writer Kenneth Cope, star of sixties
classics Randall and Hopkirk and That Was The Week That Was and
numerous other shows including Brookside and The Bill
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Don Black.
Digger talked to lyricist Don Black, who wrote the lyrics to such
classics as Born Free and To Sir With Love
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Valerie Leon.
Digger talked to Valerie Leon, star of Bond, Carry On Movies, Hammer Horror and
the hugely popular 70's Hai Karate aftershave ads!!!!
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Carol Hawkins.
Digger talked to Carol Hawkins, star of Please Sir! The Fenn Street Gang and Carry On Movies
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Hilton Valentine.
Digger spoke to Hilton Valentine, guitarist with sixties chart toppers The Animals
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Shel Talmy.
Digger talked to renowned record producer Shel Talmy, who produced The Who, The Small Faces,
The Fortunes, The Kinks, Pentangle, Manfred Mann and The Easybeats amongst many others
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Helen Fraser.
Digger spoke to Bad Girls' actress Helen Fraser, who plays Sylvia
'Bodybag' Hollamby in the series. Helen appeared in several classic
sixties films such as Billy Liar, Repulsion and A Kind Of Loving as
well as numerous TV and stage appearances. As well as discussing
these, she tells us about the similarities between her and Sylvia
and also about her future productions.
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Nick Beggs.
Digger asked Nick Beggs, bass player with Kajagoogoo, a few questions
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Jonathan Lynn.
Digger talked to the creator of the classic British comedy Yes
Minister - actor, writer, director and producer Jonathan Lynn
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We look at the amazing portfolio of sixties photographer Philip Townsend who photographed just about everybody you can think of in London and beyond in the swinging sixties,
including The Beatles, The Stones, models, actors and high society
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Patrick McGoohan.
The Prisoner and Portmeirion - we look at Patrick McGoohan's Cult 1960s TV series and at Portmeirion - the beautiful setting for the series originally created by Clough Williams-Ellis in the 1920s |
Tara Hanks has written a novella based around the events of the Profumo Affair featuring Christine Keeler
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Fifteen questions to test your knowledge of Sixties pop culture, people and events
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Fourteen more questions to test your knowledge of Sixties pop culture, people and events
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Twiggy and Jean Shrimpton.
Twiggy and The Shrimp. Bill Harry presents an article on the two
leading models of the 1960s - Twiggy and Jean Shrimpton
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Johnnie Walker.
Digger talks to BBC Radio 2 DJ Johnnie Walker about his life and
career and reminisces about his pirate days on Radio Caroline
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Digger presents an A-Z of British bands, songwriters and musical
movers & shakers of the sixties - part one - A-B
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Digger presents an A-Z of British bands, songwriters and musical
movers & shakers of the sixties - part two - C-D
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Digger presents an A-Z of British bands, songwriters and musical
movers & shakers of the sixties - part three - E-H
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Digger presents an A-Z of British bands, songwriters and musical
movers & shakers of the sixties - part four - I-L
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Digger presents an A-Z of British bands, songwriters and musical
movers & shakers of the sixties - part five - M-P
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Digger presents an A-Z of British bands, songwriters and musical
movers & shakers of the sixties - part six - Q-S
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Digger presents an A-Z of British bands, songwriters and musical
movers & shakers of the sixties - part seven -T-Z
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Our west coast American correspondent Dan Hollombe looks at songs which were hits
in the US and the UK - but for different artists on both side of the
pond
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Cathy McGowan.
Ready Steady Go! The Pop show that led Cathy McGowan to be
Queen of the Mods and moved British music television into a new era,
paving the way for The Tube and The Word |
Stars as Babies. Digger sets you a challenge - can you work out who these children turned into?
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Part one of Digger's A-Z of British movies of the Sixties, this section featuring films from
A - E
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Part two of Digger's A-Z of British movies of the Sixties, this section featuring films from
F - K |
Part three of Digger's A-Z of British movies of the Sixties, this section featuring films from
L - R
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Part four of Digger's A-Z of British movies of the Sixties, this section featuring films from
S - Z |
We examine the roles of the Spitfire and the Hurricane, together
with the role of strategy, in the winning of the Battle of Britain
and try to explain why the contribution of the beautiful and
remarkable Spitfire is often exaggerated |
We look at the legacy of the Satire Boom of the sixties - Beyond The Fringe, Not Only But Also and David Frost/Ned Sherrin's That Was The Week That Was |
Christine Keeler.
We look at the Profumo Affair of 1962 and how this sex/spy scandal
still leaves a lot of questions unanswered, despite attempts by Christine Keeler to
put the record straight from her point of view |
Only CINEMA RETRO
brings you great exclusive interviews with ‘reel’ stars of
cinema past and great articles on movies from the 60s and 70s.......
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