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JE
Jenny Founding member
Sput posted:
Josie D'Arby of Blue Peter fame?! I'm worried now!


Eh? Josie D'Arby never did Blue Peter. Are you getting her mixed up with Diane Louise Jordan? (Who really *would* be worrying).
SP
Sput
Ah yes! So I am. Josie was in the Broom Cupboard. My bad.
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tvmercia Founding member
lets hope next series they move onto trashing 1970s local news programmes in cumbria and south scotland Laughing
SP
Spencer
tvmercia posted:
lets hope next series they move onto trashing 1970s local news programmes in cumbria and south scotland Laughing


I've always thought a spoof regional news programme could be amusing if it was done well. Channel 4 made an attempt at it about five years ago in Focus North (with obvious influences from Calendar and Look North), but it wasn't all that funny sadly.

I'm actually surprised there was no 'regional news' as part of The Day Today. I'm sure Chris Morris could have done a brilliant job of it.
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tvmercia Founding member
Spencer For Hire posted:
tvmercia posted:
lets hope next series they move onto trashing 1970s local news programmes in cumbria and south scotland Laughing


I've always thought a spoof regional news programme could be amusing if it was done well. Channel 4 made an attempt at it about five years ago in Focus North (with obvious influences from Calendar and Look North), but it wasn't all that funny sadly.

I'm actually surprised there was no 'regional news' as part of The Day Today. I'm sure Chris Morris could have done a brilliant job of it.

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it wasn’t side-splittingly funny i grant you, but iirc it was only ever shown on 4later - so must have been on a miniscule budget. with a little more put into it i think it could have proved quite successful
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7 Network
mulder posted:
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 3RD 10PM BBC2 is a possible start date I've heard.


The series appears to begin on Monday, 31 January, 2005, at 10.00pm, on BBC2.

Source: Radio Times Website
PE
Pete Founding member
I liked Focus North, the episode where it was from the future where Yorkshire had gained indepenence and then launched itself into space was interesting. Especially saving "the important bits" of the Shona (tits and arse).

The map of Britain with the massive Yorkshire was probably the funniest thing in the whole show.
SP
Spencer
Compare and contrast... Laughing

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tvmercia posted:
it wasn’t side-splittingly funny i grant you, but iirc it was only ever shown on 4later - so must have been on a miniscule budget. with a little more put into it i think it could have proved quite successful


Fair point. I'd forgotten the bloke from the old DFS adverts was in it as well. The sad thing is I could see a regional news programme employing him as their new 'star presenter'.
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Adam
Spencer For Hire posted:


We all know which one of them is better... Wink
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tvmercia Founding member
Hymagumba posted:
I liked Focus North, the episode where it was from the future where Yorkshire had gained indepenence and then launched itself into space was interesting. Especially saving "the important bits" of the Shona (tits and arse).

The map of Britain with the massive Yorkshire was probably the funniest thing in the whole show.


awwww yeh

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and i rather liked the place names on their map. i'll have to email paul hudson with "mongkum", its perfect for his place names thingey.

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GA
Gareth Founding member
Has anybody got any video clips of Focus North, I seem to recall it being very true to life (to a point). I think it has the big possibility to do well, with the current fame of Peter Kay, I'm suprised he hasn't done one actually!

Gareth
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tvmercia Founding member
Gareth posted:
Has anybody got any video clips of Focus North, I seem to recall it being very true to life (to a point). I think it has the big possibility to do well, with the current fame of Peter Kay, I'm suprised he hasn't done one actually!

Gareth

unfortunately no video clips, but have got a couple of audio clips ...

FOCUS NORTH AUDIO 1

FOCUS NORTH AUDIO 2

FOCUS NORTH AUDIO 3

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