Jack Kibble-White

I find it soporific

I really enjoyed this. Lovely to read some new Ian Jones TV writing

Next Wednesday, @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social return with a new episode of Through the Square Window (wherever you get your podcasts) looking at shows from February 1969. First up is...

Beloved

A small fluffy black cat with yellow eyes on a pink and white quilt on a colourful canopy bed draped in bright scarves. She looks really very pleased with herself

Tiny tyrant is unsympathetic to all arguments in favour of “getting up” and “doing things”

Wow! I never even knew he could sing in a comedic style

A signed copy of a Barron Knights LP

I bought this today in a charity shop. A signed copy! And am reminded that for years I thought the lead singer of the band was Keith Barron

Is Nemone Lethbridge’s 67-year battle to clear her husband’s name a hopeless cause? Find out on the final episode of The Magnificent O’Connors on Radio 4 this morning at 09:30.

The plight of Jimmy O’Connor as discussed on C4’s ‘The Next Big Thing’ back in 1993.

Many happy returns of the day

Tony Selby as Danny Lee in Jimmy O’Connor and Ken Loach’s BBC1 play “Three Clear Sundays”. Find out its secret message in episode four of “The Magnificent O’Connors” at 09:30 this morning on Radio 4.

Sadly this is outside of my remit, I’m afraid, but you could try and contact the Repair Shop production team. With Doctor Who currently off air though it might not be the best time

That sounds fun!

Episode 3 of The Magnificent O’Connors, “The Murderer and The Silk” is on Radio 4 this morning at 9:30.

Two books Calling Scotland Yard by Arthur (Nat Thorp) and The Eleventh Commandment by Jimmy O’Connor

Episode two of The Magnificent O’Connors is on Radio 4 this morning at 09:30 (all episodes available on BBC Sounds). Here are two key texts from our research for the series

Excellent thread and well done on your award!

@skillagesteve.bsky.social thank you for the write up of The Magnificent O’Connors in Creamguide. Earlier this year another pod I worked on ended up in Popbitch, but nothing beats the validation of a Creamguide mention.

Thanks for letting me know and I am glad you enjoyed it. Yes the podcast is over but the O’Connors’ story is still ongoing!

Blimey!

WARNING: This podcast contains Russell Harty, Ken Loach learning a shocking truth about George Sewell, FMB from C4’s The Next Big Thing, the Kray Twins, The Wednesday Play and a gripping tale of a family trying to overturn an 80-year-old murder conviction www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...

Thanks a nice piece. I'm looking forward to the series immensely. With apologies to Jack for the hijack, but if anyone is interested in James O'Connor's TV plays, I wrote about them all (and what I could learn of his life) some years ago: www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk?p=6983

And I hope you enjoy the series. In addition to the story of his conviction, we cover Jimmy’s tv career and plenty more besides - and of course Nemone’s extraordinary life too.

It’s a great article Oliver, I read it while we were making the podcast.

‘I’ve spent my life fighting for justice. This is my most... Nemone Lethbridge was a pioneering barrister – until she married a man convicted of murder. Now, at 93, she is determined to clear his name

An excellent article in today’s edition of The Observer that tees up The History Podcast: The Magnificent O’Connors. On air on Radio 4 this Wednesday at 09:30am with all episodes published on BBC Sounds on the same day

observer.co.uk/culture/inte...

The first episode of Through the Square Window, presented by @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social is now live! Find it wherever you get your podcasts, or via our brand-new website: squarewindow.co.uk

Arthur Askey appeared on both John Logie Baird's experimental broadcasts, and the last series of Swap Shop

Yeah they should. Or about the true Byzantine story behind the hunt for missing Doctor Who episodes (I don’t know what the true story is, but I have always thought it would make a great pod whatever it is).

Indeed!

I am here for this

Samira and my twin brother talking telly