never heard of that prog.In my youth I listened to the Archers from its inception until May 1954. That's when I moved to Devon. Not sure why I didn't hear it but family circumstances I guess meant I did not.
The West of England had a similar programme, which pre dated The Archers by three years, but stopped sometime in the late 1960's I believe with the re-origination of BBC radio.
It was known as At The Luscombes', set in a fictitious village called Dimstock in Wiltshire. It was weekly, early Saturday evenings and ran as a series.
This was the signature tune: (Dickon O'Devon)
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Loved the Archers!In my youth I listened to the Archers from its inception until May 1954. That's when I moved to Devon. Not sure why I didn't hear it but family circumstances I guess meant I did not.
The West of England had a similar programme, which pre dated The Archers by three years, but stopped sometime in the late 1960's I believe with the re-origination of BBC radio.
It was known as At The Luscombes', set in a fictitious village called Dimstock in Wiltshire. It was weekly, early Saturday evenings and ran as a series.
This was the signature tune: (Dickon O'Devon)
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yer but sadly it got pants. even the music changedLoved the Archers!
Pete, we got to see him on his Farewell Tour in Nashville, wonderful but very sad!
ahh the prisoner...watched it when it first came out and could not understand it..then watched it again many years later and still couldnt get to grips with it and if i watched it now i would most likely still be none the wiserhaving said that i was fascinated by it and about 4 years ago i visited portmeiron where it was filmed...totally surreal.... i kept imagining that great ball coming out of the sea to get me lol a programme well before its time and all i can say is "i am not a number"
lyn
Loved it when it was first shown when I was a lot younger but now watching now doesn't have the same sense of surrealism.I was an avid Prisoner viewer never missed an episode when it was on . One of my sons bought me the box set years ago , I can't watch them though because I don't own a VCR player now or I would get the converted to disc
I didn't know she'd died Lyn ! Another one bites the dust Yes I agree, she was great in the avengers.thanks for the reminder i missed tuesdays episode so will watch it on catch up and RIP dame diana rigg who passed away this month...she was my hero in the avengers
lyn