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Over the years television has given us numerous catchphrases and many TV personalities are known for their one liners. Back in the day before we had the Internet and satellite or cable TV - as children had few programmes to choose from so we had to make the most of what we had. Looking back now, it's easy to think the programmes were tacky or 'dated' but hidden inside each show were real gems. From the outrageous  Tiswas to the energetic Runaround in the late 70's early 80's  - we grew up... Read Full Story

This one might sound like the Chipmunks but it should put a smile on your face as we look at more classic children's TV from Grange Hill, Byker Grove and Marmalade Atkins for this episode of robmacca's Tales From The Television ....... *EXTRA BLOG - more from the world of robmacca http://robmacca.blogspot.com/rss.xml Read Full Story

Getting home from school and putting the TV on was tradition we grew up with. Cartoons provided hours of entertainment and captivated our imagination from both the UK and US, as this tale looks back at the unforgettable Dangermouse and He-Man. *EXTRA BLOG - more from the world of robmacca http://robmacca.blogspot.com/rss.xml Read Full Story

A trip to a Birmingham nightclub and a certain children's programme provide the entertainment in this episode of robmacca's Tales From The Television, with clips from two classic shows we grew up loving. Take a strange trip down memory lane and enjoy the nostalgic footage from Rainbow and Button Moon...... *EXTRA BLOG - more from the world of robmacca http://robmacca.blogspot.com/rss.xml Read Full Story

Silence may indeed be golden as The Artist looks set to sweep up at the BAFTA Awards  on Sunday 12th February 2012 at London's Royal Opera House. The silent film is up for a total of twelve awards at the British ceremony next month but faces tough competition from Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy , which is nominated for eleven awards this year. Here are all the BAFTA Award Nominations for 2012: Best Film: The Artist The Descendants Drive The Help Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy... Read Full Story

Dr Who has entertained generations and become iconic, thankfully the BBC revived the programme for a new worldwide audience. We've all got a favourite Doctor, and this latest video reveals mine along with a little tale about the Dr Who theme music! *Red Rob - a view from the left side http://robmacca.blogspot.com/rss.xml Read Full Story

The full nominations have been revealed for the 2012 Brit Awards, with Adele and Ed Sheeran set for an award or two at the glitzy music event at London's O2 on Tuesday 21st February 2012. JLS will have to battle it out for British Single of the Year against other new boys on the block - One Direction and The Wanted. Full list of Brit Award nominations: BRITISH MALE SOLO ARTIST Ed Sheeran James Blake James Morrison Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds Professor Green BRITISH... Read Full Story

Media has changed so much over the past 30 years, but back in the 'old' days we had to rely on television for most of our screen entertainment. ITV was made of many smaller regions, like Thames (and London Weekend Television ) and I loved watching the Thames/LWT logo at the start of some programmes. I also remember going to bed quite scared after watching a certain programme at about 8.30pm on some school nights - this episode of 'Tales From The Television' reveals that TV thriller... Read Full Story

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows topped the DVD sales chart for 2011, but overall DVD sales dropped 7.2% in the UK last year. Total DVD units sold in 2011 were 207m, continuing the decline from 253m total sales in 2008 . As physical DVD sales continue to drop, it is downloads and online streaming that are propping up the entertainment industry, but this was not enough to stop a 3.4% year on year drop (includes all digital and physical retail sales, plus physical rental transactions... Read Full Story

Ever wanted to watch a 'naughty' programme on TV  but you knew your parents would never let you view it? This was the situation robmacca found himself in when OTT was first broadcast on Central TV. Today's 'Tales From The Television' explores what happened.... Tales From The Television - Part 2: OTT, Bullseye and the Central TV logo *EXTRA BLOG - more from the world of robmacca http://robmacca.blogspot.com/rss.xml Read Full Story