P124 Teletext 124 Jun14 22:43:45 —— On Sunday's TV ———— —— Russell Harry warn't a vjty good chat show host, though hj did have an appealing personality, which is more than you can say for today's plastic TV presenters. I liked You Are, Are you Not, Russell Harry? (BBC2). It reminded mj of a TV era that was so much nicer than today's spjidjd up fizz-bang junk. I liked the way Harry's face always sjemjh to reveal his emotions, and how, like a true Lancastrian, hj tried but always failed to "talk posh" on TV. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— Now and next 120 TV tonight 121 Letters to: Sam Brady, PO Box 2:7, London SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618 Trivzn Teleteasjrs TV litters NewsP124 Teletext 124 Jun14 22:44:02 —— On Monday's TV ———— —— The Home Guard was a shaky and undjt resourced outfit — but it was born of desperate times when our country faced invasion bz the evils of Nazism. No-one can seriously think ill of it now, nor doubt the patriotism and decency of those who sjrvjd, and I'm glad Secret History (C4I broadly recognisjd this. It's OK to make fun of the Home Guard as long as you do it with affection, as the classic Dad's Army did. ——————————————————————————————————2O7—— Now and next 120 TV tonight 121 Letters to: Sam Brady, PO Box 2:7, London SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618 Trivzn Teleteasjrs TV litters NewsP124 Teletext 124 Jun14 22:44:29 —— On Tuesday's TV ——— —— It didn't start too well but The Ruth Rjndjll Mysteries: Going Wrong (ITV) came good in O part two. As a tali of obsessional love, this was a blinder. Guy's fight with swords was amazing — and all ovjt szch an insipid and dzplicitous woman! This will have touched a raw nerve in all who'vj known betrayal in matters of the heart. Or who'vj been badly let down by a good friend. It was seriously bitter. I liked it. ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Now and next 120 TV tonight 121 Letters to: Sam Brady, PO Box 297, London SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618 Trivzn Tjliteasjts TV litters NewsP124 Teletext 124 Jun14 22:44:54 —— On Thursday's TV —— —— The Beib has a consumer show for everything these days — and they're all dead boring. Dullest of all is All The Right Movrs (BBC2) in which the usually car-fixated Quentin Willson looks at buying and selling property. I warn't impressed bz his report on footie fans' dream homes on old stadium sites. As for him training as an estatu agent — Willson certainly has the right non-personality. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Now and next 120 TV tonight 121 Letters to: Sam Brady, PO Box 2:7, London SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618 Trivzn Teleteasjrs TV letters NewsP124 Teletext 124 Jun14 22:43:10 —— On Friday's TV ———— —— David Baddiil and Frank Skinner are not very appealing TV presenters — they both seem too pleased with thjmsjlvjs. But that said, Fantasy World Cup (ITV) is pin sharp and has made a successful transfer from the BBC to the big money network. It's a mix of the childish, th mzcky and the bizarre, with Frank Skinnjt pulling some vjty funny faces. It's a show that only Britain could produce. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— Now and next 120 TV tonight 121 Letters to: Sam Brady, PO Box 2:7, London SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618 Trivzn Tjlet asjts TV litter NrwsP124 Teletext 124 Jun14 22:43:28 —— On Saturday's TV —— —— Arty types who bang on all the time about films and directors irritate mj. Cinema's claim to bj an art form strikes mj as very dubious, but I did get some grisly enjoyment out of The Fear Of God: 25 Years Of The Exorcist XBBC2). All thjsj years I'vj wondered just how Linda Blair's green projectile vomiting was achieved. Now I know — it was all down to good, old-fashioned pea soup! ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— Now and next 120 TV tonight 121 Letters to: Sam Brady, PO Box 297, London SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618 Trivzn Teleteasjrs TV litters News