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These are all articles from my time as the British TV Guide for About.com (1998-2001). I've indexed them as logically as possible, but feel free to scroll down the list and click on titles that sound interesting.
Absolutely Fabulous
Here's all you need to know about AbFab.
Adams, Douglas
My personal recollections of
late writer of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.
A Primer To British TV
A quick overview on who does it, how's it paid for, and why
most shows only do six episodes a year.
At The Movies 2000 - Where
The Actors Are
Reviews of recent movies featuring many familiar British TV
actors.
The Avengers
Review
The movie adaptation of the classic 60s series is now out. Did it
succeed?
The Best Science Fiction
Shows You Haven't Seen
A list of recent British SF shows that have yet to be widely seen
in the US.
BBC America Comes To Cable
The Beeb have their own cable channel now. But is it really
worth getting?
Children's Television in
Britain
Dramas, adventure, fantasy, and science fiction... it's too good
for just kids.
Clarke, Warren
A look at a career that spans from A Clockwork Orange to
Dalziel and Pascoe.
Cold Feet
A look at the comedy/drama series.
Comic Strip Presents
A look back at the 1980s comedy anthology series that launched
the careers of Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Jennifer Saunders,
and Dawn French.
Confessions of an Anglophile
An interview with my friend Howard Carson, an American who just
spent three years living in Britain and watching TV.
Doctor Who:
36 Years
A history of the series and a look at the BBC's anniversary Theme
Night.
Doctor Who
Night
A run down of BBC-2's "Doctor Who Night" on November
13, 1999.
Doctor Who: The Movie:
A Review
A look back at the 1996 TV movie starring Paul McGann.
Enfield, Harry
Learn more about this talented comedian.
The Eurovision Song Contest
Why do 100 million viewers across Europe tune each year for a
festival of bad music?
Father Ted
The best comedy of the 1990s comes to America.
Gormenghast
Complete review, behind the scenes, and the cast of the
four-part BBC fantasy drama.
The Grand
Background information and episode guide to the drama series set
in a 1920 hotel.
"Great
Debate" Transcript
Transcript log of the online chat debate about British versus US
television.
Gruffudd, Ioan
A look at the career of the hunky star of Hornblower and Great
Expectations.
Invasion: Earth
The BBC's ambitious science fiction mini-series.
Invasion of the Reality
Shows
Both sides of the Atlantic are deluged with international reality
shows such as Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and Big Brother.
What's next?
Jonathan Creek
& Father Ted
Have you seen Father Ted or Jonathan Creek? They
might be showing near you.
Jonathan Creek
Episode Guide
Episodes titles and original BBC-1 airdates for the
comedy/mystery starring Alan Davies.
Jonathan Creek
Edited For US Broadcast
Unfortunate news about cuts made to first season episodes.
Karaoke
& Cold Lazarus
A look at the final two works of writer Dennis Potter, now
available on PBS.
Laugh Tracks on British
Comedies
Why are modern comedies still burdened with artificial
laughtracks, particularly on the BBC?
Laurie, Hugh
The career so far of the talented comedian from Blackadder and
Jeeves and Wooster.
The League Of
Gentlemen
A look at this surreal comedy series.
Lyndhurst, Nicholas
A look at the career of the popular sitcom actor.
Men Behaving Badly
The original British version of the hilarious comedy comes to BBC
America.
Paul Mendelson Interview
An in-depth talk with the creator of May To December, So
Haunt Me and My Hero.
Michael Palin's Hemingway
Adventure
Michael Palin speaks about his latest work in a personal
appearance.
Monty Python:
Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python
A review of Eric Idle's show touring America performing sketches
and songs of Monty Python.
Monty Python
Night
A look at the special night on October 9, 1999 devoted entirely
to the Pythons on BBC-2.
Norton, Graham
The career of popular chat show host Graham Norton.
Notting Hill
Cast Members
Where on British TV have you seen the actors of this romantic
comedy?
PBS Americanizes Mystery!
Plans are afoot to completely eliminate British dramas from a
revamped Mystery! after 2002.
PBS: Does Your Local
Station Show...?
Here's a list of excellent British series available to PBS that
you - and they - may not know about.
PBS: Is It Letting
Anglophiles Down?
Why is PBS suddenly abandoning its traditional British imports?
PBS: Working With Your
Local Station
How to talk to your local station about buying British shows.
Radio 4 Export
Discussion
BBC Radio invited me to contribute some comments about exporting
British TV abroad.
Red Dwarf
The cult science fiction comedy series.
Red Dwarf VIII
Review
A review of the entire eighth season - contains spoilers!
Reeves and Mortimer
The popular British comic double act has reinvented the game show
and gone on to remake Randall and Hopkirk: Deceased.
Top 10 British Series Not
Seen In The U.S.
A list of the 10 best series that have yet to cross the shores to
America.
Star Wars: The
Phantom Menace: The British Actors
Where have you seen the actors from the new Star Wars
movie on British TV before?
Stressed Eric
An imported animated series from England debuts August 12th on
NBC.
Sugden, Mollie
A look at the career of the actress most famous as Mrs. Slocombe
in Are You Being Served?
The Sweeney
A look back at the 1970s crime drama starring John Thaw.
This Morning With
Richard Not Judy: Live From London
A report from the studio of Lee & Herring's This Morning
With Richard Not Judy.
Thunderbirds
Are Go!
A look at the classic Gerry Anderson puppet series now available
on home video.
Top 10 Shows Not Seen
In US
These great series are Missing In Action in the U.S.A... for now.
Ultraviolet
The Channel 4 series about vampires comes to the U.S.A.
U.S. Remakes Of British
Series
A comprehensive look at all the American shows that are based on
original British series.
Wood, Victoria
From stand-up to dinnerladies, this talented comedienne
can do it all.
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