Odds & Sods | Tellyspotting

August 10, 2019
Legendary Herman’s Hermits frontman, Peter Noone, talks music, the 60s and about ‘having fun’.

Over 60 million recordings sold, 14 gold singles and seven gold albums later, the legendary (and, absolutely delightful) Peter Noone lands in North Texas Saturday night at the Arlington Music Hall. In advance of his performance, Tellyspotting had the great good fortune to sit down for a very enjoyable chat with the English singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and actor to talk music, the 60s and life in general.
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July 27, 2019
Sir Paul McCartney writing musical adaptation of Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life”

Turns out Sir Paul McCartney has been spending his off-time leading up to and during his current “Freshen Up” tour working on a musical adaptation of Frank Capra’s 1946 film, It’s A Wonderful Life.
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July 20, 2019
Headed to Salt Lake City? Check out The Secrets of ‘Downton Abbey’ Escape Room!

Officially, as of today (Saturday, July 20), we are still a seemingly insurmountable 60 days away from the theatrical premiere of Downton Abbey: The Movie. What better way to pass the time than gather the family, pack up the Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser station wagon and head to Utah to seek out the first officially licensed attraction of […]
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July 2, 2019
Amidst extreme silliness, unreleased Monty Python audio to be released for the 50th — Say No More!

I’m not quiet sure whether it’s harder to believe that it’s been 50 years this year since MPFC first aired in the U.K. or that I remember watching 45 years ago as an innocent young lad in Dallas, TX when KERA, the PBS station in North Texas, became the first TV station in the United States to broadcast the program in October 1974.
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June 20, 2019
R.I.P. Sykes — DCI John Barnaby’s loyal sidekick on ‘Midsomer Murders’ passes away at 16.

It was a sad day back in September 2016 when one of the most beloved TV dogs since Lassie announced his retirement from Midsomer Murders. Sykes, John Barnaby’s beloved pet dog, hung up his lead following series 15 and retired after five years with the show. At the time, Neil Dudgeon (DCI John Barnaby) said: “I […]
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June 14, 2019
Michael Palin, of the Knights Who Say ‘Ni,’ is now the real Sir Michael Palin!

English actor, television presenter, writer and comedian Michael Palin is now, going forward, Sir Michael Palin. Palin, who turned 76 on May 5, was knighted by Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, at Buckingham Palace in the New Year Honours.
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May 28, 2019
Rare unseen footage of Queen Victoria discovered at New York’s MoMA

There are certain subjects when someone mentions never before seen footage, my first thought is that’s not possible. Usually it centers around World War II, the forthcoming 50th anniversary of the moon landing or the Beatles. I think, however, I can pretty much say for certain that if someone mentioned that ‘never-before-see-footage’ of Queen Victoria […]
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May 25, 2019
May 25 – Towel Day; A day like any other day….Not!

“A towel, The Guide says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have.” – Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
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May 6, 2019
Question of the Day – How many Doctors does it take to change a light bulb?

See what happens when the new season of Doctor Who is still at least a year off in 2020? You’re left with trying to make something big out of something simple like a tweet by the daughter and wife of two different Doctors in order to make the separation anxiety a bit easier.
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May 4, 2019
R.I.P. – Peter Mayhew, aka Chewbacca, dies at 74

The London-born actor played Chewbacca, the greatest of all Wookiees and co-pilot of the Millennium Falcon on ‘Star Wars.’
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