Friday, 29 July 2022
Neighbours
Neighbours
Far away in a distant Galaxy, a new type of show appeared on BBC One in the year of our lord 1986 in October, so a relationship was built with a group of television programmes from Australia, bringing us the viewer sun, family entertainment it was shown during the lunchtime and being the BBC it was repeated the following day.
It was Michael Grade BBC controller at this time whose daughter advised him t move the morning broadcast to a late afternoon slot due to the fact she and her friends missed the repeat in the morning due to being at school this happened in January of 1990 this what made it so popular, as millions of children around Britain would come back from school and sit down to watch the latest instalment.
Neighbours are about a group of residents that live on Ramsay Street which is a Cul -De -Sac and its neighbouring area, Lassiteres complex which had a bar, hotel, cafe, police station, and lawyers. Office and even a Park.
Neighbours began with three families created by Watson – the Ramsays, the Robinsons and the Clarke to show three families who are friends living in a small street. The Robinsons and the Ramsays had a long history and were involved in an ongoing rivalry which regularly features in the series.
The series features a real cul-de-sac called Pin Oak Court and the residents of the houses allowed the production crew to film external scenes and is part of popular tourist visits.
Neighbours Fact.
The street was named after the grandfather of the original character Max Ramsay.
In its heyday, it was watched by millions and created a lot of well-known musicians, and actors who went on to be famous.
Most Bizarre Episode
Hands down it has to be the one Where Bouncer a labrador had a dream of getting married to a fellow day, it remains a cult classic.
Most Famous Episode.
The wedding between the characters of Scott and Charlene was watched by over 20 million people and featured a future number one record, Suddenly by
Angry Anderson.
Moved Channel
The BBC stopped showing Neighbours and Channel five took it over as part of their daytime television programmes.
Why have I written about this show to lots of people it was a big part of their formative years of growing up it will be fondly remembered for the entertainment it gives, it is sad it will be the last ever episode an on Friday 29 July 2022 it the end of an era, I suspect somewhere that is the ever-growing streaming service it gets repeated, All my family, extended family until present day watched Neighbours as like many other an around Britain and the world I miss this slice of Australian Soap, they are only one way to finish this post.
(Neighbours everybody needs good neighbours
With a little understanding
you can find the perfect blend
Neighbours should be there for one another
That’s when good neighbours
become good friends)
Thursday, 28 July 2022
In memory of Terry Neill,a Arsenal legend
Neill was recruited by the Arsenal board to replace Bertie Mee on 9 July 1976 and at the age of 34 he became the youngest Arsenal manager to date. With new signings like Malcolm Macdonald and Pat Jennings, and a crop of talent in the side such as Liam Brady and Frank Stapleton, the club enjoyed their best form since the 1971 double, reaching a trio of FA Cup finals (1978, 1979 and 1980).
Arsenal lost the other two FA Cup finals that Neill guided the club to, but were victorious in the 1979 final, with the Gunners winning 3–2 against Manchester United in one of the most exhilarating endings to an FA Cup final in history. In the 86th minute, Arsenal were leading 2–0. United scored two late goals to equalise. With the game poised for extra time, Alan Sunderland scored a last-minute winner for Arsenal to end the match 3–2.[3]
In 1979, Neill came close, but was unsuccessful in his attempt to pull off a major transfer coup for Arsenal by signing Diego Maradona as a highly rated teenager from Argentinos Juniors.[4] Neill also wanted to sign midfielder Glenn Hoddle from Spurs, but Hoddle had reservations about moving across North London to join his team's arch rival. Hoddle later said: "I don't think my brother would have ever spoken to me again if I had joined Arsenal."[5]
Neill guided Arsenal to the 1980 final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. In the semi-final against Juventus, Arsenal drew 1–1 in the first leg at Highbury, and were expected to have a formidable task in the second leg in Turin. But a late goal two minutes from time by Arsenal's teenage substitute Paul Vaessen gave Arsenal a 1–0 away victory and a 2–1 aggregate win. It was the first time Juventus had lost to a British team on home soil.[6] In the final, Arsenal lost on penalties to Valencia in front of 40,000 people at Heysel Stadium.[7]
Arsenal's success in cup competitions could not be matched in the league. The retirement of Malcolm Macdonald at the premature age of 29 due to a knee injury, and the departures of stars such as Brady and Stapleton, hampered Arsenal's league title ambitions.
In the 1980–81 season, Neill guided Arsenal to a third-place finish in the final table – the closest in 10 years that they had come to winning the league title.[8] In the 1981–82 season, Arsenal finished fifth in the league.
Neill's 1982 summer signing of striker Lee Chapman from Stoke City for £500,000 was not a success, with Chapman scoring just 4 goals in 23 appearances for Arsenal before being sold to Sunderland for £200,000. In the 1982–83 season, Arsenal reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup and the League Cup, but lost both semi-finals to Manchester United.
In June 1983, Neill signed striker Charlie Nicholas, from Celtic for £800,000. Liverpool and Manchester United had also been keen to buy Nicholas, who had scored an impressive total of 50 goals in all competitions for Celtic in the 1982–83 season. Nicholas reportedly became the highest paid footballer in Britain after his move to Arsenal, and later became a cult figure at the club.[9][10]
After being given an improved three-year contract at the start of the 1983–84 season, Neill was sacked by Arsenal on 16 December 1983. The dismissal was a decision which club chairman Peter Hill-Wood had reportedly agonised over.[11][12] Neill subsequently retired from football when only 41 years old.
In memory of Bernard Joseph Cribbins OBE
Bernard Joseph Cribbins OBE (29 December 1928 – 27 July 2022)[a] was an English actor and singer whose career spanned seven decades.
During the 1960s, Cribbins became known in the UK for his successful novelty records including "The Hole in the Ground" and "Right Said Fred" and appearances in comedy films including Two-Way Stretch (1960) and the Carry On series. His other screen roles include Albert Perks in The Railway Children (1970), barman Felix Forsythe in Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy (1972) and pretentious hotel guest Mr. Hutchinson in the Fawlty Towers episode "The Hotel Inspectors" (1975). On television, he was a regular and prolific reader for the BBC series Jackanory from 1966 to 1991, he narrated the children's programme The Wombles (1973–1975) and played the title role in the CBeebies series Old Jack's Boat (2013–2015).
In the 1966 film Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., Cribbins portrayed Tom Campbell, a companion to Dr. Who. Forty-one years later, he began appearing in the revival series of Doctor Who as Wilfred Mott, the grandfather of regular companion Donna Noble and a temporary companion to the Tenth Doctor.
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