Emmerdaily - 04/01/17: Light My Fire

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mrbernay

04-01-2017

Originally Posted by Teifiboi:
“There was a BBC children's television programme in Welsh called Telewele, I seem to remember, back in the early 1960s. We didn't have the tele at the time, but I seem to recall seeing the titles, at the very least, in my Grandmother's neighbour's house. That's one possibility.

Then there was the precursor to Harlech TV - TWW - could that be it?”

When there were no transmitters in North Wales, Granada broadcast a lunchtime Welsh language programme made by TWW to North Wales from its transmitter at Winter Hill which covered quite a lot of North Wales. As nobody in England could understand it, the TWW logo came to mean Telly Welly Wales (a sort of Double Dutch). Harlech TV took over the TWW franchise in a very acrimonious "divorce" within ITV. They soon had to become HTV as Harlech was not deemed to be a West Country-sounding ITV company...

agatha_crispies

04-01-2017

Originally Posted by mrbernay:
“I imagine that is a poem about the brave Glyndwr ?”

You buffoon

it's obviously that humorous limerick "There was a young girl from Nantucket" in Welsh

Teifiboi

04-01-2017

Originally Posted by agatha_crispies:
“You buffoon it's obviously that humorous limerick "There was a young girl from Nantucket" in Welsh”

Who stuck her head in a bucket!

Teifiboi

04-01-2017

Originally Posted by mrbernay:
“When there were no transmitters in North Wales, Granada broadcast a lunchtime Welsh language programme made by TWW to North Wales from its transmitter at Winter Hill which covered quite a lot of North Wales. As nobody in England could understand it, the TWW logo came to mean Telly Welly Wales (a sort of Double Dutch). Harlech TV took over the TWW franchise in a very acrimonious "divorce" within ITV. They soon had to become HTV as Harlech was not deemed to be a West Country-sounding ITV company... ”

Ah, so it was TWW then!!

ianradioian

04-01-2017

Originally Posted by agatha_crispies:
“You buffoon it's obviously that humorous limerick "There was a young girl from Nantucket" in Welsh”

I luv Nantucket Sleighride by Mountain

Extra points if you can name the tv programme that featured the track

mrbernay

04-01-2017

Originally Posted by Teifiboi:
“Ah, so it was TWW then!! ”

If old TV interests you, you can go to my photobucket site. There are caps of Television Weekly (the pre-TV Times mag for Wales and the West, this covers TWW, Teledu Cymru, ITV for Wales and the West (when TWW basically said bugger off to the ITA, then Harlech....). Here's a link (let me know if it works): http://s251.photobucket.com/user/mrb...?sort=6&page=4

JackW

04-01-2017

Originally Posted by mrbernay:
“Hello there all you lovely Dailians

Hi JW

Here are the spoilers from digitalspy.co.uk:

Spoiler

Pierce panics when Rhona's reaction to his proposal is to laugh and reject him, insisting that it's too soon. Pierce pretends he's fine with it, but the situation becomes even more awkward when Paddy congratulates them – not realising the proposal was actually rejected. Later, once they're back at home, Rhona is not in the mood but Pierce won't take no for an answer.
Meanwhile, with Cain suspicious over the cause of the fire, Kerry confesses to Zak that it was her. With everyone currently believing that Zak left the hob on, will he cover for her or not? Later, Zak is also crushed by something Lisa tells him.
Elsewhere, Aaron gets paranoid and worried over the amount of time Robert is spending with Rebecca.
Chas gets Rhona's blessing to reunite with Paddy.
Pearl accuses Liv of stealing her money.

”

MrB xxx

Originally Posted by Pandora.:
“Evening all, thanks for t'thread Mr B.

When is the lovely Debbie back?”

Too soon,that's when!

Originally Posted by ianradioian:
“Omg Cain bed start”

Fully clothed,as ever

Originally Posted by ianradioian:
“Mmmmmm

I hope that Pierces dressing gown falls open”

He shouldn't be wearing one!

Originally Posted by chrisdebag:
“Fag ash lil I wonder what her voice will be like in ten years”

Dug up

Originally Posted by sorcha_healy27:
“Liseh you tell him you rancid old bag”

Yeah!!

Originally Posted by ianradioian:
“Pearl. You silly old bat”

Oi!!

Originally Posted by RickLopez:
“Why is Liv talking like a middle aged man?”

Because she is one

Originally Posted by sorcha_healy27:
“Pierce can come up behind me any day”

And in front

Originally Posted by ArtyAttack:
“Sammeh obviously didnt understand Brokeback Mountain.”

How shocking

Originally Posted by ianradioian:
“Pierce is very doable.

If hes got a furry chest, Ah'm goooooone”

Yes and yes

Originally Posted by mrbernay:
“So Pierce was thinking of a church wedding”

We've booked that,I'm busy choosing my dress and the flowers

Originally Posted by RickLopez:
“Was she raped?”

I fear so..

I was going to write more but I know full well I'd get shot down for being misunderstood so I won't.

mrbernay

04-01-2017

There you are

Teifiboi

04-01-2017

Originally Posted by mrbernay:
“If old TV interests you, you can go to my photobucket site. There are caps of Television Weekly (the pre-TV Times mag for Wales and the West, this covers TWW, Teledu Cymru, ITV for Wales and the West (when TWW basically said bugger off to the ITA, then Harlech....). Here's a link (let me know if it works): http://s251.photobucket.com/user/mrb...?sort=6&page=4”

That's a real trip down memory lane, when TV was grey on grey and like looking through a fog! David Janssen in 'The Fugitive'! Crossroads. Can you remember Grandstand, when one used to see the results actually coming out of a teleprinter?! I first used to watch TV at my Grandparents, as we didn't have one of our own. Dixon of Dock Green & The Billy Cotton Band Show on Saturday evenings!

mrbernay

04-01-2017

Originally Posted by Teifiboi:
“That's a real trip down memory lane, when TV was grey on grey and like looking through a fog! David Janssen in 'The Fugitive'! Crossroads. Can you remember Grandstand, when one used to see the results actually coming out of a teleprinter?! I first used to watch TV at my Grandparents, as we didn't have one of our own. Dixon of Dock Green & The Billy Cotton Band Show on Saturday evenings!”

I loved getting 3 ITV channels which showed the same programme at different times, or even different programmes. That's a distant memory now. TWW was a year behind with The Fugitive but had to show a year load before the finale aired on the other ITV channels as the identity of the one-armed man would have been revealed... IMO, the film "The Fugitive" was not a patch on the TV series....

Teifiboi

04-01-2017

Originally Posted by mrbernay:
“I loved getting 3 ITV channels which showed the same programme at different times, or even different programmes. That's a distant memory now. TWW was a year behind with The Fugitive but had to show a year load before the finale aired on the other ITV channels as the identity of the one-armed man would have been revealed... IMO, the film "The Fugitive" was not a patch on the TV series....”

You were lucky!

There was always a lot of twiddling to be done with the TV in those days. Either the vertical hold would drift, or the tuning. One was up and down all the time to tweak the knobs on the back of the set.

mrbernay

04-01-2017

Originally Posted by Teifiboi:
“You were lucky!

There was always a lot of twiddling to be done with the TV in those days. Either the vertical hold would drift, or the tuning. One was up and down all the time to tweak the knobs on the back of the set.”

If you check out the original Harlech TV logo on Television Weekly (the one with all those lines). Horizontal and vertical hold just couldn't cope with it on 405 lines. We gave up trying to fine tune the telly

Teifiboi

04-01-2017

Originally Posted by mrbernay:
“If you check out the original Harlech TV logo on Television Weekly (the one with all those lines). Horizontal and vertical hold just couldn't cope with it on 405 lines. We gave up trying to fine tune the telly ”

Haha, that was just asking for trouble!

JackW

04-01-2017

Originally Posted by mrbernay:
“There you are ”

Here I am!

ianradioian

04-01-2017

Cor! You are going back!

I recall Dixon very well ;

" Evenin All!"
I was in a " Z cars ", or a Softly Softly, cant remember, along with some other kids from my school, filmed milling around the main gate in a scene lol

mrbernay

04-01-2017

Originally Posted by ianradioian:
“Cor! You are going back!

I recall Dixon very well ; " Evenin All!"
I was in a " Z cars ", or a Softly Softly, cant remember, along with some other kids from my school, filmed milling around the main gate in a scene lol”

Probs a Softly Softly... I think almost all Z Cars was live..... :-O

SULLA

04-01-2017

Originally Posted by sorcha_healy27:
“Liv wants 40 benson for her birthday”

Is she cutting down ?

Originally Posted by Purves Grundy:
“Maybe Paddy should take Chas to see Lachlan's favourite romantic film.

"Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer". ”

or " While you were sleeping"

Originally Posted by RickLopez:
“Why is the village still all Christmassy?

It's the 4th!”

Not yet 12th night

Originally Posted by ArtyAttack:
“Paddeh putting his big feet in it.”

Eggs have feet ?

Originally Posted by mrbernay:
“Why on earth would Paddeh jump the gun like that ”

He's a big wuss

Originally Posted by rhumble:
“Ive been for a long dump so have missed most of this ,, why did Kerry set fire to the caravan ??? , i dont get her motive”

It was just for jolly

Originally Posted by chrisdebag:
“ Rhona leave now before he kills you”

Should have said yes. She will now have Egghead pestering her again.

Originally Posted by ally08:
“I guess now we know why Tess would go for Paddy.”

Nope. I don't know why anyone would go for Paddy

Originally Posted by Rob1985:
“Did Pierce just rape Rhona? ”

Possibly.

Teifiboi

04-01-2017

Up to no good no doubt!

I remember, too, the early experimental stereo sound broadcasts, with one channel transmitted via the (405 line) TV and the other via the radio. My Grandfather would be wheeling the radio and TV about the living room (no mean feat in those days) to try to get the best effect!

VGKid

04-01-2017

That was haunting, and a bit of a shock - which made it extra uncomfortable. I noticed quite a few posters mentioning about the story being used to redeem Paddy, and while I do have a gut feeling that its ultimately true, I think what's interesting is that Iain MacLeod has stated before ' much as [Paddy] might have accepted that he's lost her for good' instead of the more optimistic angle he had for Zac and Lisa. It'll be interesting to see where this storyline goes

mrbernay

04-01-2017

Originally Posted by Teifiboi:
“Up to no good no doubt!

I remember, too, the early experimental stereo sound broadcasts, with one channel transmitted via the (405 line) TV and the other via the radio. My Grandfather would be wheeling the radio and TV about the living room (no mean feat in those days) to try to get the best effect!”

I vaguely remember that before the VHF frequencies got used up....

mrbernay

04-01-2017

Originally Posted by VGKid:
“That was haunting, and a bit of a shock - which made it extra uncomfortable. I noticed quite a few posters mentioning about the story being used to redeem Paddy, and while I do have a gut feeling that its ultimately true, I think what's interesting is that Iain MacLeod has stated before ' much as [Paddy] might have accepted that he's lost her for good' instead of the more optimistic angle he had for Zac and Lisa. It'll be interesting to see where this storyline goes”

I don't want any more dark at the moment. We've got Ashley. Can't it wait until he's left?

Teifiboi

04-01-2017

Originally Posted by mrbernay:
“I don't want any more dark at the moment. We've got Ashley. Can't it wait until he's left?”

As a lawyer, Pierce should have known better. I suppose that the message is that anyone can be a rapist. I had thought that they would go down the route of controlling abuse in the domestic setting, as that's a very current issue, but rape it is.

I suppose that Rhona will be in a state of shock for a while, and will then spill it all out, probably to Vanessa. Ultimately, we'll be looking at a trial, and Pierce being put away for a long time - that's if he's not done over first, by the Emmerdale resident vigilante thugs.

Teifiboi

04-01-2017

Originally Posted by mrbernay:
“I vaguely remember that before the VHF frequencies got used up....”

I seem to recall that we heard stereo broadcasts of passing trains and that sort of thing. It was a hell of a job to balance the two channels properly.

sheepiefarm

04-01-2017

Originally Posted by SULLA:
“ Eggs have feet ?
”

They do - eventually - if you incubate them

sorcha_healy27

04-01-2017

Lol at the old fogeys mrb and Teifiboi

Good mqs tonight esp JackW

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