Distinct Nostalgia
353 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsExclusive interviews and reunions celebrating some of the biggest names in TV and film. A TV enthusiast’s paradise. There's also special shows and series and a regular Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz. Plus every now and then some original fresh comedy and drama. This is pure entertainment and fun. Enjoy! Definitely ‘more than a podcast’.
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Great British Sitcom: 40 Years of Hi-De-Hi with Jeffrey Holland
October 20, 2020 20:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBHe’s starred in several great British sitcoms but playing Spike in Hi-De-Hi is his most famous part. Here Ashley Byrne talks about the birth of one of our best loved sitcoms with Jeffrey Holland. Jeffrey also chats about his connections to Are You Being Served, Dads Army and of course You Rang M’Lord and Oh Dr Beeching. Oh and also his one man play about comedy legend Stan Laurel. The Distinct Nostalgia theme is owned by MIM Productions and composed by Rebecca Applin and Chris Warner. Su...
DISTINCT NOSTALGIA is back! Here's some Autumn Highlights - LISTEN NOW!
October 16, 2020 13:00 - 13 minutes - 9.05 MBAfter a hiatus due to our main host Ashley Byrne going down with Covid-19, we're pleased to announce he's on the way to recovering and Distinct Nostalgia will be back in action from next week. Here's a teaser of just some of the film, soap, comedy and other tv nostalgia interviews, reunions, quiz shows AND new drama in store over the autumn and winter months. Have a LISTEN NOW! And don't forget to tell your friends to subscribe to Distinct Nostalgia wherever you get your podcasts. Distinc...
DISTINCT NOSTALGIA is back! Here's some Autumn Highlights - LISTEN NOW!
October 16, 2020 13:00 - 13 minutes - 9.05 MBAfter a hiatus due to our main host Ashley Byrne going down with Covid-19, we're pleased to announce he's on the way to recovering and Distinct Nostalgia will be back in action from next week. Here's a teaser of just some of the film, soap, comedy and other tv nostalgia interviews, reunions, quiz shows AND new drama in store over the autumn and winter months. Have a LISTEN NOW! And don't forget to tell your friends to subscribe to Distinct Nostalgia wherever you get your podcasts. Distinc...
Special Distinct Nostalgia Drama - The award-winning Rock by Tim Fountain
October 01, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBToday we’re marking the 35th anniversary of the death of Hollywood legend Rock Hudson with an award winning drama about how the superstar was manufactured by notorious agent Henry Willson. Bette Bourne plays Willson with Michael Xavier as Rock. It’s not all drama though, Tim Fountain’s wonderful writing and the actors’ performances mean the story is delivered with a degree of comedy throughout. Paul Kendrick plays Dale the publicist with Iain Mackness as Phyllis. Matthew Ganley is the newsre...
Special Distinct Nostalgia Drama - The award-winning Rock by Tim Fountain
October 01, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBToday we’re marking the 35th anniversary of the death of Hollywood legend Rock Hudson with an award winning drama about how the superstar was manufactured by notorious agent Henry Willson. Bette Bourne plays Willson with Michael Xavier as Rock. It’s not all drama though, Tim Fountain’s wonderful writing and the actors’ performances mean the story is delivered with a degree of comedy throughout. Paul Kendrick plays Dale the publicist with Iain Mackness as Phyllis. Matthew Ganley is the newsre...
EastEnders at 35 - Albert Square original Peter Dean (who played Pete Beale) takes a trip down memory lane
September 24, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBPeter Dean played Ian's dad and Kathy's husband Pete Beale for 8 years. He was one of the original EastEnders cast until his character was killed off in the early 1990s. Here he has a fascinating chat with Ashley about some of the original roots of EastEnders. He's has fond memories of his co-stars including Adam Woodyatt and the late Wendy Richard. And he recalls his time in another British soap. You can enjoy 4 NEW Distinct Nostalgia shows every single week We have a specials day where...
EastEnders at 35 - Albert Square original Peter Dean (who played Pete Beale) takes a trip down memory lane
September 24, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBPeter Dean played Ian's dad and Kathy's husband Pete Beale for 8 years. He was one of the original EastEnders cast until his character was killed off in the early 1990s. Here he has a fascinating chat with Ashley about some of the original roots of EastEnders. He's has fond memories of his co-stars including Adam Woodyatt and the late Wendy Richard. And he recalls his time in another British soap. You can enjoy 4 NEW Distinct Nostalgia shows every single week We have a specials day where...
Showcasing Original Drama - 'Sylvia' by Lesley Strachan examines the splits in Britain's leading suffragette family 'The Pankhursts'
September 22, 2020 14:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBSylvia sheds light on the little explored divide in the family at the heart of the suffragette movement in Britain in the early part of the 20th Century. It charts Sylvia Pankhurst’s split with her own family over the issue of class involvement in the struggle for women to get the vote - her belief that the suffrage movement should include working women was put into practice when she founded a toy factory in the East End of London. Here, she employed only women but paid them a man’s wage. Wr...
All Creatures Great and Small star Carol Drinkwater compares the iconic original with the Channel 5 re-boot
September 19, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBAll Creatures Great and Small is currently enjoying something of a revival on Channel 5 but what was it like to work on the original iconic series? Carol Drinkwater played Helen, James Herriot's wife alongside Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy and Peter Davidson. The show became a huge hit around the world and together with other shows like Emmerdale Farm and Last of the Summer Wine, helped to put the beautiful county of Yorkshire on the world map. Carol's been reminiscing with Ashley and te...
Back to Beckindale - Early Emmerdale Memories with Jean Rogers who played Dolly
September 18, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBJean Rogers became a regular in Emmerdale Farm exactly 40 years ago this year as the second person to play Dolly, the wife of Matt Skilbeck played by Emmerdale original actor Frederick Pyne. The audience took to Jean's portrayal of Dolly very quickly and she soon became a household name. In this interview with Ashley she takes an affectionate trip down memory lane and compares the Emmerdale she joined in 1980 with the one she left a decade or so later. You can enjoy 4 NEW Distinct Nostalgi...
Back to Beckindale - Early Emmerdale Memories with Jean Rogers who played Dolly
September 18, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBJean Rogers became a regular in Emmerdale Farm exactly 40 years ago this year as the second person to play Dolly, the wife of Matt Skilbeck played by Emmerdale original actor Frederick Pyne. The audience took to Jean's portrayal of Dolly very quickly and she soon became a household name. In this interview with Ashley she takes an affectionate trip down memory lane and compares the Emmerdale she joined in 1980 with the one she left a decade or so later. You can enjoy 4 NEW Distinct Nostalgi...
Showcasing Original Drama: A Thriller with a Twist - As We Forgive Them by Richard Vergette and starring the Award-Winning Joe Sims
September 16, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBWARNING: AS WE FORGIVE THEM CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE AND ADULT THEMES America, November 2008: the new President is elected amidst an ‘audacity of hope’. For newly elected Democrat Congressman, John Daniels, this should be a time of celebration. Instead he must decide the fate of his daughter’s murderer: should he exact revenge or grant redemption... or both? As We Forgive Them is a thriller with a twist. Written by celebrated playwright Richard Vergette, it stars award-winning actor Joe Si...
Showcasing Original Drama: A Thriller with a Twist - As We Forgive Them by Richard Vergette and starring the Award-Winning Joe Sims
September 16, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBWARNING: AS WE FORGIVE THEM CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE AND ADULT THEMES America, November 2008: the new President is elected amidst an ‘audacity of hope’. For newly elected Democrat Congressman, John Daniels, this should be a time of celebration. Instead he must decide the fate of his daughter’s murderer: should he exact revenge or grant redemption... or both? As We Forgive Them is a thriller with a twist. Written by celebrated playwright Richard Vergette, it stars award-winning actor Joe Si...
Great British Actors - Jack Davenport on his proudest moments - from This Life to Talented Mr Ripley
September 13, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBHe's one of Britain's big success stories. From This Life to Hollywood, Jack Davenport has had a fabulous acting career. Here he gives an exclusive and very candid interview to Ashley for Distinct Nostalgia. Known for Pirates of the Caribbean films to sitcom Coupling, Jack reserves a particularly special place in his heart for two projects - playing Miles in seminal BBC 2 drama 'This Life' (which launched his career) and his role in the classic Anthony Minghella movie thriller 'The Talented ...
Corrie at 60: Chloe Newsome on playing Vicky McDonald and working with Bet & Alec in the Rovers
September 10, 2020 19:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBChloe Newsome played Vicky in Coronation Street. She was Alec Gilroy's grandaughter who eventually went out with Steve McDonald. Chloe first landed the part as a teenager, working immediately with some larger than life characters both on and off screen. 25 years after first leaving the show, she's been reminiscing about her Corrie days with Ashley and Simon for Distinct Nostalgia. From now onwards you can enjoy 4 NEW Distinct Nostalgia shows every single week We have a specials day when ...
Happy Birthday Juliet Bravo - Another Chance to Hear A Very Special Reunion as the show turns 40!
September 07, 2020 15:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBJuliet Bravo burst onto our screens on a Saturday night exactly 40 years ago. It was an almost instant success with its tales of policing in the northern fictional town of Hartley. Late last year we brought together Inspectors Darbley and Longton (aka Stephanie Turner and Anna Carteret) for a fabulous hour of memories about the ground-breaking show. As it's the big anniversary month, we thought we put it out again. Enjoy! From now onwards you can enjoy 4 NEW Distinct Nostalgia shows every ...
Great British Film - Brassed Off with Stephen Tompkinson
September 05, 2020 22:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBIt was one of the most successful British films of the 1990s. Brassed Off - with its real life tale of the struggles of a colliery brass band during the UK pit closure crisis, became popular all around the world. It helped to introduce the classical piece Concierto De Aranjuez to new audiences and to rejuvenate brass band music. It also had a stellar cast including Pete Postlethwaite, Ewan McGregor, Tara Fitzgerald and Stephen Tompkinson. Stephen has been chatting to Ashley... From now onwa...
Great British Film - Brassed Off with Stephen Tompkinson
September 05, 2020 22:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBIt was one of the most successful British films of the 1990s. Brassed Off - with its real life tale of the struggles of a colliery brass band during the UK pit closure crisis, became popular all around the world. It helped to introduce the classical piece Concierto De Aranjuez to new audiences and to rejuvenate brass band music. It also had a stellar cast including Pete Postlethwaite, Ewan McGregor, Tara Fitzgerald and Stephen Tompkinson. Stephen has been chatting to Ashley... From now onwa...
Back to Brookside: Fun and frolics with Irene Marot who played DD Dixon
September 03, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBIrene Marot played the feisty and rather moral and religious DD Dixon in Brookside from 1990. Infact it's exactly 30 years in October since the Dixons first arrived in the Close, much to the annoyance of their posh next door neighbours The Farnham's. Irene joins Ashley and our new 'Simon Soap/Soap Simon' expert for an hour of hilarious memories. From now onwards you can enjoy 4 NEW Distinct Nostalgia shows every single week Tuesday is specials day when we'll have docs, comedy, drama and ...
Back to Brookside: Fun and frolics with Irene Marot who played DD Dixon
September 03, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBIrene Marot played the feisty and rather moral and religious DD Dixon in Brookside from 1990. Infact it's exactly 30 years in October since the Dixons first arrived in the Close, much to the annoyance of their posh next door neighbours The Farnham's. Irene joins Ashley and our new 'Simon Soap/Soap Simon' expert for an hour of hilarious memories. From now onwards you can enjoy 4 NEW Distinct Nostalgia shows every single week Tuesday is specials day when we'll have docs, comedy, drama and ...
Kelly's Heroes - Craig Kelly catches up with friend and Benidorm star Julie Graham
September 01, 2020 14:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBFor the past few weeks we've been running a special series - Kelly's Heroes with Queer as Folk star Craig Kelly. In each programme, Craig catches up with one of his famous friends to reminisce about old times and check in on how they're coping with life during these strange times. In this fourth programme we're showcasing, Craig meets friend and Benidorm star Julie Graham. Craig says: Julie talks to me from her house in Brighton. We chat about her catchphrase 'Hello baby', the time at...
Kelly's Heroes - Craig Kelly catches up with friend and Benidorm star Julie Graham
September 01, 2020 14:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBFor the past few weeks we've been running a special series - Kelly's Heroes with Queer as Folk star Craig Kelly. In each programme, Craig catches up with one of his famous friends to reminisce about old times and check in on how they're coping with life during these strange times. In this fourth programme we're showcasing, Craig meets friend and Benidorm star Julie Graham. Craig says: Julie talks to me from her house in Brighton. We chat about her catchphrase 'Hello baby', the time at...
Original Comedy: Bank Holiday Special - Sitcom Pilot - VoiceOver Guy by Jonathan Kydd
August 31, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBIf you've watched TV or listened to the radio over the past 50 years, you're sure to have seen or heard Jonathan Kydd. He was a presenter on ATV hit children's show Pipkins in the 1970s, he was the voice of Paddington Bear for a time, played characters in Noddy in Toyland, was the voice of L'Oreal and Ferrero Rocher (the Ambassador ads) and many more. He's also starred in lots of TV shows including One Foot in the Grave. And regularly you will still hear him voicing trails on Channel 4, Chan...
Original Comedy: Bank Holiday Special - Sitcom Pilot - VoiceOver Guy by Jonathan Kydd
August 31, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBIf you've watched TV or listened to the radio over the past 50 years, you're sure to have seen or heard Jonathan Kydd. He was a presenter on ATV hit children's show Pipkins in the 1970s, he was the voice of Paddington Bear for a time, played characters in Noddy in Toyland, was the voice of L'Oreal and Ferrero Rocher (the Ambassador ads) and many more. He's also starred in lots of TV shows including One Foot in the Grave. And regularly you will still hear him voicing trails on Channel 4, Chan...
Great British Sitcom - Bank Holiday Special with Mrs Warboys from One Foot in the Grave
August 30, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBDoreen Mantle played Mrs Warboys in David Renwick's masterpiece comedy 'One Foot in the Grave' for more than a decade. A constant annoyance to Victor Meldrew (played by Richard Wilson), Mrs Warboys soon became an iconic, much loved and now much missed sitcom character. Here Doreen reminisces with Ashley about some hilarious moments both on and off screen. The Distinct Nostalgia theme is owned by MIM Productions and composed by Rebecca Applin and Chris Warner. From now onwards you can enj...
Great British Sitcom - Bank Holiday Special with Mrs Warboys from One Foot in the Grave
August 30, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBDoreen Mantle played Mrs Warboys in David Renwick's masterpiece comedy 'One Foot in the Grave' for more than a decade. A constant annoyance to Victor Meldrew (played by Richard Wilson), Mrs Warboys soon became an iconic, much loved and now much missed sitcom character. Here Doreen reminisces with Ashley about some hilarious moments both on and off screen. The Distinct Nostalgia theme is owned by MIM Productions and composed by Rebecca Applin and Chris Warner. From now onwards you can enj...
EastEnders at 35 - Back to the Beginning with Tom Watt who played Lofty
August 27, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBTom Watt was there right at the start - one of the original EastEnders' actors when the drama serial began 35 years ago! He played the likeable but hapless Lofty. Tom stayed for 3 years but the character he helped to create remains one of the most iconic in the show's history. He's been reminiscing with Ashley. From now onwards you can enjoy 4 NEW Distinct Nostalgia shows every single week Tuesday is specials day and for the next few weeks it's the home of Kelly's Heroes with Queer as Fo...
EastEnders at 35 - Back to the Beginning with Tom Watt who played Lofty
August 27, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBTom Watt was there right at the start - one of the original EastEnders' actors when the drama serial began 35 years ago! He played the likeable but hapless Lofty. Tom stayed for 3 years but the character he helped to create remains one of the most iconic in the show's history. He's been reminiscing with Ashley. From now onwards you can enjoy 4 NEW Distinct Nostalgia shows every single week Tuesday is specials day and for the next few weeks it's the home of Kelly's Heroes with Queer as Fo...
NEW SERIES: Kelly's Heroes - Queer as Folk's Craig Kelly chats to The Specials frontman Terry Hall
August 25, 2020 12:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBFor the next few weeks we're running a special series - Kelly's Heroes with Queer as Folk star Craig Kelly. In each programme, Craig catches up with one of his famous friends to reminisce about old times and check in on how they're coping with life during these strange times. In this third programme we're showcasing, Craig meets The Specials Frontman Terry Hall. Craig says: 'We chat about how seminal band, The Specials, formed at the dawn of punk and life in Coventry at that time. Terry...
NEW SERIES: Kelly's Heroes - Queer as Folk's Craig Kelly chats to The Specials frontman Terry Hall
August 25, 2020 12:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBFor the next few weeks we're running a special series - Kelly's Heroes with Queer as Folk star Craig Kelly. In each programme, Craig catches up with one of his famous friends to reminisce about old times and check in on how they're coping with life during these strange times. In this third programme we're showcasing, Craig meets The Specials Frontman Terry Hall. Craig says: 'We chat about how seminal band, The Specials, formed at the dawn of punk and life in Coventry at that time. Terry...
Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz - Series 4. Final
August 23, 2020 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBEvery week the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month quiz puts a tv, film or radio fan to the test about their chosen specialist subject. Now we've reached the Series 4 final. Andy Hoyle is your host as Aiden from Leeds battles it out with Bruce from Redcar. In Round 1, Bruce answered questions on London's Burning while Aiden chose The Mysterious Cities of Gold. So how will they do with a series of questions each on tv, film, radio and entertainment general knowledge? The winner is crowned 'T...
Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz - Series 4. Final
August 23, 2020 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBEvery week the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month quiz puts a tv, film or radio fan to the test about their chosen specialist subject. Now we've reached the Series 4 final. Andy Hoyle is your host as Aiden from Leeds battles it out with Bruce from Redcar. In Round 1, Bruce answered questions on London's Burning while Aiden chose The Mysterious Cities of Gold. So how will they do with a series of questions each on tv, film, radio and entertainment general knowledge? The winner is crowned 'T...
Great British Film - Merchant Ivory Memories - James Wilby on playing Maurice
August 22, 2020 14:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBIt was 1987 and Merchant Ivory (with help from Channel 4) embarked on an adaptation of EM Forster's novel Maurice - a story of forbidden gay love in Edwardian England. It had an all star supporting cast including Simon Callow, Denholm Elliot, Billie Whitelaw, Barry Foster and Ben Kingsley, A landmark movie for Merchant Ivory (producers of, among others Room With a View and Howard's End), it launched the careers of three young stars - James Wilby (as Maurice Hall), Hugh Grant (as Clive Durham...
Great British Film - Merchant Ivory Memories - James Wilby on playing Maurice
August 22, 2020 14:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBIt was 1987 and Merchant Ivory (with help from Channel 4) embarked on an adaptation of EM Forster's novel Maurice - a story of forbidden gay love in Edwardian England. It had an all star supporting cast including Simon Callow, Denholm Elliot, Billie Whitelaw, Barry Foster and Ben Kingsley, A landmark movie for Merchant Ivory (producers of, among others Room With a View and Howard's End), it launched the careers of three young stars - James Wilby (as Maurice Hall), Hugh Grant (as Clive Durham...
Corrie at 60: We meet Street Original Philip Lowrie who played Dennis Tanner
August 20, 2020 12:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBHe was in Coronation Street from the very beginning. Phillip Lowrie was Dennis Tanner, Elsie's unruly and wayward son. He started as he meant to go on as his mum accused him of stealing money from her purse in the very first LIVE episode. Phillip - a bit of a heart-throb at the time - became a household name overnight as Coronation Street was an almost instant hit. He stayed for 8 years and then returned an amazing 43 years later. He's been reminiscing with MIM's Ashley Byrne. The Distinct...
Corrie at 60: We meet Street Original Philip Lowrie who played Dennis Tanner
August 20, 2020 12:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBHe was in Coronation Street from the very beginning. Phillip Lowrie was Dennis Tanner, Elsie's unruly and wayward son. He started as he meant to go on as his mum accused him of stealing money from her purse in the very first LIVE episode. Phillip - a bit of a heart-throb at the time - became a household name overnight as Coronation Street was an almost instant hit. He stayed for 8 years and then returned an amazing 43 years later. He's been reminiscing with MIM's Ashley Byrne. The Distinct...
NEW SERIES: Kelly's Heroes - Queer as Folk's Craig Kelly chats with friend and Full Monty star Hugo Speer
August 18, 2020 11:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBFor the next few weeks we're running a special series - Kelly's Heroes with Queer as Folk star Craig Kelly. In each programme, Craig catches up with one of his famous friends to reminisce about old times and check in on how they're coping with life during these strange times. In this second programme we're showcasing, Craig meets his old friend, Full Monty star Hugo Speer. Craig says: 'Hugo speaks to me from the magical Queens Wood in Highgate. We chat about angry red cars, sloths, fis...
Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz - Series 4 Ep 4 (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
August 16, 2020 13:00 - 12 minutes - 8.83 MBEvery week the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month quiz puts a tv, film or radio fan to the test about their chosen specialist subject. Andy Hoyle is your host in this fourth programme in the fourth series of the show. Here contestant Seb (calling from Todmorden in West Yorkshire) answers questions on the 80's film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. If Seb scores well and ends up in the top two contestants from the 4 programmes across the month, he will take part in a play off around TV, film, radio...
Great British Sitcom: How Desmond's Became a Cult Hit for Channel 4
August 14, 2020 18:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBDesmond's ran from 1989 through to 1994. There were six series and 71 episodes making it Channel 4's longest ever running sitcom. Set around a black family who ran a barber's in Peckham, it starred the late, great Norman Beaton and Carmen Munroe in the lead roles. Desmond's shop was a gathering place for an assortment of hilarious local characters! Matilda Thorpe played Mandy and she's been remembering the sitcom. Bizarrely nothing like it has been seen on British television since. Please ...
Great British Sitcom: How Desmond's Became a Cult Hit for Channel 4
August 14, 2020 18:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBDesmond's ran from 1989 through to 1994. There were six series and 71 episodes making it Channel 4's longest ever running sitcom. Set around a black family who ran a barber's in Peckham, it starred the late, great Norman Beaton and Carmen Munroe in the lead roles. Desmond's shop was a gathering place for an assortment of hilarious local characters! Matilda Thorpe played Mandy and she's been remembering the sitcom. Bizarrely nothing like it has been seen on British television since. Please ...
EastEnders at 35 - Cheryl Fergison on playing Hevva
August 13, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBHevva burst into EastEnders in the 2000s and became one half of an amazing female double act on the show. Heather and her friend Shirley would get into some hilarious scrapes during her time in Albert Square. They were as different as chalk and cheese (and Hevva loved Cheese) but sometimes opposites make the best of friends and so they proved for five glorious years until Hevva was bumped off by Ben Mitchell. Here the lovely Cheryl Fergisson recounts playing one of EastEnders' most popular a...
EastEnders at 35 - Remembering Hevva - Cheryl Fergison on playing Heather Trott
August 13, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBHevva burst into EastEnders in the 2000s and became one half of an amazing female double act on the show. Heather and her friend Shirley would get into some hilarious scrapes during her time in Albert Square. They were as different as chalk and cheese (and Hevva loved Cheese) but sometimes opposites make the best of friends and so they proved for five glorious years until Hevva was bumped off by Ben Mitchell. Here the lovely Cheryl Fergisson recounts playing one of EastEnders' most popular a...
EastEnders at 35 - Cheryl Fergison on playing Hevva
August 13, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBHevva burst into EastEnders in the 2000s and became one half of an amazing female double act on the show. Heather and her friend Shirley would get into some hilarious scrapes during her time in Albert Square. They were as different as chalk and cheese (and Hevva loved Cheese) but sometimes opposites make the best of friends and so they proved for five glorious years until Hevva was bumped off by Ben Mitchell. Here the lovely Cheryl Fergisson recounts playing one of EastEnders' most popular a...
NEW SERIES - Kelly's Heroes - Queer as Folk's Craig Kelly chats to friend & Life on Mars star John Simm
August 11, 2020 11:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBFor the next four weeks we're running a special series - Kelly's Heroes with Queer as Folk star Craig Kelly. In each programme, Craig catches up with one of his famous friends to reminisce about old times and check in on how they're coping with life during these strange times. In the first programme we're showcasing, Craig meets his old friend, Life on Mars star John Simm. Craig says: 'We talk cartoon characters, The Lakes, Life on Mars, Rick Astley and also why we wore those leotards a...
DISTINCT NOSTALGIA SPECIAL SERIES: Introducing Kelly's Heroes - Queer as Folk Star Craig Kelly chats to Life on Mars actor John Simm
August 11, 2020 11:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBFor the next four weeks we're running a special series - Kelly's Heroes with Queer as Folk star Craig Kelly. In each programme, Craig catches up with one of his famous friends to reminisce about old times and check in on how they're coping with life during these strange times. In the first programme we're showcasing, Craig meets his old friend, Life on Mars star John Simm. Craig says: 'We talk cartoon characters, The Lakes, Life on Mars, Rick Astley and also why we wore those leotards a...
Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz - Series 4 Ep 3 (The Life and Work of Spanish film maker Pedro Almodovar)
August 09, 2020 12:00 - 14 minutes - 9.85 MBEvery week the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month quiz puts a tv, film or radio fan to the test about their chosen specialist subject. Andy Hoyle is your host in this third programme in the fourth series of the show. Here contestant Jane (calling from Ashton Under-Lyne in Greater Manchester) answers questions on the life and work of Spanish film director Pedro Almodovar. If Jane scores well and ends up in the top two contestants from the 4 programmes across the month, she will take part in...
Great British Film - Meet Gordon Warnecke who played OMAR in My Beautiful Laundrette
August 08, 2020 10:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBWe're celebrating a British film classic from the 1980s - the ground-breaking My Beautiful Laundrette which tackled racism, sexuality and a variety of social, economic and political issues facing Britain at the time. Multi Oscar winning actor Daniel Day Lewis and Gordon Warnecke were the joint leads in the film. Daniel played gay punk Johnny and Gordon was his asian boyfriend Omar. 35 years on, Gordon has been reminiscing about his part in a film which at the time broke loads of taboos and i...
Great British Film - Meet Gordon Warnecke who played OMAR in My Beautiful Laundrette
August 08, 2020 10:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBWe're celebrating a British film classic from the 1980s - the ground-breaking My Beautiful Laundrette which tackled racism, sexuality and a variety of social, economic and political issues facing Britain at the time. Multi Oscar winning actor Daniel Day Lewis and Gordon Warnecke were the joint leads in the film. Daniel played gay punk Johnny and Gordon was his asian boyfriend Omar. 35 years on, Gordon has been reminiscing about his part in a film which at the time broke loads of taboos and i...
A Brookside Reunion - Steven Pinder & Gabrielle Glaister on playing The Farnham's
August 05, 2020 23:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MBIt's 30 years ago this year since the Farnhams first arrived on Brookside Close. They were the posh family on the close and were soon ruffling a few feathers among the neighbours. Here Steven Pinder who played the rather suave but hapless Max is reunited with Gabrielle Glaister who played his feisty but long suffering wife Patricia. The Distinct Nostalgia theme is owned by MIM Productions and composed by Rebecca Applin and Chris Warner. You can enjoy 3 NEW Distinct Nostalgia shows every ...
A Brookside Reunion - Steven Pinder & Gabrielle Glaister on playing The Farnham's
August 05, 2020 23:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MBIt's 30 years ago this year since the Farnhams first arrived on Brookside Close. They were the posh family on the close and were soon ruffling a few feathers among the neighbours. Here Steven Pinder who played the rather suave but hapless Max is reunited with Gabrielle Glaister who played his feisty but long suffering wife Patricia. The Distinct Nostalgia theme is owned by MIM Productions and composed by Rebecca Applin and Chris Warner. You can enjoy 3 NEW Distinct Nostalgia shows every ...