to Australian TV that is. The second series begins on the ABC on Thursday 14th. Details on the ABC site. I very much enjoyed the first series, about a policeman who finds himself in 1973, and have been looking forward to the second series. It stars John Simm, who has been in lots of great things (Cracker, The Lakes, State of Play), and also was recently rather good as the latest incarnation of The Master in Dr Who.
Something else to watch out for next week on the ABC is That Mitchell and Webb Look , a sketch comedy by Robert Webb & David Mitchell, who also star in Peep Show. Also Webb Mitchell was in the Inventor of the Year episode of Look Around You as the inventor of the sex change machine, and Mitchell Webb was great as a clueless bank employee in People Like Us. Olivia Colman (Pam Bachelor from Look Around You) appears regularly too.
Here’s a few of their sketches.
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Good to hear about “Life On Mars”. Philip Glenister’s performance is top notch. Hopefully Aunty will do something about the ABC watermark – it’s giving me the s***s.
When will someone screen “The Wire” though?
In more TV news, after “Life On Mars” there’s a music series from the makers of “Dancing in the Streets” called “Soul Deep : the Story of Black Popular Music”.
The SMH’s Guide reckons “Underbelly” is up there with “Janus” , “Blue Murder” and “Phoenix”.
Nothing to do with this post, but just discovered a worthwhile website, http://www.freerice.com.
They donate rice through the UN’s World Food Programme when you play their vocab game.
More info here: http://www.wfp.org/english/?n=681
Shaun micallef’s funny news satire show “Newstopia” can be viewed online here:
http://programs.sbs.com.au/newstopia/
Apparently, the Necks’ gig from Sydney will air on ABC Classic FM. Does anyone knows when?
You can view some YouTube clips in higher resolution. Here’s how:
http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Watch_Higher_Quality_YouTube_Videos