Sir Edward Heath appearing in a TV advert

[George 1978]

I am certain that the late Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath appeared in a TV advert - probably in the late 1980s when he was still an MP but his Premiership was water under the bridge by then and he was on the backbenches in the House of Commons. I have a feeling that he advertised cheese, but not a...

[George 1978]

Pot Cassarole's [sic] - a worthy one for the Apostrophe Protection Society! Welcome, T Bone.

They only do Pot Noodle these days - I know that there was cheese and tomato flavour which didn't last long (circa 1988-1990) as I was told that they were not very popular. I asked my late...

[George 1978]

Talk about taking the Mickey. I am not fond of Doctor Who either.

The UK entry has now been chosen - Remember Monday, they are called, and as I am writing this on a Monday, it should be a case of Remember Saturday for the contest.

What The Hell Just Happened seems like an...

[George 1978]

The south west is a great place for theme parks to be situated - I have visited Land's End three times and have had my picture taken next to the famous sign with "NOTTINGHAM 346" on one occasion, and "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" on another..

It was great staying in a Penzance hotel...

[George 1978]

I know that on the back of the Mr Shifter and the Tour de France adverts, PG Tips released an LP called Mr Shifter and His Removal Men (I started a thread a few years back about it), with Bernard Cribbins reading the story of Cyril the Cyclist and Mr Shifter and his Removal Men, along with various nursery...

[George 1978]

Last year I looked at the prices for tickets at the Cliffs Pavilion and was quoted around £70 - I assume that the cost of living crisis could be something to do with it, but I am certain that they will come down in price....

[George 1978]

And of course, he presented one of those "just after 9.00 am on a weekday" discussion programmes on BBC Radio 4 - it was either Start the Week or Midweek, probably siting in for the usual presenter.

With regards to Game for a Laugh, it was a pity that it more less became The Jeremy...

[George 1978]

An Irish war correspondent becoming a straight-man to a Saturday evening entertainment show involving practical jokes in the early 1980s did seem almost difficult to believe, but it did happen, and as Terry Wogan and Eamonn Andrews both proved, the Irish did indeed make great hosts, and even a former...

[George 1978]

In response to her demise, it does seem rather unfortunate that she did a song called Killing Me Softly. Still, she was a great music talent....

[George 1978]

Just browsing at earlier posts on here, and I have to say that Ms Munro in the first series (I remember her surname was spelt like that when I had the 888 subtitles on when a clip from the very episode was shown in the 1990s) was not the first Headteacher - that job went to Mr Starling played by Denys...

[George 1978]

Just had a look on the Eurovision 2025 page on Wikipedia - two entries stand out to me at the moment (mostly because of how they looked in their respective YouTube videos) - Luxembourg who only returned last year after over 30 years away, and also making me wonder whether it still existed as a country...