With new found confidence after surviving our time in the small English village of Dorchester-on-Thames touring several Midsomer Murder locations and living to tell about it, the Transcendent Travel/KERA Great British Telly Tour continued safely on to Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey) and Chavenage House (Poldark) on Wednesday. Being able to experience the more than familiar locations used […]
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For fans of Midsomer Murders and Father Brown, you know how difficult it is to survive life in a small English village. With a overall body count expected to rise about 400 during filming of the 25th series of the extraordinarily popular British drama, Dorchester-on-Thames was the next stop on the KERA British Telly Tour this week. Fortunately, I […]
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It’s Monday so it must be officially day one of the Transcendent Travel/KERA British Telly Tour. We began today with an historic walking tour of London that took us through the deep history of Trafalgar Square, through Parliament Square then on to Whitehall, past 10 Downing Street ending around the corner to cap the day […]
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As your head hit the pillow Saturday evening, Tellyspotting had begun the nine hour trek to London to begin the 2022 Great British Telly Tour courtesy of KERA and Transcendent Travel. Overall, a pretty nondescript flight which, these days, is a very good thing. The highlight, oddly, was when the pilot again pointed out that we were […]
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Unfortunately, there are countless individuals who’s names are unfamiliar to the masses but, in the same breath, you are infinitely familiar with their work. Monty Norman was one such individual. Chances are good that his was not a household name. His work, however, in creating one of the most famous musical movie intros ever will be […]
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As the outside temperature hits 106 degrees today (112 heat index), my mind immediately wanders to the first time I came upon a little slice (or, pint) of heaven by the name of Humphry Slocombe. Ok, they didn’t ask “Are you being served?” and no one said, “I’m free” when I finally hit the front of […]
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On July 5, 1937, the American culinary landscape as we know it would change forever, courtesy of Austin, Minnesota. Eighty-five years ago yesterday, America ushered in the arrival of the canned luncheon meat known as SPAM. Post Great Depression, SPAM became an instant success for its versatility as it could be opened with an accompanying […]
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Adam Lambert brilliantly channeled Freddie Mercury to open the Party at the Palace for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on Saturday night in front of Buckingham Palace. Can there be any cooler sight than to see Brian May ascend to the top of the stage with the Palace gates in background? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjFl6lsFaNA&t=7s Preceding Queen’s brillant effort, […]
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“A towel, [The Guide] says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Not only does it have great practical value, a towel has immense psychological value” – Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Today, H2G2 fans are marking the 21sts anniversary since the all-too-early passing of creator/writer, Douglas […]
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A perfect example of just how awesome the internet can be shows itself in this thought-to-be-lost video of Adam West’s Batman teaching road safety to London school children. In this May 1967 advert, the Caped Crusader is shown teaching the Green Cross Code to youngsters on London’s streets.
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