Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Craig Kelly played the down to earth sensible one in 'Queer as Folk' - Channel 4's ground breaking drama about gay men frequenting Manchester's popular Canal Street. It's 21 years since the series first burst onto our screens with its stories around characters Stuart, Vince and Nathan. Here Craig recalls how his character Vince became popular in gay circles and beyond. He's speaking t...
Jun 05, 2020•57 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message It's a quarter of a century this year since Hollyoaks began on Channel 4. And to mark its 25 years we're making a series of programmes remembering the very early years with some of the original line up. Here MIM's Ashley Byrne chats to Lisa Williamson who played Dawn Cunningham from 1995-1997. Please note: There is a brief dose of strong language in this recording so please be vigilan...
Jun 03, 2020•49 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Every 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 second series of the show. Here contestant Simon from Lancaster answers questions about The Avengers. If Simon scores well and ends up in the top two contestants from the 4 programmes across the ...
May 31, 2020•10 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Yorkshire Television's '321' was one of the biggest shows of the 70s and 80s. It was essential Saturday night viewing for all the family but what was the story behind this monster success for the show and its host? Here Ted Rogers' son Danny brings us a tale of fame, tragedy..... and of course, Dusty Bin. He's been getting all game show retro with MIM's Ashley Byrne.... The Distinct N...
May 28, 2020•52 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Gary Hailes played Barry Clark - one half of 'Colin and Barry', EastEnders' first gay couple. Here as part of our series of shows to celebrate EastEnders' 35 years, Gary reveals how he landed the role which saw him beaten up in real life. He talks about how that first on-screen gay kiss in soap caused a real furore, Barry's friendship with Dot, why the couple were eventually written o...
May 26, 2020•43 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Every 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 second programme in the second series of the show. Here contestant Arthur from Medway in Kent answers questions about Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. If Arthur scores well and ends up in the top two contestants from ...
May 24, 2020•14 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message It's 31 years since Birds of a Feather burst on to TV screens in the UK. Three decades on - and following a stage show and tv revival, the antics of Sharon, Tracey and Dorian are still hugely popular with new generations finding the trio for the first time. Here MIM's Ashley Byrne catches up with two of them (Lesley Joseph and Linda Robson) .....in lockdown. The Distinct Nostalgia the...
May 21, 2020•34 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Every 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 first programme in the second series of the show. Here contestant Mike from Sheffield in South Yorkshire answers questions about the BBC comedy 'I'm Alan Partridge'. If Mike scores well and ends up in the top two conte...
May 17, 2020•17 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message There might not be a Eurovision Song Contest this year due to Covid-19 but it doesn't stop us remembering one of the big moments in the show's history. It's 50 years this year since a 17 year old girl from Derry won Eurovision for Ireland. Dana's win with 'All Kinds of Everything' became a huge hit and brought a temporary peace to Northern Ireland which at the time was in the grip of ...
May 13, 2020•57 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Every 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 1 final. Andy Hoyle is your host as Andrew White from Doncaster in South Yorkshire v Andy Hill from Manchester. In Round 1, Andy Hill answered questions on Rising Damp. Andrew White chose Bewitched. So how will they do w...
May 10, 2020•18 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message In this episode of Distinct Nostalgia, we remember one of the most successful British musical films of all time. Winner of 6 Academy Awards including Best Picture, the film version of Lionel Bart's hit musical Oliver! catapulted two young child actors to global stardom. The highly talented Jack Wild played the Artful Dodger with Mark Lester as Oliver. Here MIM's Ashley Byrne sits down...
May 07, 2020•54 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Every 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 and in this fourth programme, contestant Andrew White from Doncaster in South Yorkshire answers questions about the legendary US 60s/70s comedy fantasy series Bewitched. If Andrew scores well and ends up in the top two contest...
May 03, 2020•14 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message The Waltons was one of the biggest TV shows of the 1970s. A massive hit within its first year, it is still popular all over the world. Written and created by Earl Hamner, The Waltons told the story of a family living between the wars in the America of the 1930s and ran from 1972 to 1981. Here MIM's Ashley Byrne chats at length to the show's heart-throb and biggest star, Richard Thomas...
Apr 30, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Every 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 and in this third programme, contestant Mark from London answers questions about the legendary US cartoon Scooby Doo. If Mark scores well and ends up in the top two after four weeks, he will take part in a play off around TV, ...
Apr 26, 2020•10 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message 40 years ago this year a new detective series with a difference began on ITV. For the first time it had a woman in the lead role. The Gentle Touch starred Jill Gascoine as Maggie Forbes with a plethora of men under her command. Among her co-stars were Paul Moriarty who played Detective Sergeant Jake Barrett and Bernard Holley as Detective Inspector Mike Turnbull. One of the writers wa...
Apr 22, 2020•43 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Every 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 and in this second programme, contestant Gina Perry answers questions about the 1970's hit comedy series Fawlty Towers. If Gina scores well and ends up in the top two after four weeks, she will take part in a play off around T...
Apr 19, 2020•10 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Children's favourite Lassie has been with us in one way or another for more than 60 years. It's been shown in just about every country in the world and now most people refer to a Collie dog as a 'Lassie'. Here MIM's Ashley Byrne turns the clock back to the late 50s as he meets Jon Provost who played Timmy, Lassie's friend in the CBS TV series from 1957 to 1964. NOTE: This interview wa...
Apr 15, 2020•34 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Every 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 and in this first programme, contestant Andy Hill answers questions about the 1970's hit comedy series Rising Damp. If Andy scores well and ends up in the top two after four weeks, he'll take part in a play off around TV, film...
Apr 11, 2020•10 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message A bumper Distinct Nostalgia episode reuniting the two big stars of the ground breaking 1980s TV series Juliet Bravo. Stephanie Turner was Inspector Jean Darblay while Anna Carteret later replaced her as Inspector Kate Longton. It was the first procedural police TV series with a woman in the lead role and at its height was watched by 16 million viewers. Here MIM's Ashley Byrne stages a...
Apr 08, 2020•54 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Kathy Gori is a prolific voice over actor who has played some of the classic cartoon characters of all time but her most famous creation was Rosemary the Telephone Operator in the hit 1970s series Hong Kong Phooey. Started in 1974, it only ran for a short time but was repeated over and over again and became a staple diet for kids throughout the 70s and 80s. Produced by Hanna-Barbera i...
Apr 02, 2020•28 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Brief Encounter is one of the world's most iconic films. The love story written by Noel Coward was turned into a movie by David Lean in 1945. Here the only surviving member of the original cast Margaret Barton now 93, talks to MIM's Ashley Byrne about her role in the classic movie. Brief Encounter is popular the world over and across all ages groups. Starring Trevor Howard and Celia J...
Mar 25, 2020•26 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message In 1977, Granada Television launched a rather challenging game show for the ITV Network. The Krypton Factor was presented by Gordon Burns and lasted nearly 20 years. At one point it was labelled 'TV's toughest'. Here MIM's Ashley Byrne catches up with Gordon in an encounter explaining the thinking behind this rather complex show which mesmerised millions across all ages. Enjoy! Distin...
Mar 19, 2020•41 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message We go all quiz show retro as we remember one of the delights of UK daytime TV from the 80s and 90s. Going for Gold - complete with its iconic theme tune, intriguing rounds and rich mix of contestants from all over Europe - made it a huge hit with people of all ages. Here MIM's Ashley Byrne catches up with the man who was there from the beginning, the one and only Going for Gold host H...
Mar 12, 2020•33 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message The Muppet Show burst onto British TV screens in 1976. The mastermind of US puppeteer, animator & actor Jim Henson, it was actually made a reality with the support of UK media mogul Lew Grade and ATV based in Birmingham & Elstree. It was an instant hit and Kermit, Miss Piggy and the rest of the anarchic characters would go on to be shown in 100 different countries. Here MIM's ...
Mar 05, 2020•35 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message To mark EastEnders' 35th birthday, we go soap retro as we remember the very early years. Paul J Medford who played Kelvin Carpenter was one of the few black actors on TV at the time and here he talks candidly about what it was like to be a teenager working on such a hugely successful TV show. Kelvin was never killed off, so could he return to Albert Square one day? He speaks to MIM's ...
Feb 27, 2020•33 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message To mark EastEnders big birthday year, former Albert Square star Rani Singh joins MIM's Ashley Byrne for a trip to meet June Brown who has been playing Dot in the serial for almost 35 years. June and Rani recall the early years and June talks candidly about working with acting stalwarts like Anna Wing and Gretchen Franklin. She talks about how playing Dot changed her life, how she chan...
Feb 19, 2020•36 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message In a response to America's Sesame Street in the early 1970s, the UK's ITV network launched a series of lunchtime kids shows aimed at young children. Granada Television's contribution was Hickory House. It was a rather homely and magical little house with two memorable characters - Humphrey Cushion and Dusty Mop. Here MIM's Ashley Byrne tracks down presenters Alan Rothwell (famous as D...
Feb 13, 2020•36 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message In a response to Sesame Street in the early 1970s, the UK's ITV network launched a series of lunchtime kids shows aimed at young children. From the Midlands came ATV's Pipkins which was filmed at Elstree next to The Muppets studio. Pipkins was full of puppet characters including a pig, a monkey and a tortoise. But the one every kid remembers is Hartley Hare who became the big star of ...
Feb 06, 2020•44 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message In a response to America's Sesame Street in the early 1970s, the UK's ITV network launched a series of lunchtime kids shows aimed at young children. By far the most popular was Thames Television's Rainbow. One of the most popular elements was a song and dance trio called Rod, Jane and Freddy and here MIM's Ashley Byrne catches up with them almost five decades on from the launch of one...
Jan 30, 2020•42 min
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Legendary TV announcer Duncan Newmarch introduces a special Sesame Street reunion to mark 50 years of the hit US kids series. MIM's Iain Mackness meets writer Joe Bailey and Emilio Delgado who played Luis, the Fix It Shop owner in the show for more than four decades. Distinct Nostalgia is produced by MIM Productions www.madeinmanchester.tv Twitter: @mimproductions @Distinct_byMIM Them...
Jan 23, 2020•42 min
