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 GREECED LIGHTNING: The Dark Side of the Sun - Thurs 1st October, 7.45pm
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 26-09-2026 12:59
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With oh, those Summer Nights rapidly fading into memory, The Rewatch That We Want (it is the one we want, ooh, ooh, ooh) is surely one that whisks us off to warmer climes to bask in a bit of Aegean sunshine and sample some ouzo-based baloney bearing the impeccable imprint of the great Vere Lorrimer. Yep, all roads lead to Rhodes as, hopelessly devoted to hokum, we embrace the slightly odd thrilly-mystery-supernatural thingy The Dark Side of the Sun, starring Patrick ‘Paddy’ Mower, Peter 'Baddie' Egan, Michael ‘Kleggy’ Sheard and Emily 'Saddy' Richard, who apparently only just missed out on the role of Leela in Doctor Who. And not in the sense that it was the woman next door who got the gig. Dating from 1983, this series followed in the footsteps of the Beeb’s The Lotus Eaters, Who Pays the Ferryman?, The Aphrodite Inheritance and A Bad Case of Hermes. OK, I made the last one up. Comprising six episodes, it’ll doubtless take an episode to get going but that’ll give us time to find a version with Dutch subtitles. Plot? No spoilers. I’m not M1, latterly Dark M'ater. Or M’dear as she’ll be known for the duration of our Greek salad days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYWuY...1jY5b5lV9t |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 26-09-2026 14:14
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This will be interesting. The BBC (think I'm correct in believing these shows were all BBC) had a bit of a thing for the Greek Isles in the '70s. I didn't realise it went on into the '80s. I may have seen this one. I certainly have seen at least a couple of the others. They're usually packed to the rafters with well-known (back in the day) Brit character actors. Also, actors from the continent including one chap from The Lotus Eaters whose real name and in his looks so closely resembled Travis Mark 1 that I still suspect something funny was going on...but then I am the suspicious type. I've got chills and they are multiplying... 
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 01-10-2026 16:59
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Nearly time for us to go all Hey Hey Hellenic and engage in a bit of quickfire 'bantz' about Greek bread. Or, as I like to think of it, pitta patter. |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:31
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Nearly time for us to go all Hey Hey Hellenic and engage in a bit of quickfire 'bantz' about Greek bread. Or, as I like to think of it, pitta patter. It's all downhill from here. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:34
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Lots of volcanic stuff around Greece. Not so much space exploration, though.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:37
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I have not prewatched the rewatch so I may be more serious tonight...I know M'dea will be thankful.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:37
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Nearly time for us to go all Hey Hey Hellenic and engage in a bit of quickfire 'bantz' about Greek bread. Or, as I like to think of it, pitta patter. It's all downhill from here. I think there might be a bit of a plateau, then a chasm, then an abyss. I guess M'dear will be doing her usual last-minute, flurry-of-dust arrival thing. |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:39
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Lots of volcanic stuff around Greece. Not so much space exploration, though. I don't think of Greece and volcanoes as going together. Krakatoa or Anak Krakatoa gets all the glam. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:40
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M'dea, eh? I'd better revise my sorcery to get in the mood.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:40
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Lots of volcanic stuff around Greece. Not so much space exploration, though. What about Apollo? He was Greek. |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:41
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I have not prewatched the rewatch so I may be more serious tonight...I know M'dea will be thankful. Are we going M'dea or M'dear? |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:41
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Lots of volcanic stuff around Greece. Not so much space exploration, though. I don't think of Greece and volcanoes as going together. Krakatoa or Anak Krakatoa gets all the glam. Ooh yes there are. And of course, now I think of it the Minoans were done in by a tsunami from a local eruption. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:42
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Lots of volcanic stuff around Greece. Not so much space exploration, though. What about Apollo? He was Greek. We did Apollo years ago. "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:42
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I have not prewatched the rewatch so I may be more serious tonight...I know M'dea will be thankful. Are we going M'dea or M'dear? Well, if she is in a devilish mood then it's M'dea. If she is being whimsical then M'dear. Is that likely? Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:42
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Lots of volcanic stuff around Greece. Not so much space exploration, though. I don't think of Greece and volcanoes as going together. Krakatoa or Anak Krakatoa gets all the glam. Ooh yes there are. And of course, now I think of it the Minoans were done in by a tsunami from a local eruption. Santorini. |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:44
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I have not prewatched the rewatch so I may be more serious tonight...I know M'dea will be thankful. Are we going M'dea or M'dear? Well, if she is in a devilish mood then it's M'dea. If she is being whimsical then M'dear. Is that likely? Only if Lord Peter's unavailable |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:44
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Straining at the leash... |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:44
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Lots of volcanic stuff around Greece. Not so much space exploration, though. I don't think of Greece and volcanoes as going together. Krakatoa or Anak Krakatoa gets all the glam. Ooh yes there are. And of course, now I think of it the Minoans were done in by a tsunami from a local eruption. Thera was active not all that long ago, geologically speaking. And Santorini is definitely brewing something up atm. "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:45
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Started... |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:45
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Lots of volcanic stuff around Greece. Not so much space exploration, though. I don't think of Greece and volcanoes as going together. Krakatoa or Anak Krakatoa gets all the glam. Ooh yes there are. And of course, now I think of it the Minoans were done in by a tsunami from a local eruption. . Santorini. No that's a crap nickname for M'Virn. Doesn't fit Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:45
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Souvenir soundtrack LP by Grecian Ern & the Feta Five out now on the Cygnus Bouzouki label... |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:46
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Lots of volcanic stuff around Greece. Not so much space exploration, though. I don't think of Greece and volcanoes as going together. Krakatoa or Anak Krakatoa gets all the glam. Ooh yes there are. And of course, now I think of it the Minoans were done in by a tsunami from a local eruption. Santorini. 1650 BC "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:46
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Obviously forgot to bring the bubble wrap |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:46
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Can't they get the camera to focus?
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:46
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Hello everyone. On time for once. I think you have must have meant A Bad Case FOR Hermes, CB - in which our favourite messenger of the gods turns detective when asked by the Queen of Sparta to find out whether the god who raped her disguised as a small dog was Zeus, Poseidon or Apollo. A comedy/mystery classic. |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:47
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Oo er mrs, already
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:47
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He really should have stayed off the ouzo or stayed on it a bit longer |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:47
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God bless the great Paddy Mower. Brought a whole extra dimension to the phrase ‘reckons himself’. |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:48
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“Terrific hospitality! Wonderful meal! Great company! Thanks! Is it OK if I watch Bergerac?” |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:49
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Classic 80s evening – coffee…brandy…light dusting of ingrained sexism |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:50
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Even I have seen him before, so he must have been in everything.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:50
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Perky Greek-lite theme music. Turn to a thief who is not Vila with some swag. |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:50
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Hello everyone. On time for once. I think you have must have meant A Bad Case FOR Hermes, CB - in which our favourite messenger of the gods turns detective when asked by the Queen of Sparta to find out whether the god who raped her disguised as a small dog was Zeus, Poseidon or Apollo. A comedy/mystery classic. Hi, Anne. Sounds unmissable! |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:50
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God bless the great Paddy Mower. Brought a whole extra dimension to the phrase ‘reckons himself’. Well, there was a lot to reckon Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:51
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Thief goes mad and falls to his death. Upper-class villain watches dispassionately. |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:51
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“Why don’t we see how much essential background info we can pack into a couple of minutes of slightly unnatural conversation?” |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:52
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Is she going to die?
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:52
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“That was wonderful, Anne. Do you mind if I nip downstairs and catch the end of Match of the Day?” |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:53
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Is she going to die? Eventually |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 01-10-2026 18:54
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Olympic Airlines. Booking phoneline picks up after five rings. |
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