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Callan – A Magnum for Schneider

H E Cooper — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:34:51 +0000

I will praise A Magnum for Schneider to whoever will listen and, as you’re reading this, I presume you fancy listening. It’s a wonderful introduction to the world of David Callan, who is persuaded to return to the distinctly dodgy secret government department he recently left on principle – the principle that he didn’t enjoy …

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A is for Armchair Theatre

H E Cooper — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 19:23:00 +0000

Armchair Theatre was one of several anthology series on television during the 1960s and 1970s. Others include The Wednesday Play, Play for Today, Theatre 625, ITV Playhouse and Thirty-Minute Theatre. Upon first hearing about these, I was rather bemused because there is little resembling an anthology series on television today. Also, they are referred to as ‘plays’, which made me imagine them …

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Armchair Theatre – A Magnum for Schneider

H E Cooper — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 15:01:00 +0000

What I liked when I watched the episode of Callan in Network’s ITV 60 box set was that it seemed so different from the similar adventure series I had seen from that period. I have only seen a handful of the early Danger Man episodes and though there are similarities, in that both Callan and John …

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