Unofficial Colin Towns Website - Archive News: 2003

14th December 2003:

As the run-up to Christmas gathers momentum, there's plenty of Colin related programmes to enjoy on TV. Unfortunately, at the moment there's nothing new to report on, but there's some good stuff to watch nonetheless. We'll start with the drama shows:

Pie In The Sky continues on Plus, with the remainder of the second series, as follows:

The Mild Bunch: on Monday 15th December at 19.00, repeated later in the early hours of Tuesday 16th December at 02.00
The Mystery Of Pikey: on Tuesday 16th December at 19.00, repeated later in the early hours of Wednesday 17th December at 02.00
Lemon Twist: on Wednesday 17th December at 19.00, repeated later in the early hours of Thursday 18th December at 02.00

Series 3 then begins:

Money Talks: on Thursday 18th December at 19.00, repeated later in the early hours of Friday 19th December at 02.00
Game Pie: on Friday 19th December at 10.00, repeated later the same day at 19.00
Irish Stew on Monday 22nd December at 10.00, repeated later the same day at 19.00
Doggett's Coat And Badge: on Tuesday 23rd December at 10.00, repeated later the same day at 19.00
This Other Eden: on Wednesday 24th December at 19.00
Coddled Eggs: on Monday 29th December at 10.00, repeated later the same day at 19.00

and then series 4 starts:

Chinese Whispers: on Tuesday 30th December at 10.00, repeated later the same day at 19.00
New Leaf on Wednesday 31st December at 10.00, repeated later the same day at 19.00
Breaking Bread: on Friday 2nd December at 10.00, repeated later the same day at 19.00

The dates for the other episodes to series 4 will be listed here soon......

Catherine Cookson's Tide Of Life will be shown on UK Drama as follows:

episode 1: on Sunday 21st December at 23.30, repeated later in the early hours of Monday 22nd December at 03.50
episode 2: on Monday 22nd December at 23.15, repeated later in the early hours of Tuesday 23rd December at 03.45
episode 3: on Tuesday 23rd December at 23.10, repeated later in the early hours of Wednesday 24th December at 03.35

BBC Prime will be airing the 2-part chiller The Sleeper, as follows:

episode 1: on Wednesday 17th December at 20.00, repeated again on Sunday 21st December at 20.50
episode 2: on Wednesday 17th December at 21.00, repeated again on Sunday 21st December at 21.50

And it looks as though UK Drama is airing the full 4-parter The Sculptress on Tuesday 16th December at 21.00

UK Drama will also be showing an episode of Between The Lines (The Only Good Copper) on Thursday 18th December at 23.25, and the first part (of two) of Deceit on Monday 29th December at 20.00

BBC Prime will also be showing the first part (of two) of Waking The Dead on Sunday 14th December at 21.50

And now for a few films:

Sex And Chocolate - on UK Gold in the early hours of Thursday 18th December at 01.55
Money Kings (aka Vig) - on Sky Movies 3 in the early hours of Tuesday 23rd December at 00.45
Pale Horse - on Plus on Sunday 28th December at 13.00, repeated later that same evening at 21.00; and again in the early hours of Monday 29th December at 02.00
Into The Blue - on Hallmark on Sunday 28th December at 23.00

And now for some animations:

There's plenty of Angelina Ballerina on Nick Junior to catch up on too:

on Sunday 14th December at 16.00
on Monday 15th December at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Tuesday 16th December at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Wednesday 17th December at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Thursday 18th December at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Friday 19th December at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Saturday 20th December at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Sunday 21st December at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Monday 22nd December at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Tuesday 23rd December at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Wednesday 24th December at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Thursday 25th December at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Friday 26th December at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Saturday 27th December at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Sunday 28th December at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Monday 29th December at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Tuesday 30th December at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Wednesday 31st December at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Thursday 1st January 2004 at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Friday 2nd January 2004 at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00

At present, there doesn't seem to be any provision to screen Angelina Ballerina's Christmas special (The Show Must Go On), but if I get any details, you'll see them here first......

The Story Store turns up on Living. There was only 13 episodes originally, plus a Christmas Special (which Colin didn't write the score for). Details are thin on the ground, so I didn't know which episode will be show each day; it's just a question of pot-luck!

on Monday 15th December at 07.45
on Tuesday 16th December at 07.45
on Wednesday 17th December at 07.45
on Thursday 18th December at 07.45
on Friday 19th December at 07.45
on Saturday 20th December at 08.45
on Sunday 21st December at 08.45
on Monday 22nd December at 07.45
on Tuesday 23rd December at 07.45
on Wednesday 24th December at 07.45
on Thursday 25th December at 07.45
on Friday 26th December at 07.45
on Saturday 27th December at 08.45
on Sunday 28th December at 08.45
on Monday 29th December at 07.45
on Tuesday 30th December at 07.45
on Wednesday 31st December at 07.45
on Thursday 1st January 2004 at 07.45
on Friday 2nd January 2004 at 07.45

And finally, The Willows In Winter will be shown on ITV1 on Wednesday 24th December at 10.35

The credits and synopsis to The Tide Of Life have now been added to the Mini-series section; and the synopsis to The Willows In Winter and The Story Store have been added to the Animations section

Thanks to all of you who took the time to send in your questions to Colin. They have now been sent off, so hopefully we will have the replies in a week or two. More details will be posted here when I get them.......

Bye for now.......

22nd November 2003:

Great news CT fans! Hot off the press this week, and mentioned previously on the 'guestbook', Colin has kindly agreed to do another short(ish) 'interview' for this site. So if any of you have any burning questions you'd like to put to Mr Towns, now's the time! Please drop me a line (via the link on the Home Page) and I'll forward them on to him, but bear in mind all your questions / comments must be in to me on or before the 7th December. Thanks to those who have responded already, some good stuff coming in

15th November 2003:

Another slack week coming up! Of note there's:

More Essex Boys on Sky:

on Movies 6 on Monday 17th November at 22.20
on Movies 9 on Thursday 27th November at 22.00

And much more of Angelina Ballerina on Nick Junior:

on Sunday 16th November at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Monday 17th November at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Tuesday 18th November at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Wednesday 19th November at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Thursday 20th November at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Friday 21st November at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Saturday 22nd November at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Sunday 23rd November at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Monday 24th November at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Tuesday 25th November at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Wednesday 26th November at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00

A CD was released on 3rd November entitled Angelina Ballerina Presents Classic Ballet Favourites, and contains Colin's main theme plus a host of other well-known ballet tracks. Sounds like it's worth getting........

Sky Movies 3 will be showing Money Kings in the early hours of Tuesday 23rd December at 00.45

The credits to Angelina Ballerina has now been updated in the Animations section

And now for a few bits of info on what Colin's been up to lately:

Colin was in the studio a couple of weeks ago recording the music for Crimson River 2 - Angels Of The Apocalypse with an 80 piece orchestra, and is now in the process of mixing it. It's a French film by Luc Besson, with subtitles and is directed by Olivier Dahan and stars Jean Reno. It's due for release in France in mid-February, but as yet there's no release date set for the UK

Anyone gone to see the new Rod Stewart musical Tonight's The Night, at the Palace Theatre, London? Well, Colin has done the orchestrations for the show. Strange or what!?!?

And if you've been anywhere near the Theatr Clywd, Wales recently, you'll have noticed that Colin has written the music for the play The Crucible. I'm not sure if it's still running, but if you do go and see it, how about letting me know what the music is like?

Well, that's about it for now. See ya soon.........

23rd October 2003:

Fans of Catherine Cookson are in for a bit of a treat. UK Drama are set to show the full adaptations of two of her best known novels, namely The Tide Of Life and The Rag Nymph; originally shown on ITV1 in January 1996 and October 1997 respectively:

The Tide Of Life on Saturday 1st November at 21.00, repeated a little later in the early hours of Sunday 2nd November at 01.05
The Rag Nymph on Sunday 2nd November at 21.00, repeated a little later in the early hours of Monday 3rd November at 00.55

More Essex Boys on Sky!

on Movies Max 2 on Monday 27th October at 22.05
on Movies Max 4 on Thursday 6th November at 22.40
on Movies Max 2 on Thursday 13th November at midnight
on Movies Max 2 on Monday 17th November at 22.20
on Movies Max 4 on Thursday 27th November at 22.00

And more Between The Lines (first series) on UK Drama as follows:

episode 2: Out Of The Game on Thursday 23rd October at 22.30, repeated a little later in the early hours of Friday 24th October at 02.10
episode 2: Words Of Advice on Thursday 30th October at 22.50, repeated a little later in the early hours of Friday 31st October at 02.50

The film, Sex And Chocolate, starring Dawn French and Phil Daniels, first broadcast on BBC1 in October 1997, makes a welcome return to UK Gold in the early hours of Saturday 1st November at 01.20

Finally (and surprisingly!), there have been new episodes of Angelina Ballerina playing on the children's channel Nick Junior over the last week or two. The channel is running two different episodes in a 30 minute time slot, twice a day, every day until further notice. The only draw-back is that I'm not able to give you the episode titles (since they are not available to me), so it's pretty much pot-luck which episodes are shown each day

on Thursday 23rd October at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Friday 24th October at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Saturday 25th October at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Sunday 26th October at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Monday 27th October at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Tuesday 28th October at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Wednesday 29th October at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Thursday 30th October at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Friday 31st October at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Saturday 1st November at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Sunday 2nd November at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Monday 3rd November at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Tuesday 4th November at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00
on Wednesday 5th November at 10.30, repeated later the same day at 16.00

Apparently, the new episodes were first broadcast in the USA over 12 months ago, but I only know about the first 26 episodes and was not aware of any others. Because of this, I don't know how many titles are in this 'new' series. While I'm talking about Angelina Ballerina, a new DVD, called 'The Show Must Go On' was released here in the UK last week. Again, I understand this was originally broadcast in the USA last Christmas, so maybe it'll turn up on our screens this year. Fingers crossed, eh? Check out Angelina's site here

It also looks like there will be a CD of music released commercially in the next few weeks, mainly of classic ballet favourites, but I'm under the impression Colin's theme from the series will also be included. I'll keep you posted when I know what's happening, and when's it's going to be released

By for now.........

20th September 2003:

There's not much happening over the next couple of weeks on the Colin front, except more Essex Boys and Pie In The Sky.

Essex Boys turns up again on Sky as follows:

on Movies Max 2 on Sunday 21st September at 22.00
on Movies Max 1 on Monday 29th September at 23.15
on Movies Max 4 on Friday 3rd October at 22.30
on Movies Max 5 on Wednesday 8th October at 23.35
on Movies Max 3 on Saturday 11th October at 22.00
on Movies Max 4 on Thursday 16th October at 22.40
on Movies Max 1 on Wednesday 22nd October at midnight
on Movies Max 2 on Monday 27th October at 22.05

And, finally we are treated to the full 3rd series (6 episodes) of Pie In The Sky as follows:

episode 1: Money Talks on Monday 22nd September at 15.00, repeated later the same evening at 20.00
episode 2: Game Pie on Tuesday 23rd September at 15.00, repeated later the same evening at 20.00
episode 3: Irish Stew on Wednesday 24th September at 15.00, repeated later the same evening at 20.00
episode 4: Doggett's Coat And Badge on Thursday 25th September at 15.00, repeated later the same evening at 20.00
episode 5: This Other Eden on Friday 26th September at 15.00, repeated later the same evening at 20.00
episode 6: Coddled Eggs on Monday 29th September at 19.00

and the first 4 episodes of series 4:

episode 1: Devils On Horseback (part 1) on Tuesday 30th September at 19.00
episode 2: Devils On Horseback (part 2) on Wednesday 1st October at 19.00
episode 3: Chinese Whispers on Thursday 2nd October at 19.00
episode 4: New Leaf on Friday 3rd October at 19.00

'Til the next time..........

7th September 2003:

Keep your eyes peeled for Essex Boys:

on Movies Max 2 on Sunday 21st September at 22.00
on Movies Max 1 on Monday 29th September at 23.15
on Movies Max 4 on Friday 3rd October at 22.30
on Movies Max 5 on Wednesday 8th October at 23.35
on Movies Max 3 on Saturday 11th October at 22.00
on Movies Max 4 on Thursday 16th October at 22.40
on Movies Max 1 on Wednesday 22nd October at midnight
on Movies Max 2 on Monday 27th October at 22.05

The Dark Room, a powerful 2-part psychological thriller originally broadcast on BBC1 in April 1999, makes an appearance on BBC Prime as follows:

episode 1: on Sunday 7th September at 22.30
episode 2: on Monday 8th September at 20.00, repeated on Sunday 14th September at 22.30

Granada Plus are set to re-run the film March In Windy City, starring David Jason of Only Fools And Horses on Wednesday 17th September at 21.00

The Hallmark Channel will be broadcasting the full series (3 episodes) of Imogen's Face, starring Samantha Janus, as follows:

episode 1: on Tuesday 9th September at 21.00
episode 2: on Wednesday 10th September at 21.00
episode 3: on Thursday 11th September at 21.00

Plus will be showing An Unsuitable Job For A Woman - Sacrafice on Monday 15th September at 21.00. First shown on ITV1 in November 1997, it stars Helen Baxendale and Annette Crosbie

Tune into Plus for further culinary sleuthing with Henry Crabbe, as Pie In The Sky hits your screens again:

Ugly Customers on Sunday 7th September at 20.00

Then we get stuck into the full 10 episodes of the second series, first broadcast in 1995:

episode 1: Hard Cheese on Monday 8th September at 15.00, repeated later the same evening at 20.00
episode 2: Brown Bread on Tuesday 9th September at 15.00, repeated later the same evening at 20.00
episode 3: The Policeman's Daughter on Wednesday 10th September at 15.00, repeated later the same evening at 20.00
episode 4: The One That Got Away on Thursday 11th September at 15.00, repeated later the same evening at 20.00
episode 5: Dead Right on Friday 12th September at 15.00, repeated later the same evening at 20.00
episode 6: Black Pudding on Monday 15th September at 15.00, repeated later the same evening at 20.00
episode 7: Swan In His Pride on Tuesday 16th September at 15.00, repeated later the same evening at 20.00
episode 8: The Mild Bunch on Wednesday 17th September at 15.00, repeated later the same evening at 20.00
episode 9: The Mystery Of Pikey on Thursday 18th September at 15.00, repeated later the same evening at 20.00
episode 10: Lemon Twist on Friday 19th September at 15.00, repeated later the same evening at 20.00

And finally, BBC Prime will be showing the documentary The Search For Bluebird on Tuesday 16th September at midnight. It follows the man behind the salvage operation to recover Bluebird after it crashed in January 1967 carrying Donald Campbell, who was attempting to break the world water speed record

Bye.........

16th August 2003:

Catherine Cookson's The Dwelling Place, originally a 3-parter broadcast on ITV1 in 1995, turns up again on UK Drama. This time the programme has been edited into 2 episodes and can be seen back-to-back as follows:

episode 1: on Saturday 16th August at 22.05, repeated a little later in the early hours of Sunday 17th August at 02.00
episode 2: on Saturday 16th August at 23.30, repeated a little later in the early hours of Sunday 17th August at 03.25

More re-runs of Essex Boys, as follows:

on Movies Max 1 on Tuesday 19th August at 23.25
on Movies Max 5 on Saturday 23rd August at 22.05
on Movies Max 1 on Wednesday 27th August at 23.20
on Movies Max 3 on Sunday 31st August at 22.45
on Movies Max 3 in the early hours of Friday 5th September at 01.10
on Movies Max 2 on Sunday 21st September at 22.00
on Movies Max 1 on Monday 29th September at 23.15

Between The Lines continues on UK Drama too!

episode 7: Breaking Point on Sunday 17th August at 23.00, repeated a little later in the early hours of Monday 18th August at 03.05 July at 22.10
episode 8: The Only Good Copper at midnight on Sunday 17th August, repeated a little later in the early hours of Monday 18th August at 04.00
episode 9: Watching The Detectives on Tuesday 19th August at 21.00, repeated a little later in the early hours of Wednesday 20th August at 00.55; and again on Sunday 24th August at 23.00, repeated a little later in the early hours of Monday 25th August at 03.00
episode 10: Nothing To Declare on Tuesday 19th August at 22.05, repeated a little later in the early hours of Wednesday 20th August at 01.55; and again at midnight on Sunday 24th August, repeated a little later in the early hours of Monday 25th August at 04.00
episode 11: Nothing Personal on Tuesday 26th August at 21.00, repeated a little later in the early hours of Wednesday 27th August at 02.05
episode 12: Nobody's Fireproof on Tuesday 26th August at 22.05, repeated a little later in the early hours of Wednesday 27th August at 03.00
episode 13: The Chill Factor on Tuesday 26th August at 23.05, repeated a little later in the early hours of Wednesday 27th August at 04.00; and again in the early hours of Sunday 1st September at 00.35

Pie In The Sky bounces back to Plus as follows:

The Best Of Both Worlds on Monday 25th August at 20.00
The Truth Will Out on Tuesday 26th August at 15.00, repeated later that same evening at 20.00
An Innocent Man on Wednesday 27th August at 15.00, repeated later that same evening at 20.00
Once A Copper on Thursday 28th August at 15.00, repeated later that same evening at 20.00
A Shot In The Dark on Friday 29th August at 15.00, repeated later that same evening at 20.00
Squashed Tomatoes on Sunday 31st August at 20.00

And finally, the credits to Between The Lines have now been updated in the Mini-series section

See you soon............

12th July 2003:

Catherine Cookson's The Girl, first shown on ITV1 in early 1996, makes another appearance on Plus (formerly Granada Plus) as follows:

episode 1: in the early hours of Monday 14th July at 03.00
episode 2: in the early hours of Monday 21st July at 03.00

Presumably, episode 3 will be shown on Monday 28th July at 03.00, but as yet, I do not have the details.......

The Hallmark Channel will be broadcasting the full series (3 episodes) of Imogen's Face, starring Samantha Janus, as follows:

episodes 1 and 2: Saturday 19th July starting at 21.00
episode 3: Sunday 20th July at 21.00

This was originally shown on ITV1 in July 1998

BBC Prime continues to show the 6-parter Ivanhoe as follows:

on Tuesday 15th July at 22.30
on Tuesday 22nd July at 22.35

If that wasn't enough, BBC Prime will also be broadcasting the psychological 4-parter The Sculptress:

on Monday 14th July at 20.00
on Sunday 20th July at 21.55

Granada Plus will be screening an episode of Chiller (Number Six) in the early hours of Sunday 13th July at 02.00

Essex Boys can be seen as follows:

on Movies Max 5 on Tuesday 15th July at 22.00
on Movies Max 4 on Friday 1st August at 22.30
on Movies Max 2 on Thursday 7th August at 22.00
on Movies Max 1 on Tuesday 19th August at 23.25

Finally, Between The Lines makes a welcome return to UK Drama as follows:

episode 1: Private Enterprise on Tuesday 22nd July at 21.00, repeated a little later in the early hours of Wednesday 23rd July at 00.10; and again on Sunday 27th July at 22.10
episode 2: Out Of The Game on Tuesday 22nd July at 22.00, repeated a little later in the early hours of Wednesday 23rd July at 01.10; and again on Sunday 27th July at 23.10

As you may know, Colin scored the first series only, and only then it was just the incidental music. The main intro / outro theme music was written by Hal Lindes

Bye for now...........

28th June 2003:

Good news for Catherine Cookson fans! Starting tonight on UK Drama is the adaptation of her novel The Dwelling Place. Originally a 3-parter, the BBC have now edited it into a 2-parter! Details as follows:

episode 1: Saturday 28th June at 21.00, repeated again just after midnight the same evening at 00.40 (i.e. Sunday 29th June). Also on Thursday 3rd July at 22.15, repeated again in the early hours of Friday 4th July at 02.10
episode 2: Sunday 29th June at 21.00, repeated again in the early hours of Monday 30th June at 01.15. Also on Friday 4rd July at 23.00, repeated again in the early hours of Saturday 5th July at 03.35

As that one finishes, Granada Plus will start its screening of The Girl, as follows:

episode 1: in the early hours of Saturday 5th July at 03.00
episode 2: in the early hours of Tuesday 8th July at 03.00
episode 2: in the early hours of Wednesday 9th July at 03.00

From what I can gather, the last episode of the current series of Rockface will be shown on BBC1 on Sunday 29th June at 18.00. If there are more episodes to come, I'll keep you posted.......

BBC Prime (a channel only available to those outside of the UK) will be showing Ivanhoe as follows:

on Tuesday 1st July at 22.40
on Tuesday 8th July at 22.30

BBC Prime will also be responsible for broadcasting the psychological 4-parter The Sculptress, starting with episode 1 on Monday 7th July at 20.00

Granada Plus will be screening an episode of Chiller (Prophecy) in the early hours of Thursday 10th July at 03.00

More Essex Boys too:

on Movies Max 3 on Monday 30th June at 22.50
on Movies Max 5 on Tuesday 15th July at 22.05
on Movies Max 1 on Saturday 19th July at 22.00

Granada Plus will also be showing the feature film March In Windy City, starring David Jason of Only Fools And Horses fame:

on Sunday 6th July at 21.00, repeated in the early hours of Monday 7th July at 03.00

Finally, Colin's old cohort, Bernie Tormé is still very much alive, and will be releasing a new album and going on tour later in the year. Possibly some dates in the US too! For full details, check out his site here. In the meantime, he will be releasing a remastered version of Demolition Ball with some extra tracks. Those of you registered with his chatgroup can also download the exclusive track Dead In The Water, which failed to make the reissue CD due to time constraints. Check out the Bernie Tormé chatgroup here

Til the next time..........

26th May 2003:

First something new. Series two of Rockface, the Scottish mountain rescue service, begins on BBC TV next week. Episode 1 commences on BBC1 on Sunday 1st June at 17.45, with episode 2 on Sunday 8th June, again at 17.45. Details of further episodes here soon........

Granada Plus are set to show the last 2 episodes of series four of Pie In The Sky as follows:

Breaking Bread on Sunday 1st June at 12.00 noon, repeated later the same evening at 20.00
Gary's Cake on Sunday 8th June at 12.00 noon, repeated later the same evening at 20.00

Granada Plus will also be screening further episodes of Chiller as follows:

Here Comes The Mirror Man on Monday 26th May at midnight
The Man Who Didn't Believe In Ghosts on Monday 2nd June at midnight
Number Six on Monday 8th June at midnight

More Essex Boys too:

on Movies Max 4 on Tuesday 27th May at 22.50
on Movies Max 5 on Thursday 5th June at 22.30
on Movies Max 2 on Friday 13th June at 22.00
on Movies Max 3 on Monday 30th June at 22.50

Colin has recently been working on two animations. The first is Fungus The Bogeyman, based on the book by Raymond Briggs (of 'Snowman' fame); the second is Jack Frost, based on the book of the same name. Release / transmission dates are not yet known, although the latter is pencilled in for Christmas 2004. He's also been working on Man Dancin', a feature length film, starring Alex Ferns. Again, no other information is known at present

Nice to see Goodbye Mr Chips being nominated for an Ivor Novello award 2003. You may remember Colin supplied the score as well as appearing beiefly in it too. Good luck

Finally, Colin will be appearing in Sardinia on 3rd June. He was invited there by the Orchestra Jazz della Sardegna. And it looks too, that The Mask Orchestra will hit the road for several European dates later in the year. Check out Provocateur Records for further details

See you soon...........

28th April 2003:

Yep, it's me again. Back and raring to go. Apologies for my prolonged absence

Granada Plus are still running the classic Pie In The Sky series as follows:

This Other Eden on Sunday 4th May at 12.00 noon, repeated later the same evening at 20.00
Coddled Eggs on Sunday 11th May at 12.00 noon, repeated later the same evening at 20.00

Granada Plus will also be screening an episode of Chiller (Prophecy starring Nigel Havers) on Monday 12th May at midnight

Essex Boys also continues its run:

on Movies Max 3 on Wednesday 30th April at 00.10 in the morning
on Movies Max 4 on Saturday 3rd May at 22.50
on Movies Max 5 on Thursday 8th March at 22.05
on Movies Max 3 on Monday 12th May at 22.45
on Movies Max 2 on Sunday 18th May at 22.00

Episode 2 (of 4) of The Sculptress can be seen on UK Drama on Tuesday 29th April at 21.00, repeated a little later in the early hours of Wednesday 30th April at 01.15

And finally, UK Drama will be showing the comedy Sex And Chocolate, starring Dawn French and Phil Daniels, on Sunday 4th May at 02.55 in the morning. Get your VCRs ready

I've got a little news about some of Colin's latest work, but I'll give you that the next time

'Til then, see ya...........

22nd February 2003:

Granada Plus will show Pie In The Sky (Swan In His Pride) on Sunday 9th March at 20.00

UK Drama is set to show the final episode of Catherine Cookson's 3-parter The Wingless Bird on Monday 24th February at 21.00, repeated a little later in the early hours of Tuesday 25th February at 01.25

No sooner has one Catherine Cookson novel finished and another begins! Granada Plus is about to show the 3-parter The Girl, originally transmitted on ITV1 in early 1996. The first episode can be see on Saturday 8th March at 08.00. Details of the 2 remaining episodes will be here as a when I get 'em...........

The film Essex Boys will be shown on the following Sky Movie channels over the next few weeks:

on Movies Max 2 on Monday 24th February at 22.00
on Movies Max 5 on Friday 28th February at 23.45
on Movies Max 3 on Tuesday 4th March at 22.40
on Movies Max 2 on Monday 10th March at 23.15
on Movies Max 1 on Wednesday 19th March at 22.00
on Movies Max 4 on Thursday 27th March at 22.45

Our Friends In The North makes a welcome return to UK Drama. The first episode (of 9) hits our screens on Monday 3rd March at 21.00, repeated a little later in the early hours of Tuesday 4th March at 00.40. Subsequent episode details here soon.......

Finally, Granada Plus is about to broadcast two stories in the An Suitable Job For A Woman series. The first is Sacrafice and will be shown on Wednesday 26th February at 21.00; the second is A Last Embrace and is set to go to air on Wednesday 5th March at 21.00

Bye for now..........

7th February 2003:

Pie In The Sky continues on Granada Plus:

episode 5 : Dead Right - on Saturday 8th February at 14.00, repeated a little later the same evening at 19.00
episode 6 : Black Pudding - on Saturday 15th February at 14.00, repeated a little later the same evening at 19.00

Details of other episodes will be here soon.........

UK Drama is all set to show Catherine Cookson's 3-parter The Wingless Bird:

episode 1 : on Monday 10th February at 21.00, repeated a little later in the early hours of Tuesday 11th February at 01.10
episode 2 : on Monday 17th February at 21.00, repeated a little later in the early hours of Tuesday 18th February at 01.30

Details of episode 3 will be here next time

The film Essex Boys will be shown on the following Sky Movie channels over the next few weeks:

on Movies Max 1 on Friday 7th February at 22.00
on Movies Max 5 on Wednesday 12th February at 22.05
on Movies Max 4 on Saturday 15th February at 22.50
on Movies Max 3 on Thursday 20th February at 22.35
on Movies Max 2 on Monday 24th February at 22.00
on Movies Max 5 on Friday 28th February at 23.45
on Movies Max 3 on Tuesday 4th March at 22.40
on Movies Max 2 on Monday 10th March at 23.15
on Movies Max 1 on Wednesday 19th March at 22.00
on Movies Max 4 on Thursday 27th March at 22.45

Finally, I hope the new temporary 'front page' didn't confuse you too much. Provocateur Records have kindly allowed visitors to this site a chance to buy The Catherine Cookson Collection CD at a preferrential rate. Anyone else will still have to pay the full price! You can find all the details on how to get hold of it on the intro page. The CD itself is pretty hard to acquire elsewhere and would make a great addition to your CT collection. The offer is only open to us for a short time and apparently there are only a few copies of the CD left. I have been advised that once this title has sold out completely Provocateur will not be re-printing any more. You have been warned!

TTFN........

19th January 2003:

The Hallmark Channel will be re-running the thriller Into The Blue on Saturday 25th January at 21.00, repeated a little later in the early hours of Sunday 26th January at 04.00

Sky Movies Premier 4 is set to show Money Kings (aka Vig) in the early hours of Friday 31st January at 02.05

The The Crow Road continues on UK Drama. The final two parts as follows:

episode 3 : Fergus - on Saturday 25th January at 22.00, repeated a little later in the early hours of Sunday 26th January at 02.05
episode 4 : Rory - on Saturday 1st February at 22.50, repeated a little later in the early hours of Sunday 2nd February at 02.55

Chiller draws to an end on Granada Plus with the last two stories:

The Man Who Didn't Believe In Ghosts - on Monday 20th January at midnight
Number Six - on Monday 27th January at midnight

Yep, more Pie In The Sky too! Granada Plus are set to transmit Henry Crabbe and company as follows:

episode 3 : The Policeman's Daughter - on Saturday 25th January at 14.00, repeated a little later the same evening at 19.00
episode 4 : The One That Got Away - on Saturday 1st February at 14.00, repeated a little later the same evening at 19.00

Again, details of other episodes will be here soon.........

The film Essex Boys will be shown on the following Sky Movie channels over the next couple of weeks:

on Movies Max 1 on Thursday 30th January at 22.00
on Movies Max 1 on Friday 7th February at 22.00
on Movies Max 5 on Wednesday 12th February at 22.05
on Movies Max 4 on Saturday 15th February at 22.50

BBC Prime will be showing the tense thriller Don't Leave Me This Way on Monday 27th January at 20.00, and again on Sunday 2nd February at 21.50. It stars Janet McTeer, Bill Nighy and John Fortune and was first broadcast on the BBC back in 1993

Finally, Colin is currently working on series 2 of Rockface, as well as more Angelina Ballerina

I've now added the credits to Sons And Lovers to the Mini-Series section of the site, and Don't Leave Me This Way to the Films section

See you soon........

5th January 2003:

UK Gold will be transmitting the drama Sex And Chocolate on Saturday 11th January at 22.40. Starring Dawn French and Phil Daniels, this film was first shown on BBC1 in October 1997

I've just found out (a bit too late really) that Colin has written the music to two stage plays. The productions in question are Romeo And Juliet and Four Seasons (directed by Terry Hands), both of which have recently been running at the Theatr Clwyd, in North Wales (October 2002 and November 2002 respectively). This is a long established partnership between Colin and Terry Hands / Theatr Clwyd, and may well produce further works in the near future. Keep your eyes peeled

I've now added the credits to both Into The Blue and Goodbye Mr Chips to the Films section of the site. I've also updated the Animations, Theatre and Projects - Year by Year sections of the site

Bye for now........

4th January 2003:

Happy New Year!

The Hallmark Channel are set to show the made-for-TV thriller Into The Blue on Sunday 5th January at 21.00. Starring John Thaw, this film was first shown on ITV1 in October 1997

The Hallmark Channel is also shortly to broadcast a re-run of the Cadfael mysteries:

The Holy Thief - on Sunday 12th January at 19.00, immediately followed by
The Potter's Field - on Sunday 12th January at 20.45

Details of further episodes soon.........

And talking of sleuthing, Granada Plus are also continuing to show the exploits of Henry Crabbe. This time, series two of Pie In The Sky gets an airing, as follows:

episode 1 : Hard Cheese - on Saturday 11th January at 14.00, repeated a little later that same evening at 19.00
episode 2 : Brown Bread - on Saturday 18th January at 14.00, repeated a little later that same evening at 19.00

Again, details of other episodes will be given here once I get 'em.........

Granada Plus will also be re-running Chiller, first shown on ITV1 in the spring of 1995:

Toby - on Monday 6th January at midnight
Here Comes The Mirror Man - on Monday 13th January at midnight

The 4-parter The Crow Road turns up again on UK Drama, this time as follows:

episode 1 : Prentice - on Saturday 11th January at 22.00, repeated a little later in the early hours of Sunday morning at 01.45
episode 2 : Kenneth - on Saturday 18th January at 22.00, repeated a little later in the early hours of Sunday morning at 02.05

Further details blah, blah, blah............

Aside from all the repeats, keep your eyes peeled for a new 2-part dramatisation of Sons And Lovers, adapted from the classic novel by D H Lawrence. Starring Sarah Lancashire, part 1 will be shown on ITV1 on Sunday 12th January at 21.00, while part 2 will be broadcast the following evening (Monday 13th January), again at 21.00

Here's looking at another year of Colin's fine work. See ya soon........

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