Distinct Nostalgia

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Former EastEnders actor Andrew Lynford (who played Simon In the Late 90s) delivers a special tribute to Barbara who has sadly passed away at the age of 83 after a battle with dementia.  Support the show

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message She played Hayley Cropper for 16 years and being in Corrie changed her life in lots of different ways. Here, on Corrie's special day, Julie Hesmondhalgh reflects on what Coronation Street means to her - from watching it as a little girl in the 70s, landing a role in the world'...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Tina Hobley played the new barmaid in the Rovers in 1996 - taken on by Jack behind Vera's back! The Duckworths were looking to put their stamp on the pub and Samantha was part of the new look. Here nearly 25 years on Tina reminisces with Ashley about those heady days when she found...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message She became the character fans of Ken and Deirdre loved to hate. Wendy 'flamin' Crozier came into Ken's life in the late 80s when he was editing the Weatherfield Recorder. Roberta Kerr brought her to life and has been telling Ashley about how the character was created and...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Over four programmes, different superfans are put to the test on their knowledge  of their chosen specialist subject. In this first round, fourth contestant Stevie from London is representing the Coronation Street Blog. Stevie has chosen Bet Lynch as his specialist subject. How well wil...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Over four programmes, different superfans are put to the test on their knowledge  of their chosen specialist subject. In this first round, third contestant Michael from Southampton is representing Conversation Street. Michael has chosen Pat Phelan as his specialist subject. How well wil...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Over four programmes, different superfans are put to the test on their knowledge  of their chosen specialist subject. In this first round, second contestant David from Glasgow is representing Corriepedia.  David has chosen Ken Barlow as his specialist subject. How well will he do? 30 qu...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Over the next four programmes, different superfans will be put to the test on their knowledge  of their chosen specialist subject. In this first round, it's Craig from Glasgow, representing Corrie Cast Cards. Craig has chosen David Platt as his specialist subject. How well will he...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Happy Birthday Coronation Street! As huge fans of the world's longest running drama serial we're pushing the boat out with even more Street nostalgia than usual at Distinct this December, starting with a plethora of great interviews, reunions, archive and anecdotes in Corrie&a...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message We continue celebrating 21 years since the brilliant and ground breaking East is East burst into our cinemas. The classic BAFTA Award Winning Brit Flick was an hilarious movie with serious undertones - tackling both racism and domestic violence. Here Chris Bisson who now stars as Jai in...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message We're continuing celebrating 21 years since the brilliant and ground breaking East is East burst into our cinemas. The classic BAFTA Award Winning Brit Flick was an hilarious movie with serious undertones - tackling both racism and domestic violence. Here Lesley Nicol talks about p...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message We're celebrating 21 years since the brilliant and ground breaking East is East burst into our cinemas. The classic BAFTA Award Winning Brit Flick was an hilarious movie with serious undertones - tackling both racism and domestic violence. Here the film's female lead Linda Bas...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message He back flipped his way into Weatherfield at the height of the disco days in December 1978. And he - and Coronation Street, would never be the same again. Chris Quinten was just 21 and here he was suddenly catapulted into the world's longest running drama serial - and Britain'...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Tupele Dorgu played Kelly Crabtree, one of the factory girls in the mid 2000s. She was a fun Corrie character from start to finish and had her fair share of scrapes in the show - most of them with hilarious consequences!  She was loud both in voice and clothes and could always be assure...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Butterflies was one of the surprise success stories of 1978 for BBC2. Tucked away on the minority channel, it wasn't really expected to do so well but within days of its first airing, it was recording great figures and rave reviews in the press. It helped to make household names of...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Martin Hancock became one of the Street's most iconic characters of the 1990s. He played Spider, the eco-warrior nephew of Corrie stalwart Emily (played by Eileen Derbyshire). Here he reveals what it's really like to work with one of the show's most private stars - Eileen...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Frederick Pyne was there right at the beginning on October 13th 1972  when Yorkshire Television gave birth to a brand new daytime serial called Emmerdale Farm. He would play Matt Skilbeck for 17 years and his onscreen marriage to Dolly (Jean Rogers) would become one of the most celebrat...

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 since Hollyoaks began on Channel 4. And to mark its 25 years we're meeting some of the show's original stars.  We've heard from Yasmin Bannerman who played Maddie Parker - and here we're re-releasing our interview with the lovely Lisa...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Yasmin Bannerman was one of the original cast of Hollyoaks when Phil Redmond's creation began in October 1995. Maddie Parker was only in the show occasionally at first but she quickly became one of the main characters. It was a heady and exciting time for all the young actors who w...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message He was one of the most popular presenters of iconic kids magazine show Blue Peter. Tim Vincent became a household name in the 90s. Over the years he's impressed as a versatile host of shows as diverse as  The Clothes Show, Who Wants to be a Millionaire in the States and Miss World....

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message She was Max Branning's long suffering wife. She loved him, he loved her but he just couldn't help himself cheating. Jo Joyner joined EastEnders in 2006  - and the chemistry between Jo and Jake as Max and Tanya was instantly electric. They quickly became one of the most popular...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message He’s starred in several great British sitcoms but playing Spike in Hi-De-Hi is his most famous part. Here Ashley Byrne talks about the birth of one of our best loved sitcoms with Jeffrey Holland. Jeffrey also chats about his connections to Are You Being Served, Dads Army and of course Y...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message After a hiatus due to our main host Ashley Byrne going down with Covid-19, we're pleased to announce he's on the way to recovering and Distinct Nostalgia will be back in action from next week. Here's a teaser of just some of the film, soap, comedy and other tv nostalgia i...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Today we’re marking the 35th anniversary of the death of Hollywood legend Rock Hudson with an award winning drama about how the superstar was manufactured by notorious agent Henry Willson. Bette Bourne plays Willson with Michael Xavier as Rock. It’s not all drama though, Tim Fountain’s...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Peter Dean played Ian's dad and Kathy's husband Pete Beale for 8 years. He was one of the original EastEnders cast until his character was killed off in the early 1990s. Here he has a fascinating chat with Ashley about some of the original roots of EastEnders. He's has fo...