Distinct Nostalgia

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Sylvia sheds light on the little explored divide in the family at the heart of the suffragette movement in Britain in the early part of the 20th Century. It charts Sylvia Pankhurst’s split with her own family over the issue of class involvement in the struggle for women to get the vote...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message All Creatures Great and Small is currently enjoying something of a revival on Channel 5 but what was it like to work on the original iconic series? Carol Drinkwater played Helen, James Herriot's wife alongside Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy and Peter Davidson. The show became a...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Jean Rogers became a regular in Emmerdale Farm exactly 40 years ago this year as the second person to play Dolly, the wife of Matt Skilbeck played by Emmerdale original actor Frederick Pyne. The audience took to Jean's portrayal of Dolly very quickly and she soon became a household...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message WARNING: AS WE FORGIVE THEM CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE AND ADULT THEMES America, November 2008: the new President is elected amidst an ‘audacity of hope’. For newly elected Democrat Congressman, John Daniels, this should be a time of celebration. Instead he must decide the fate of his dau...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message He's one of Britain's big success stories. From This Life to Hollywood, Jack Davenport has had a fabulous acting career. Here he gives an exclusive and very candid interview to Ashley for Distinct Nostalgia. Known for Pirates of the Caribbean films to sitcom Coupling, Jack res...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Chloe Newsome played Vicky in Coronation Street. She was Alec Gilroy's grandaughter who eventually went out with Steve McDonald. Chloe first landed the part as a teenager, working immediately with some larger than life characters both on and off screen. 25 years after first leaving...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Juliet Bravo burst onto our screens on a Saturday night exactly 40 years ago. It was an almost instant success with its tales of policing in the northern fictional town of Hartley. Late last year we brought together Inspectors Darbley and Longton (aka Stephanie Turner and Anna Carteret)...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message It was one of the most successful British films of the 1990s. Brassed Off - with its real life tale of the struggles of a colliery brass band during the UK pit closure crisis, became popular all around the world. It helped to introduce the classical piece Concierto De Aranjuez to new au...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Irene Marot played the feisty and rather moral and religious DD Dixon in Brookside from 1990. Infact it's exactly 30 years in October since the Dixons first arrived in the Close, much to the annoyance of their posh next door neighbours The Farnham's. Irene joins Ashley and our...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message For the past few weeks we've been running a special series - Kelly's Heroes with Queer as Folk star Craig Kelly. In each programme, Craig catches up with one of his famous friends to reminisce about old times and check in on how they're coping with life during these stran...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message If you've watched TV or listened to the radio over the past 50 years, you're sure to have seen or heard Jonathan Kydd. He was a presenter on ATV hit children's show Pipkins in the 1970s, he was the voice of Paddington Bear for a time, played characters in Noddy in Toyland...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Doreen Mantle played Mrs Warboys in David Renwick's masterpiece comedy 'One Foot in the Grave' for more than a decade. A constant annoyance to Victor Meldrew (played by Richard Wilson), Mrs Warboys soon became an iconic, much loved and now much missed sitcom character. He...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Tom Watt was there right at the start - one of the original EastEnders' actors when the drama serial began 35 years ago! He played the likeable but hapless Lofty. Tom stayed for 3 years but the character he helped to create remains one of the most iconic in the show's history....

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message For the next few weeks we're running a special series - Kelly's Heroes with Queer as Folk star Craig Kelly. In each programme, Craig catches up with one of his famous friends to reminisce about old times and check in on how they're coping with life during these strange ti...

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 4 final. Andy Hoyle is your host as Aiden from Leeds battles it out with Bruce from Redcar. In Round 1, Bruce answer...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message It was 1987 and Merchant Ivory (with help from Channel 4) embarked on an adaptation of EM Forster's novel Maurice - a story of forbidden gay love in Edwardian England. It had an all star supporting cast including Simon Callow, Denholm Elliot, Billie Whitelaw, Barry Foster and Ben K...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message He was in Coronation Street from the very beginning. Phillip Lowrie was Dennis Tanner, Elsie's unruly and wayward son. He started as he meant to go on as his mum accused him of stealing money from her purse in the very first LIVE episode. Phillip - a bit of a heart-throb at the tim...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message For the next few weeks we're running a special series - Kelly's Heroes with Queer as Folk star Craig Kelly. In each programme, Craig catches up with one of his famous friends to reminisce about old times and check in on how they're coping with life during these strange ti...

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 fourth programme in the fourth series of the show. Here contestant Seb (calling from Todmorden in West Yorkshire) answ...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Desmond's ran from 1989 through to 1994. There were six series and 71 episodes making it Channel 4's longest ever running sitcom. Set around a black family who ran a barber's in Peckham, it starred the late, great Norman Beaton and Carmen Munroe in the lead roles. Desmond...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Hevva burst into EastEnders in the 2000s and became one half of an amazing female double act on the show. Heather and her friend Shirley would get into some hilarious scrapes during her time in Albert Square. They were as different as chalk and cheese (and Hevva loved Cheese) but someti...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message For the next four weeks we're running a special series - Kelly's Heroes with Queer as Folk star Craig Kelly. In each programme, Craig catches up with one of his famous friends to reminisce about old times and check in on how they're coping with life during these strange t...

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 fourth series of the show. Here contestant Jane (calling from Ashton Under-Lyne in Greater Manc...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message We're celebrating a British film classic from the 1980s - the ground-breaking My Beautiful Laundrette which tackled racism, sexuality and a variety of social, economic and political issues facing Britain at the time. Multi Oscar winning actor Daniel Day Lewis and Gordon Warnecke we...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message It's 30 years ago this year since the Farnhams first arrived on Brookside Close. They were the posh family on the close and were soon ruffling a few feathers among the neighbours. Here Steven Pinder who played the rather suave but hapless Max is reunited with Gabrielle Glaister who...