Distinct Nostalgia

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 first programme in the fourth series of the show. Here contestant Bruce (calling from Redcar) answers questions on Lon...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Jason Hughes played Welsh Warren in the 90s cult drama This Life. The series was based around 20 something lawyers living in South London.  Warren also happened to be gay. Gay characters as complex as Warren had never really existed on tv while Welsh voices in mainstream UK telly were r...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Charlie G Hawkins grew up in EastEnders. He joined the show when he was just 12 years old and stayed in Albert Square as Darren Miller until he was 20. His character was a cheeky chappie and often provided light relief. Charlie tells MIM’s Ashley Byrne about the experience of joining an...

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 3 final. Andy Hoyle is your host as Bertie from Shrewsbury  battles it out with Glenda from the North East. In Roun...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message It's become a cult classic of the 1990s. A generation of 20-somethings felt a connection with This Life, the late night BBC2 drama about a group of young lawyers living together in South London. It was ground breaking as it tackled everything from drinking to drug taking, sex and s...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Madge Hindle played Renee Bradshaw in Coronation Street for four years in the late 1970s. The character was brought in by producer Bill Podmore to create an atmosphere of gossip in the local corner shop. She proved very popular and later married Street stalwart Alf Roberts (played by Br...

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 third series of the show. Here contestant Dan (calling from Slaithwaite in West Yorkshire) ans...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message She's done it all, she's seen it all. She's worked with just about everyone. And now she's recalling it all (well not all but quite a bit) for Distinct Nostalgia. From the Carry On's to Benidorm via Coronation Street, Crossroads and Emmerdale, she's been a...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Crossroads was one of TV's most successful soaps. It lasted for 24 years in its first run on ITV. A product of Lew Grade's ATV, it was set in a motel on the outskirts of Birmingham. The characters became instantly popular including Noel Gordon as Meg Mortimer and Jane Rossingt...

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 third series of the show. Here contestant Gladys from Blackpool answers questions on US show &a...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Christopher Strauli was something of a sitcom heartthrob when he starred as the young, rather naive, Norman Binns in Yorkshire Television's hit Only When I Laugh from 1979 to 1983. The show based around three men in hospital also starred James Bolam, Peter Bowles, Derrick Branche a...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Nick Cochrane played Andy McDonald In Coronation Street throughout the 1990s and was a popular star of the Street as Steve McDonald's rather more sensible twin brother. Here MIM's Ashley Byrne has a frank and candid chat to Nick about being thrust into fame at a young age, bei...

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 second programme in the third series of the show. Here contestant Glenda from the North East answers questions on &apo...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message As Alan Bennett's Talking Heads are revived for TV, we've a special treat for fans of Alan's hit 'The History Boys'. We've assembled three of the now famous original cast of the iconic stage play and movie for a great History Boys Reunion. The show helped l...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Thelma Barlow played Mavis in Coronation Street for 26 years. Her on screen partnerships with Rita Fairclough and Derek Wilton were legendary. In the second of a series of specials marking 60 years of Corrie, MIM’s Ashley Byrne spends a lovely hour in the company of Street Royalty. The...

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 first programme in the third series of the show. Here contestant Bertie from Shrewsbury answers questions about UK cri...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message It's 40 years since the anarchic popular children's sitcom Metal Mickey burst onto British TV screens. It was directed by Mickey Dolenz from The Monkees with the robot itself created and voiced by musician Johnny Edward. The writer was Colin Bostock-Smith and it was filmed at...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message It's back to the 1990s for Distinct Nostalgia soap fans as MIM's Ashley Byrne re-unites two of EastEnders most popular characters from the decade. Mark Homer who played Tony joins Andrew Lynford who was Simon to discuss joining and leaving the square, being part of TV's f...

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 2 final. Andy Hoyle is your host as Mike from Sheffield in South Yorkshire battles it out with Simon from Lancaster...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Generations of schoolchildren remember watching it. 20 minutes of historical drama brought to ITV by Yorkshire Television. How We Used To Live is a legendary show which graced our screens for over 30 years. Freda Kelsall was the main writer and helped to create the series back in 1968....

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message John Finch became a prolific TV writer, creating series like 'A Family At War' He started his career on the world's longest running drama serial Coronation Street. He was one of the show's first freelance writers and stayed with the programme for 8 years. He penned s...

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 second series of the show. Here contestant Lois from Sheffield answers questions about US come...

Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Craig Kelly played the down to earth sensible one in 'Queer as Folk' - Channel 4's ground breaking drama about gay men frequenting Manchester's popular Canal Street. It's 21 years since the series first burst onto our screens with its stories around characters S...

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 this year since Hollyoaks began on Channel 4. And to mark its 25 years we're making a series of programmes remembering the very early years with some of the original line up. Here MIM's Ashley Byrne chats to Lisa Williamson who played Dawn Cunn...

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 second series of the show. Here contestant Simon from Lancaster answers questions about The Ave...