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May 11, 2020 at 6:19 am #1203475679
FOX FALL 2020 SCHEDULE
8-9: L.A.'s Finest (new)
9-10: NEXT
8-9: Cosmos: Possible Worlds (new)
9-10: FILTHY RICH (new)
8-9: The Masked Singer
9-10: Masterchef Junior
7:30-8 Fox NFL Thursday
8-8:19: GMC Kickoff Show
8:20: Thursday Night Football
8-10: WWE Friday Night Smackdown
7-10:30 PM — FOX Sports Saturday
7-7:30: NFL On Fox
7:30-8: The OT / Fox Encores
8-8:30: The Simpsons
8:30-9: Bless The Harts
9-9:30: Bob's Burgers
9:30-10: Family Guy
NEXT is a propulsive, fact-based thriller about the emergence of a deadly, rogue artificial intelligence that combines pulse-pounding action with a layered examination of how technology is invading our lives. The event series stars John Slattery as a Silicon Valley pioneer, who discovers that one of his own creations – a powerful A.I. – might spell global catastrophe. He teams up with a cybercrime agent (Fernanda Andrade) to fight a villain unlike anything we've ever seen – one whose greatest weapon against us is ourselves. The series also stars Michael Mosley, Jason Butler Harner, Eve Harlow, Aaron Moten, Gerardo Celasco, Elizabeth Cappuccino and Evan Whitten
FILTHY RICH is a southern Gothic family soap in which wealth, power and religion collide – with outrageously soapy results. When the patriarch (Gerald McRaney) of a mega-rich Southern family, famed for creating a wildly successful Christian television network, dies in a plane crash, his wife (Kim Cattrall) and family are stunned to learn that he fathered three illegitimate children, all of whom are written into his will, threatening their family name and fortune. With monumental twists and turns, FILTHY RICH presents a world in which everyone has an ulterior motive – and no one is going down without a fight. From writer/director Tate Taylor, the series also stars Melia Kreiling, Aubrey Dollar, Corey Cott, Benjamin Levy Aguilar, Mark L. Young, Olivia Macklin, Steve Harris and Aaron Lazar. Cattrall also serves as a producer on the series.
L.A.'s FINEST (AT&T Network import)
From the universe of the Jerry Bruckheimer "Bad Boys" franchise, the one-hour series L.A.'S FINEST follows Syd Burnett (Gabrielle Union), last seen in Miami taking down a drug cartel, who has seemingly left her complicated past behind to become an LAPD detective. Paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna (Jessica Alba), a working mom with an equally complex history, Syd is forced to confront how her unapologetic lifestyle may be masking a greater personal secret. Taking on the most dangerous criminals in Los Angeles while skirting the rules, and speed limits, Syd and Nancy become a force to be reckoned with on the streets, and in each other's lives.
COSMOS; POSSIBLE WORLDS
Returning for its third installment, the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning COSMOS will once again be executive-produced, written and directed by Ann Druyan (NASA's Voyager Record, "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage," "Contact"); executive-produced by Seth MacFarlane, Brannon Braga and Jason Clark; and hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson, the famed pop-culture icon and astrophysicist. Continuing the legacy of its predecessors, COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS will translate the revelations of science into a lavishly transporting experience, taking audiences on a series of spiritual voyages of exploration. Created and produced in partnership with the National Geographic Channel, which aired the series this spring, the new season will reveal previously uncharted realms, including lost worlds and worlds to come, and those that we may one day inhabit in a thrilling future we can still have.
May 11, 2020 at 8:35 pm #1203477260
THe CW jumps the gun and releases their new show lineup (but no timeslots) this afternoon. They were scheduled to announce their slate Wednesday:
Four shows; 2 comedies, 2 dramas (Canadian and UK imports).
SWAMP THING (which lasted one season on DC Universe)
The show follows Dr. Abby Arcane (Crystal Reed) as she investigates what seems to be a deadly swamp-born virus in a small town in Louisiana but when a mysterious creature emerges from the murky marsh, she finds herself facing the nightmares of a supernatural world where no one is safe. The series also stars Virginia Madsen, Andy Bean, Henderson Wade, Derek Mears, Maria Sten, Jeryl Prescott with Jennifer Beals and Will Patton.
CORONER (CBC import)
Coroner is a character driven one-hour drama about Dr. Jenny Cooper (Serinda Swan), a recently widowed, newly appointed coroner who investigates any suspicious, unnatural or sudden deaths in Toronto. Each death brings Jenny into a new arena in the city and sparks buzzworthy themes. Jenny taps into her intuition, as much as her intellect and heart, as she solves cases along with the help of Homicide Detective Donovan "Mac" McAvoy (Roger Cross), a man who isn't afraid of challenging the status quo; pathologist Dr. Dwayne Allen (Lovell Adams-Gray), his assistant River Baitz and Alison Trent (Tamara Podemski), Jenny's assistant who keeps it real. And while Jenny solves mysterious deaths, she also deals with clinical anxiety, a teenage son, Ross (Ehren Kassam), who is still grieving the death of his father, and the prospect of starting a new relationship with the enigmatic Liam (Éric Bruneau).
TELL ME A STORY (cancelled by CBS All Access already)
This series takes the world's most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller. Set in modern-day New York, the first season of this serialized drama interweaves "The Three Little Pigs," "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Hansel and Gretel" into an epic and subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge and murder.
The cast of the first season of TELL ME A STORY includes James Wolk, Billy Magnussen, Dania Ramirez, Danielle Campbell, Dorian Missick, Michael Raymond-James, Davi Santos, Sam Jaeger, Zabryna Guevara with Paul Wesley and Kim Cattrall.
Exploring an entirely new set of characters, season 2 of TELL ME A STORY features the stories of three legendary princesses – "Beauty and the Beast," "Sleeping Beauty" and "Cinderella" – like you've never seen them before. Season two stars Wesley as Tucker Reed, Campbell in a recurring role as Olivia Moon, Carrie-Anne Moss as Rebecca Pruitt, Odette Annable as Maddie Pruitt, Eka Darville as Beau Morris, Matt Lauria as Jackson Pruitt, Natalie Alyn Lind as Ashley Rose Pruitt and Ashley Madekwe as Simone Garland. Garcelle Beauvais as Veronica Garland, Caleb Castille as Ron and Christopher Meyer as Derek round out the cast with recurring roles.
DEAD PIXELS (canceled by UK channel E4)
Created by Jon Brown ("Succession," "Veep"), DEAD PIXELS follows Meg (Alexa Davies), Nicky (Will Merrick) and Usman (Sargon Yelda) who are obsessed with the online fantasy game "Kingdom Scrolls." Meg would happily cut a date short to go home and defend Castle Blackfinger. Nicky thinks the miscasting of Vince Vaughn as Tanadaal in the "Kingdom Scrolls" movie is an international outrage. And Usman has made a plywood lid for his child's playpen, so he can play the game in peace. Oh, and Nicky definitely isn't into Meg. That would be a cliché. DEAD PIXELS is split equally between the characters' tragicomic real lives and their computer-animated misadventures in "Kingdom Scrolls."
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Nothing from CBS or NBC, but CBS' Tommy, Carol's Second Act, Broke, plus Man With a Plan get whacked. It's SOMETHING, right?
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Not that I watch it but I am baffled by Man with a Plan's axing in this climate. It had good enough numbers to be renewed even without a pandemic going on. Le Blanc must be really damn expensive.
May 14, 2020 at 12:00 pm #1203481475
The CW announced its fall schedule won't be happening until January 2021.
Here is the interim schedule from September until January:
8-9: Whose Line Is It Anyway?
9-10: Penn & Teller: Fool Us
8-9: Swamp Thing
9-10: Tell Me A Story
8-8:30: Two Sentence Horror Stories
8:30-9: Dead Pixels
9-10: Coroner
8-9: Supernatural: The Final Episodes
9-10: The Outpost
8-9: World's Funniest Animals
9-10: PENN & TELLER: FOOL US (encores)
8-9 MASTERS OF ILLUSION
9-10 PANDORA
Then, in January, here is their 'fall' schedule:
8-9: All American
9-10: Black Lightning
8-9: The Flash
9-10: SUPERMAN & LOIS (new)
8-9: Riverdale
9-10: Nancy Drew
8-9: WALKER (new)
9-10: Legacies
8-9: Penn & Teller: Fool Us
9-10: Whose Line Is It Anyway?
8-9: Batwoman
9-10: Charmed (New Night)
Shows returning in midseason (spring 2021): Supergirl (due to star Melissa Benoist's pregnancy), Dynasty, Roswell, In the Dark, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, as well as new series Kung Fu and The Republic of Sarah.
FALL 2020 NEW SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES: This is the critically acclaimed, psychological horror series, inspired by the viral fan fiction, the anthology series features diverse characters and a different sub-genre of horror in each episode, tapping into universal primal fears while tackling provocative social issues that exist within our modern society.
MASTERS OF ILLUSION: Hosted by actor Dean Cain, this show features amazing magic performed by cutting-edge illusionists, escape artists and performers in each episode displaying skills ranging from perplexing interactive mind magic to hilarious comedy routines. Live audience members and viewers at home will be baffled by the astounding skills of these modern illusionists.
PANDORA: Set in the year 2199, PANDORA is the exciting sci-fi action/adventure story of a beautiful and resourceful young woman who has lost everything and finds a new life and friendships only to discover that she may lose everything again as she confronts the nature of her own identity. Is she humanity's savior or the instrument of our Armageddon?
2021 NEW SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
SUPERMAN & LOIS — After years of facing megalomaniacal supervillains, monsters wreaking havoc on Metropolis, and alien invaders intent on wiping out the human race, the world's most famous superhero, The Man of Steel aka Clark Kent (Tyler Hoechlin) and comic books' most famous journalist, Lois Lane (Elizabeth Tulloch), come face to face with one of their greatest challenges ever – dealing with all the stress, pressures and complexities that come with being working parents in today's society. Complicating the already daunting job of raising two boys, Clark and Lois must also concern themselves with whether or not their sons Jonathan (Jordan Elsass) and Jordan (Alexander Garfin) could inherit their father's Kryptonian superpowers as they grow older. Returning to Smallville to handle some Kent family business, Clark and Lois are reacquainted with Lana Lang (Emmanuelle Chriqui), a local loan officer who also happens to be Clark's first love, and her Fire Chief husband Kyle Cushing (Erik Valdez). The adults aren't the only ones rediscovering old friendships in Smallville as the Kent sons are reacquainted with Lana and Kyle's rebellious daughter, Sarah (Inde Navarrette). Of course, there's never a dull moment in the life of a superhero, especially with Lois' father, General Samuel Lane (Dylan Walsh) looking for Superman to vanquish a villain or save the day at a moment's notice. Meanwhile, Superman and Lois' return to idyllic Smallville is set to be upended when a mysterious stranger (Wolé Parks) enters their lives.
WALKER — This is a reimagining of the long-running series "Walker, Texas Ranger," stars Jared Padalecki (Supernatural) as Cordell Walker, a widower and father of two with his own moral code, who returns home to Austin after being undercover for two years, only to discover there's harder work to be done at home. He'll attempt to reconnect with his creative and thoughtful son (Kale Culley) and his headstrong, somewhat rebellious teenage daughter (Violet Brinson) and navigate clashes with his family – an ADA brother (Keegan Allen) who stepped in during Walker's absence, his perceptive mother (Molly Hagen") and his traditional rancher father (Mitch Pileggi). Walker's former colleague is now his Ranger Captain, (Coby Bell). Walker finds unexpected common ground with his new partner (one of the first women in Texas Rangers' history) played by Lindsey Morgan, while growing increasingly suspicious about the circumstances surrounding his wife's death. The show also stars Jeff Pierre as Trey Barnett.
MIDSEASON
KUNG FU — A quarter-life crisis causes a young Chinese-American woman, Nicky Shen (Olivia Liang), to drop out of college and go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to San Francisco, she finds her hometown is overrun with crime and corruption and her own parents (Tzi Ma and Kheng Hua Tan) are at the mercy of a powerful Triad. Nicky will rely on her tech-savvy sister (Shannon Dang), pre-med brother (Jon Prasida), Assistant District Attorney and ex-boyfriend (Gavin Stenhouse), and new love interest (Eddie Liu) as well as her martial arts skills and Shaolin values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice … all while searching for the ruthless assassin (Gwendoline Yeo) who killed her Shaolin mentor and is now targeting her. Inspired by the original series created by Ed Spielman.
THE REPUBLIC OF SARAH — The bucolic tranquility of Greylock, New Hampshire is upended when a massive vein of coltan – an incredibly valuable mineral used in tech – is discovered under the town. State-backed mining company Lydon Industries swoops in with plans to extract the mineral … plans that include wiping Greylock off the map. With her friends and family in danger of losing their homes, rebellious high school teacher Sarah Cooper (Stella Baker) vows to stop Lydon's bulldozers. It won't be easy. Leading Lydon's efforts is Sarah's estranged brother, Danny Cooper (Luke Mitchell). After enduring a difficult childhood at the hands of his mother, former state senator Ellen Cooper (Megan Follows), Danny is eager to exact his revenge on a community he feels abandoned him. Sarah enlists her friends – fellow teacher Corinne Dearborn (Hope Lauren), police officer Amy "AJ" Johnson (Nia Holloway), and diner manager Grover Simms (Ian Duff) – in the fight against Danny, but there seems to be no way to stop the town's impending demise … Until Sarah proposes an oddly intriguing solution: Greylock could declare independence. Citing various historical maps, she explains that the land on which Greylock sits was never properly claimed by the United States. If Sarah and her friends can convince the town to vote for independence, Greylock would gain international sovereignty and could protect its land for good. With the help of a group of supporters that includes three of her teenage students – LA transplant Maya Jimenez (Izabella Alvarez), introspective outsider Tyler Easterbrook (Forrest Goodluck), and preppy "popular girl" Bella Whitmore (Landry Bender) – Sarah and her friends win the vote. And after a federal judge agrees that Greylock isn't – and never was – part of the United States, the town becomes a new nation. Now, Sarah and her allies must confront an even more daunting task: building a country from scratch.
Guest 2018 wrote:
Well the CW has three shows I like: Nancy Drew (AMAZINGLY cheesy yet good) and these new two sound great. I am going to miss Supernatural so much
Fox renews Last Man Standing and The Resident:
'Last Man Standing' & 'The Resident' Renewed For 2020-2021 Season By Fox
"The pickups leave freshmen Prodigal Son and Outmatched as the only remaining Fox scripted series yet to hear their fate. As we reported, drama Prodigal Son's renewal is being finalized while comedy Outmatched is not expected to continue.
"Last Man Standing and The Resident will join the rest of Fox's returning live-action series on the bench of midseason. Because of the uncertainty surrounding the timing of Hollywood's production reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic, Fox's fall schedule only features scripted series that are either already in the can or are animated, as animation has not been significantly impacted by the pandemic."
May 19, 2020 at 10:40 am #1203489906
What is it going to take for Last Man Standing to go away. It's awful
CBS Announces Its 2020-21 Lineup with the most spectacularly miscast leading role of any network this century. Queen Latifah is involved.
Midseason holdovers include SWAT and UNDERCOVER BOSS.
THE NEW FALL COMEDY:
B POSITIVE is from award-winning executive producer, writer and creator Chuck Lorre and Marco Pennette, and stars Emmy Award nominee Thomas Middleditch and Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford. The comedy revolves around Drew (Middleditch), a therapist and newly divorced dad who is faced with finding a kidney donor when he runs into Gina (Ashford), a rough-around-the-edges woman from his past who volunteers her own. Together, they form an unlikely and life-affirming friendship as they begin a journey that will forever impact both of their lives. B POSITIVE stars Middleditch, Ashford, Kether Donohue, Sara Rue and Kamryn Kunody
THE NEW FALL DRAMA:
THE EQUALIZER is a reimagining of the classic series starring Academy Award nominee and multi-hyphenate Queen Latifah (yes, you read that right) as Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background who uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn. McCall presents to most as an average single mom who is quietly raising her teenage daughter. But to a trusted few, she is The Equalizer – an anonymous guardian angel and defender of the downtrodden, who's also dogged in her pursuit of personal redemption. Also starring Chris Noth, Lorraine Toussaint, Tory Kittles, Liza Lapira and Laya DeLeon Hayes.
NEW DRAMA FOR MID-SEASON:
CLARICE, from executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet, and starring Rebecca Breeds in the title role, is a deep dive into the untold personal story of FBI Agent Clarice Starling as she returns to the field in 1993, six months after the events of "The Silence of the Lambs." Brilliant and vulnerable, Clarice's bravery gives her an inner light that draws monsters and madmen to her. However, her complex psychological makeup that comes from a challenging childhood empowers her to begin to find her voice while working in a man's world, as well as escape the family secrets that have haunted her throughout her life. Also starring Kal Penn, Nick Sandow, Lucca de Oliveira, Michael Cudlitz and Devyn A. Tyler.
8-8:30 THE NEIGHBORHOOD
8:30-9 BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA
9-10 ALL RISE
10-11 BULL
8-9 NCIS
9-10 FBI
10-11 FBI: MOST WANTED
8-9 SURVIVOR
9-10 THE AMAZING RACE (new time)
10-11 SEAL TEAM (new time)
8-8:30 PM YOUNG SHELDON
8:30-9 B-POSITIVE (NEW)
9-9:30 MOM
9:30-10 THE UNICORN (new time)
10-11 EVIL
8-9 MACGYVER
9-10 MAGNUM P.I.
10-11 BLUE BLOODS
8-10P CRIMETIME SATURDAY
10-11: 48 HOURS
7-8 60 MINUTES
8-9 THE EQUALIZER (new)
9-10 NCIS: LOS ANGELES
10-11 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS
This actually sounds good
adamunc
Hurry up, ABC. They need to renew Stumptown or I am going to take a hostage.
ABC just announced. Stumptown LIVES!
Schedule to come TBA. Just 2 new shows this fall.
Private detectives Cassie Dewell and Cody Hoyt join forces with his estranged wife and ex-cop, Jenny Hoyt, to search for two sisters who have been kidnapped by a truck driver on a remote highway in Montana. But when they discover that these are not the only girls who have disappeared in the area, they must race against the clock to stop the killer before another woman is taken. Based on the series of books by C.J. Box.
Cast: Katheryn Winnick, Kylie Bunbury, Brian Geraghty, Dedee Pfeiffer, Natalie Alyn Lind, Jesse James Keitel with John Carroll Lynch and Ryan Phillippe.
CALL YOUR MOTHER
This multicamera comedy follows an empty-nester mom who wonders how she ended up alone while her children live their best lives thousands of miles away. She decides her place is with her family and as she reinserts herself into their lives, her kids realize they might actually need her more than they thought. Starring Kyra Sedgwick, Rachel Sennott, Joey Bragg, Patrick Brammall, Emma Caymares and Austin Crute.
ABC confirms Single Parents, Schooled, Emergence, Bless This Mess and Kids Say the Darndest Things have ended their respective runs. The fates of "For Life" and "The Baker and the Beauty" will be determined TBA.
FX unveiled its 2020-21 slate tonight (still not a peep from NBC). All shows to debut in 2021 due to COVID19:
FX Greenlights 'AHS' Spinoff 'American Horror Stories', Renews 'Better Things' & 'The Weekly' As Part Of 2020-21 Programming Slate
New series:
• Limited series A Teacher, starring Kate Mara and Nick Robinson;
• The Old Man, starring Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow and Amy Brenneman;
• Drama series Y: The Last Man, based on Brian K. Vaughn's comic book series, starring Diane Lane;
• American Horror Stories, spinoff of AHS;
• Untitled B.J. Novak half-hour anthology, which "uses the boldest issues of our times as a jumping off point to tell singular, character-driven stories about the world we live in today."
• Hip Hop Untold; about the power brokers who operate from the shadows of hip hop;
• Hysterical, a feature-length documentary examining the changing landscape for women in stand-up comedy;
• Pride, about the LGBTQ fight for civil rights;
• A Wilderness of Error, about army surgeon Jeffrey MacDonald, sent to prison for killing his family.
• Season 3 of American Crime Story (ACS: Impeachment, with Sarah Paulson and Clive Owen)
• Season 10 of American Horror Story
• Season 11 of FXX's Archer
• Season 3 of Atlanta
• Season 5 of Better Things
• Season 2 of Breeders
• Season 3 of FXX's Cake
• Season 2 of FXX's Dave
• Season 4 of Fargo, starring Chris Rock.
• Season 15 of FXX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
• Season 3 of Pose
• Season 2 of Mayans M.C.
• Season 3 of the comedy Mr In-Between
• Season 4 of Snowfall
• Season 2 of The Weekly (co-production of Hulu and NY Times)
• Season 3 of What We Do in the Shadows
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This actually sounds right up my street
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MSNBC's Trymaine Lee Laments Missouri's 'Rapid Rightward Shift'
September 16th, 2014 11:44 PM
On Saturday, Trymaine Lee at MSNBC.com, who fancies himself as an "expert" on "race, poverty, and guns," was aghast at the current "current social and political mess" in Missouri.
He wasn't talking about glass-strewn streets of Ferguson or Show-Me State Governor Jay Nixon's feckless, irresponsible handling of that situation. No, the real problem is the state's "rapid rightward shift." A cursory review of Lee's "logic" reveals that what has really happened is that Democrats have long since left the center.
Lee is appalled at that Republicans are getting their way in the state (bolds are mine):
In just four weeks, Missouri has carried out an execution, imposed a 72-hour waiting period on women seeking abortions, expanded gun rights and become the poster child for the militarization of police and racial discord. Its public school system is struggling beneath the weight of an ongoing funding crisis, and an entire local police force is under federal investigation.
While the killing of unarmed black teen Michael Brown by a small-city cop and the fiery protests and heavy-handed police response that followed has drawn national attention and scorn, the incident is but a glimpse into the current social and political mess in the 'Show-Me State.'
Lawmakers on Thursday delivered Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon a 16-hour blistering legislative veto session, overriding a record number of his earlier vetoes – 47 in all. In doing so, the Republican-controlled Legislature in a broad stroke expanded gun laws that could allow teachers to carry guns into the classroom and became one of the most repressive states in terms of a woman's right to abortion.
In 30 days, women seeking an abortion must wait 72 hours to get one. The law is among the most stringent in the nation and puts Missouri among South Dakota and Utah as the only states that make women wait three full days before terminating an unwanted pregnancy.
The literal scorched earth in Ferguson, where Brown's killing set off more than a month of protests and clashes, and the figurative burning in the State House, seems indicative of just how deep the state's troubles have risen.
I suppose it's impolite, but we'll go ahead anyway and point out that Governor Nixon was quite okay with police militarization until it became visibly unpopular.
Missouri's rightward shift has hardly been "rapid." The last time it gave its electoral votes to a Democratic presidential candidate was 1996. Each house of the legislature is roughly two-thirds Republican. That didn't happen overnight.
As to Ferguson's relevance, a "rightward shift" in response to lawlessness is not unusual. Should we really be surprised that a number of people might be turned off by a party which all too often seems to be on the side of thugs and brutes?
If he would have taken his own words seriously, Lee would have realized that his own prose in a later paragraph disproves his "rapid rightward shift" premise:
Decades ago Democrats ruled both houses of the State Legislature. They were Missouri Democrats for certain – the yellow dog sort who were pro-life and pro-gun but, Democrats nonetheless. They formed an odd family with big-city Democrats from St. Louis and Kansas city, walling off Republican control. But soon the Republicans began to gain support and momentum behind drawing tighter around core conservative values and drawing the contrasts between the national Democratic Party and themselves, putting pressure on old-line Democrats who would be considered Republicans by most litmus tests.
What Lee is really saying is that the Democratic Party made a fairly hasty "leftward shift" by purging "yellow dogs" who were pro-life and pro-Second Amendment. Given that those two matters are "core values," those affected pretty suddenly had no home in the Democratic Party.
Read what you wrote, Mr. Lee. It's the Democrats who changed, and radically so.
Cross-posted at BizzyBlog.com.
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Riel England, beloved husband of the late Lilly England, passed away on March 31, 2019 at the Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge, Alberta. Riel was a long time resident of Fort Masleod and had recently moved to The View in Lethbridge. He is survived by his step-daughters Donna (Tymen) Stotyn of Monarch and Eileen (Curtis) Mark of Lethbridge, step-sons Harold (Jos) Wutke of Nobleford and Ron (Bobbie) Wutke of Granum, and his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Gone but not forgotten.
A Private family interment will be held at the Union Cemetery in Fort Macleod.


Finally,the wait is over for some sensible conversation in the Pioneer Valley!!
I just heard one on the internet Pioneer Vally Radio with Michael Harrison and Brad Shepard. WOW!!! How wounderful to hear Brad again.
Thank you, I enjoyed your interview.
Welcome back BRAD!!! I am so looking forward to your new show!!
It's long overdo and I'm certain with plenty of push, this endeavor will be a fab success!!
What a great concept, and it's wonderful to hear Brad's voice again! Michael, Talkers Magazine is known throughout the industry, and YOU did it. I'm eagerly anticipating the two of you working magic together!
Brad and Michael: Thank you very much for introducing me and the other residents and citizens of Springfield, Mass. and surrounding areas to a nice new transparent format for us. I enjoyed your Introductions and your first interview with Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Mayor of Springfield, Mass.
I look forward to more enlightenment of truth and transparency. Thank you both for your interest. Greatly appreciated. I await the next broadcast.
Great to have you and your prospective back! Every success.
looking forward to it. Glad to hear Brad again.
Have you thought about doing some programming on the Valley's amazing history. If this is intriguing, perhaps the Pioneer Valley History Network might be a partner. As a network of the Valley's museums, archives, and historic sites, it could provide an endless number of interesting stories.
Great concept featuring two of Western Massachusetts' best in the broadcast field. Good luck.
Great addition to the local media landscape !
Mike and Brad: Show #'s 5 & 6 very nice and informative. Thank you.
Show # 7: Very nice and informative. Thank you.
Brad, after 40 years since high school. Great to hear the sound of your voice! The wonder of the internet… listening to your show in Springfield whilst living in Palm Springs, California.
Show # 8-Chris Cignoli. Nice to hear from him. Thank you.
Show #9: Tim Rooke interview. Thank you.
Great program, great to hear Brad on the radio again. Welcome Back!
Springfield Armory: Wonderful history. Nice to know. Thank you.
PPS: Mario's Antique Clockworks, located at Mario's Cobbler Shop, next to the Majestic Theatre, Elm St., W. Springfield. You might check with him.
Agawam Theatre: Excellent! I gotta give Ms. Wheeler a big hand in pursuing this great endeavor! What date is the Oak Ridge Fund raiser? I guess I will call Oak Ridge. Wonderful. Thank you.
"Opioid Abuse" Very, very Important Topic! I commend you Brad and Mike and Chief Doug Mellis for bring this subject to the public. Not much is being said about this EPIDEMIC! I am aware of this abuse and it amazing how many educated and uneducated Teens and Adults that are addicted to such people. Also, drugs such as ADHD drugs, such as Adderall, Ritalin and others, which is being prescribed to teens and adults, who become addicted. Much more should be said. You would be surprised how many professional and trades men who use this stuff. Keep up the good work. Thank you.
Today, I am grateful that I do not live in Blandford. Also, the program schedule is on the left side of the page from where I sit. Thanks for the little Tidbits.


text:
\section{Introduction}

Let $(W,S)$ be a finite Coxeter system. For any subset $J$ of $S$, if the simple reflections in $J$ generate $W_{J}$, then $W_{J}$ is called \textit{a standard parabolic subgroup} of $W$. Denote by $X_{J}$ the set of distinguished left coset representatives $W_{J}$ in $W$ and let $w_{0}$ be the longest element of $W$. We use the same notations $P_{J}$ and $N_{J}$ as in \cite {br8} for the number of elements in $X_{J}$ of even and odd length, respectively and let $D_{J}=P_{J}-N_{J}$. In [\cite{br2}, Theorem 1], O. Eng proved the following theorem about -1 phenomenon.
\vspace*{0.3cm}

\begin{thm}\label{Eng}
For any $J \subseteq S$, we have
\begin{equation}\label{-1 phnmn}
    \sum_{w \in X_{J}} (-1)^{l(w)}= |\{ w \in X_{J}: w_{0}wW_{J}=wW_{J} \}|,
\end{equation}
where $l$ denotes the length function on $W$.
\end{thm}
In \cite {br8}, L. Tan showed the relation $D_{J}=\sum_{w \in X_{J}} (-1)^{l(w)}$. O. Eng proved this theorem by using case by case techniques. In \cite{br5}, V. Reiner gave a case-free geometric proof of Theorem \ref{Eng}. Then in \cite{br6}, V. Reiner, D. Stanton, D. White presented the first case-free algebraic proof of the theorem above. To give another proof of Theorem \ref{Eng} algebraically, we use a different method than that of V. Reiner, D. Stanton, D. White. Our approach depends more on the structure of the descent algebra of a finite Coxeter group introduced by L. Solomon in \cite{br7}. Our proof is new and avoids case by case considerations. Set $x_{J}=\sum_{w \in X_{J}}w$ for any subset $J$ of $S$. Then $\{ x_{J}~|~ J \subseteq S \}$ forms a basis for a subalgebra of the group algebra $\mathbb{Q}W$ called \textit{the descent algebra} of $W$. We denote by $\sum(W)$ the descent algebra corresponding to $W$. The ascent set of $w$ is defined by
$$\mathcal{R}(w)=\{s \in S : l(ws)>l(w)\}.$$
For any subset $I$ of $S$, put $Y_{I}=\{w \in W : \mathcal{R}(w)=I\}$. We consider the element $y_{I}=\sum_{w \in Y_{I}}w$ in $\mathbb{Q}W$. Then
$$x_{I}=\sum_{I \subseteq J}y_{J}$$
and by M\"obius inversion formula
$$y_{I}=\sum_{I \subseteq J}(-1)^{|J-I|}x_{J}.$$
Thus the set $\{y_{I} : I \subseteq S\}$ is a basis of $\sum(W)$, see \cite {br7}.
In \cite{br7}, L. Solomon also defined an algebra map from $\sum(W)$ to $\mathbb{Q}\textrm{Irr}W$ as follows:
$$\Phi : \sum(W) \rightarrow \mathbb{Q}\textrm{Irr}(W), x_{J} \mapsto Ind_{W_{J}}^{W}1_{W_{J}},$$
where $\mathbb{Q}\textrm{Irr}W$, $1_{W_{J}}$ and $Ind_{W_{J}}^{W}1_{W_{J}}$ denote the algebra generated by irreducible characters of $W$, the trivial character of $W_{J}$ and the permutation character of $W_{J}$ in $W$, respectively. Taking into account the sign character of $W$, which is defined as $\varepsilon : W \rightarrow \mathbb{N},~\varepsilon(w)=(-1)^{l(w)}$ (see \cite{br3}), it is well-known from \cite{br7} that $y_{\emptyset}=w_{0} \in \sum(W)$ and
\begin{equation}\label{epsilon}
\Phi(w_{0})=\varepsilon.
\end{equation}
The sign character $\varepsilon$ of $W$ is actually irreducible and equals to the Steinberg character of $W$, which is given by the formula $St_{W}=\sum_{J \subseteq S}(-1)^{|J|}\Phi(x_{J})$ due to \cite{br11}.
In [\cite{br1}, Main Theorem], D. Blessenohl, C. Hohlweg, M. Schocker showed the symmetry property for the descent algebra $\sum(W)$, that is,
\begin{equation}\label{symmetry}
    \Phi(x)(y)=\Phi(y)(x)
\end{equation}
for all $x, y \in \sum(W)$.

Let $I, J \subseteq S$. We write $I \sim_{W} J$ if $I$ and $J$ are $W$-conjugate, that is, there is a $w \in W$ such that $I=wJw^{-1}$ .

\section{\textit{Proof of Theorem 1.1}}

When we extend linearly the sign character $\varepsilon$ of $W$ to the group algebra $\mathbb{Q}W$ and use the equation (\ref{epsilon}), (\ref{symmetry}), then we conclude that
\begin{align*}
\sum_{w \in X_{J}} (-1)^{l(w)}&=\sum_{w \in X_{J}}\varepsilon(w)=\varepsilon(\sum_{w \in X_{J}}w) \\
&=\varepsilon(x_{J})=\Phi(w_{0})(x_{J})=\Phi(x_{J})(w_{0})\\
&=Ind_{W_{J}}^{W}1_{W_{J}}(w_{0})=|\{ w \in X_{J}: w_{0}wW_{J}=wW_{J} \}|.
\end{align*}
Therefore, we obtain the equation (\ref{-1 phnmn}) and so we complete a case-free algebraic proof of the Theorem \ref{Eng}. Consequently, we can write $D_{J}=\Phi(x_{J})(w_{0})$.
\begin{cor}
Let $I, J \subseteq S$. If $I \sim_{W} J$, then we have $D_{I}=D_{J}$.
\end{cor}
\begin{proof}
The radical of $\sum(W)$ is $Ker\Phi=<x_{I}-x_{J} : I \sim_{W} J>$ from \cite{br7}. Since $\Phi$ is an algebra morphism, then we get $\Phi(x_{I})=\Phi(x_{J})$. By considering the proof of Theorem \ref{Eng} given above, one has
\begin{equation*}
    D_{I}=\Phi(x_{I})(w_{0})=\Phi(x_{J})(w_{0})=D_{J}.
\end{equation*}
\end{proof}
Another perspective for the proof of Corollary 2.1 is that when $I$ conjugate to $J$ under $W$, the corresponding sets of the distinguished coset representatives $X_{I}$ and $X_{J}$ are $W$-pointwise conjugate to each other due to \cite{br4}. Therefore, we have $D_{I}=D_{J}$.
\begin{cor}\label{sum}
For any finite Coxeter system $(W,S)$, we have
$$\sum_{J \subseteq S}(-1)^{|J|}D_{J}=(-1)^{|T|},$$
where $T$ denotes the set of reflections of $W$, that is, $T=\bigcup_{w \in W}wSw^{-1}$.
\end{cor}

\begin{proof}
To prove Corollary \ref{sum} observe that image of the longest element $w_{0}$ under the sign character $\varepsilon$ of $W$ is $\varepsilon(w_{0})=(-1)^{l(w_{0})}=(-1)^{|T|}$. Since $w_{0}=\sum_{J \subseteq S}(-1)^{|J|}x_{J}$, we have
$$\varepsilon(w_{0})=\sum_{J \subseteq S}(-1)^{|J|}\varepsilon(x_{J})=\sum_{J \subseteq S}(-1)^{|J|}\Phi(x_{J})(w_{0})=\sum_{J \subseteq S}(-1)^{|J|}D_{J},$$
using the fact that $\Phi(x_{J})(w_{0})=D_{J}$.
\end{proof}
One can observe that Corollary  \ref{sum} is actually a special case of Proposition 1.11 given in \cite{br3}.
\begin{ex}
We consider the Coxeter system $(W_{n},S_{n})$ of type $B_{n}$. In [\cite{br8}, Theorem B], L. Tan proved that $D_{J}=0$ for every proper parabolic subgroup of $W_{n}$. This statement is also seen from the fact that there is no $w \in X_{J}$ such that $ww_{0}w^{-1} \in W_{J}$ for every proper subset $J$ of $S_{n}$. Therefore,
$$\sum_{J \subseteq S_{n}}(-1)^{|J|}D_{J}=(-1)^{n}.$$
\end{ex}
The following result due to L. Tan \cite{br8} is easily derived from Lemma 2.1 given in \cite{br0} and Theorem \ref{Eng}.
\begin{lem}[Tan \cite{br8}]
Suppose $I \subseteq J \subseteq S$. Then $W_{J}=X_{I}^{J}W_{I}$ and $D_{SI}=D_{SJ}D_{JI}$, where $X_{I}^{J}=X_{I} \cap W_{J}$.
\end{lem}
It is well-known from Lemma 2.1 in \cite{br0} that for $I \subseteq J \subseteq S$, we have $x_{I}=x_{J}x_{I}^{J}$. Since $\Phi$ is an algebra morphism, then we get
$$\Phi(x_{I})=\Phi(x_{J}) \Phi(x_{I}^{J}).$$
Taking Theorem \ref{Eng} into consideration we conclude that the relation $D_{SI}=D_{SJ}D_{JI}$ in the sense of \cite{br8}.
\begin{cor}
For any finite Coxeter group $W$, we have
$$\sum_{w \in W}(-1)^{l(w)}=0.$$
\end{cor}
\begin{proof}
Since the image of $x_{\emptyset}$ under $\Phi$ gives the regular character of $W$ and the equation (\ref{symmetry}), then we conclude
$$\sum_{w \in W}(-1)^{l(w)}=\varepsilon(\sum_{w \in W}w)=\varepsilon(x_{\emptyset})=\phi(w_{0})(x_{\emptyset})=\phi(x_{\emptyset})(w_{0})=0.$$.
\end{proof}
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PERFORMERS: RONNIE BARKER
Born: September 25 1929
Died: October 3 2005
by PETER TATCHELL (reprinted from LAUGH MAGAZINE #7, 1993)
At the time this article first appeared, Ronnie himself was sent a copy of the magazine … he replied "The article is excellent. In fact I shall keep it as a very useful reference – it gives me dates and details, many of which I had forgotten. Well done – useful and informative, and you may quote me!"
Most comedians and comic actors would be delighted to star in a successful TV series. In Ronnie Barker's case, he's been in four shows regarded as classics … The Frost Report, The Two Ronnies, Porridge and Open All Hours.
Born in Bedford in 1929, he originally wanted to be an architect. However, whilst working at a bank in the late 1940s he got his first taste of the footlights with the local amateur dramatic society. A number of years in repertory followed before he appeared in a series of West End dramas, musicals and a revue called On The Brighter Side in 1961.
By this time, Ronnie had also been cast as a regular on the BBC radio series The Navy Lark (which began a mammoth seventeen year run in 1959). He played the parts of the grumbling Able Seaman Johnson and the inept Lieutenant Queeg of the engine room. Along the way, there was also a brief spinoff series The TV Lark.
A small part in the Jimmy Edwards television series The Seven Faces Of Jim led to regular appearances in the two sequels Six More Faces Of Jim and More Faces Of Jim. He also costarred with Leslie Phillips in a program called Foreign Affairs playing a Russian diplomat.
In the mid-1960s, The Navy Lark wasn't Ronnie's only radio show … he had the lead in Let's Face It in early 1965, and a year later was featured in (Leslie) Crowther's Crowd. 1966 was to be a momentous year for the Barker career. He'd been asked to join John Cleese and Ronnie Corbett in BBC television's The Frost Report.
For thirteen weeks David Frost satirized aspects of everyday life under specific topics. Holidays, education, the law and love all came under scrutiny, with Cleese and the two Ronnies illustrating the subject with a series of sketches. The show was a tremendous success, due in no small part to a writing team headed by Marty Feldman and including most of the Monty Python team of several years later. A second series was shown in 1967.
Frost himself was now moving into the entrepreneurial sphere of show business in commercial television, and rewarded all three members of his team by backing them in individual ventures. Cleese would develop the ground-breaking At Last The 1948 Show, Corbett would host The Ronnie Corbett Follies, and Barker would have his own 'comedy playhouse', all for Associated-Rediffusion (London's weekday franchise holder).
The six episodes of The Ronnie Barker Playhouse allowed Ronnie to portray a range of characters from a timid Scotsman and a loud-mouthed Welsh poet to a monk under silent orders. His most popular role was the eccentric Lord Rustless which he based in part on the great Fred Emney. Within a year Rustless would have his own spin-off series Hark At Barker.
By then, Rediffusion had become part of Thames Television, and Frost had helped set up the new London Weekend company in a major franchise shakeup. The two Ronnies were signed for Frost On Sunday which began two days into the new programming in August 1968. It was a continuation of the old Frost Report idea, but a more variety-orientated mixture of sketches and one liners. The program also featured a young Michael Palin (in place of Cleese) and the female parts were handled by Josephine Tewson, who would appear with Barker in several shows over the next twenty years.
The first of these was Hark At Barker, which also had David Jason, playing a dithering gardener. It too dealt with a particular subject each week, with the Rustless host role being interrupted by sketches which allowed Ronnie to be seen in a gallery of colourful characterisations. Like Frost On Sunday, it ran to a second series.
With the arrival of the 1970s, Barker embarked on a second 'playhouse' type series, this time called Six Dates With Barker. This batch produced a myopic removalist (who would reappear nearly two decades later as Clarence), an evil Phantom Raspberry Blower in Victorian London (subsequently reworked as a Two Ronnies serial) and a futuristic laughter-dominated society in a story written by someone called Gerald Wiley. Wiley had first appeared on the entertainment scene contributing sketches to Frost On Sunday a couple of years before, but was something of a mystery man. No one had ever heard of him, and his scripts always arrived via an intermediary. Only after months of speculation as to who he might be (and his material was invariably useable) was Gerald Wiley revealed to be Ronnie Barker. At the time he wanted his writing efforts to be judged strictly on their potential and felt if he used a nom de plume he'd get a more honest response.
In 1971, London Weekend Television was in a state of executive turmoil and there were serious thoughts it would have its franchise terminated after only a handful of years in operation. Stepping out of the mess, Barker and his fellow Frost performer Ronnie Corbett were lured back to the BBC to star in a series built specifically round them … The Two Ronnies. The show was a colourful mixture of one-liners, sketches, a ten-minute serial (usually written by 'Gerald Wiley') plus a spectacular musical offering near the end of each program. Added to this were a couple of guest vocalists (in the pop vein) and, in the first series, a European sight act (juggler, mime artist or the like).
The Two Ronnies was an enormous success from the start, and became a mainstay of BBC programming for nearly two decades. It also enabled its two stars to develop their particular talents. Ronnie Corbett appeared in a weekly 'chat spot' relating a five-minute monologue which would continually interrupt itself with tangential storylines before ending up in a time-worn joke. Barker's solo piece would be as a bizarre spokesman for some appeal fund or government body and involve a cleverly worded routine full of puns and tricks of the language.
Being at the BBC also led to a series of radio programs titled Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead which included a vast collection of unrelated material (sketches, poems, one-liners) written by dozens of contributors, including Harold Pinter, Spike Milligan and Michael Palm. Performed without the aid of a studio audience, the show ran two series and a Christmas special.
In between TV work with The Two Ronnies, Barker brought back Lord Rustless in a batch of sitcoms called His Lordship Entertains which he wrote under the pseudonym of Jonathan Cobbold. This time, the old duffer has converted his ancestral home into an hotel, and the storylines revolve around the farcical situations encountered by his staff and the guests.
A year later, it was back to the 'playhouse' format for a third time with Seven Of One. Originally it was to be Six Of One, with a follow-up series to be called Half A Dozen Of The Other, but BBC executive wisdom destroyed the joke by wanting a seventh episode for their programming. It was to be a momentous collection of playlets, yielding not one but two gems which would later lead to the sitcoms Porridge and Open All Hours.
Porridge (expanded from the episode Prisoner And Escort) dealt with the exploits of Norman Stanley Fletcher, a 'career' criminal who regularly spends five years away from his family at taxpayer's expense. Supplied with brilliantly scripted stories by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and a supporting cast of Richard Beckinsale, Fulton McKay and Brian Wilde, it was to be Ronnie Barker's most endearing (and enduring) success. By the end of the decade there was also a motion picture spinoff.
Open All Hours was slower to develop, coming into its own in the 1980s after Porridge had ended. This time, Ronnie plays a North Country shopkeeper with an impediment in his speech and in his wallet. With David Jason as his nephew Granville (trapped in the environment in the same way as Harold Steptoe was a decade earlier) the penny-pinching Arkwright pursues the lust of his life, the buxom Nurse Gladys Emmanuel who lives opposite with her widowed mother. Scriptwriter Roy Clarke relied heavily on verbal rather than physical humour, although there is a sprinkling of slapstick throughout the programs.
After three series of Porridge, it was felt Fletcher should move on, or rather out of the confines of Slade Prison. Going Straight (screened in 1978) saw him back home in London trying to resist the temptation of crime with the help of his daughter Ingrid (played by Patricia Brake) and ex-cell mate Lenny Godber (Beckinsale). Though not having the magic of its parent program and lasting only one series, it did have some nice moments.
That same year, Barker joined with Corbett for a stage presentation of The Two Ronnies at the London Palladium. It was a very successful mix of sketches and musical items from the television version, some novelty acts and even had a short scene from Porridge (with series regular Sam Kelly playing his cellmate). After completing a triumphant British season, the show travelled to the other side of the world for an equally successful Australian tour in the early 1980s.
1978 was a big year for Ronnie Barker. It also saw him awarded an O.B.E. (along with his partner, Ronnie Corbett) for Services to Entertainment.
The Two Ronnies (live and on TV) and Open All Hours occupied most of Ronnie's professional life in the first half of the 1980s but, not content to rest on his laurels, he created yet another character, an histrionic. Welshman Plantaganent Evans, for the B.B.C. in 1984. The Magnificent Evans centred on the roguish pursuits of an ebullient photographer with an Oscar Wilde turn of phrase who is assisted by his ladylove Rachel (played by Sharon Morgan).
Following their successful stage tour 'down under', Barker and Corbett returned in 1986 to record an antipodean version of The Two Ronnies for the Nine Network. In all, seven episodes were taped featuring much the same format as the B.B.C. shows (but with Australian vocalists taking part).
On returning home, made a brief 'walk on' (as Arkwright) off-stage at the 1986 Royal Variety Performance before resurrecting another of his characters (from his 1971 London Weekend series Six Dates With Barker), the short-sighted moving man from 1937. Clarence (on BBC2) traced the courtship of the character with a maid named Travers (played by Lord Rustless alumni Josephine Tewson) and the couple's eventual settling down in a cottage in the country. Ronnie again provided the scripts (under the name Bob Ferris) and filming took place near his own home.
When the series went out (in January 1988) the show business world was stunned when Ronnie Barker handed in his notice. After four decades in the business, he'd decided to take things easy and pursue his hobby as a collector of curios. In short, to 'stop and smell the roses'.
One of his first ventures was to recount the highs and lows of his career in an autobiography It's Hello From Him. And afterthat, it was to be a happy retirement for Lord Rustless, Norman Stanley Fletcher, Piggy Malone, Arkwright the shopkeeper and Ronnie Barker.
And Ronnie stayed good to his word through the 1990s, before finally agreeing to appear in a sketch programme for the new millennium along with a couple of acting roles in cinema and television movies. In 2005, though now in declining health, he also took part in a series highlighting the glory years of The Two Ronnies.
He died that October, regarded as a national treasure and mourned by comedy lovers worldwide.
▀ Floggit's
BBC Light Programme August 17 to November 30 and December 25 1956
BBC Light Programme April 8 to August 5 1957
▀ Variety Playhouse
BBC Home Service October 5 1957 to March 29 1958
BBC Home Service September 27 1958 to July 4 1959
BBC Home Service September 24 1960 to March 25 1961
BBC Home Service September 23 1961 to May 19 1962 (not Jan 6)
BBC Home Service October 6 1962 to May 25 1963
BBC Home Service April ? to May 30 1964
▀ Fine Goings On
BBC Light Programme April 2 to August 13 1958
▀ The Navy Lark
BBC Light Programme March 29 to July 12 1959
BBC Light Programme October 16 1959 to April 8 1960
BBC Light Programme November 16 1960 to March 15 1961
BBC Light Programme September 15 1961 to March 9 1962
(temporarily retitled The T.V. Lark) BBC Light Programme January 25 to March 29 1963
BBC Light Programme April 5 to May 10 1963
BBC Light Programme September 27 1963 to January 31 1964
BBC Light Programme July 11 to October 3 1965
BBC Light Programme September 4 to November 27 1966
BBC Light Programme July 2 to November 12 1967
▀ It's A Stereophonic World
BBC Network 3/BBC TV simulcast September 22 1962
▀ Crowther's Crowd
BBC Light Programme July 4 1963 (pilot edition, in Star Parade series)
BBC Home Service September 21 to December 21 1963
BBC Light Programme April 17 to June 17 1966
▀ Not To Worry
BBC Light Programme July 31 to September 25 1964
▀ The Starlight Hour
▀ This Is Your Jim
BBC Light Programme December 10 1964 (pilot, One Night of Jim, in Comedy Parade series)
BBC Light Programme May 27 to July 8 1965
▀ Let's Face It
BBC Light Programme January 8 to May 14 1965
▀ Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead
BBC R4 February 15 to April 5
(also Lines From My Grandfather Christmas's Forehead December 24 1971)
BBC R4 July 9 to August 27 1972
▀ Will Hay, Master Comedian
BBC R4 June 2 1976
▀ Funny That Way
BBC R4 September 24 1990
▀ Ronnie Barker at The Beeb
BBC R2 March 18 1999
(* signifies Ronnie Barker not in all episodes)
▀ The Seven Faces of Jim *
BBCTV November 16 to December 28 1961
The Face of Devotion/The Face of Genius/The Face of Power/The Face of Dedication/The Face of Duty/The Face of Guilt/The Face of Enthusiasm
▀ Six More Faces of Jim
The Face of Fatherhood/The Face of Retribution/The Face of Wisdom/The Face of Perseverance/The Face of Loyalty/The Face of Tradition
(also The Christmas Face of Jim segment in Christmas Night with the Stars December 25 1962)
▀ More Faces of Jim
BBCTV June 28 to August 9 1963
A Matter of Amnesia/A Matter of Growing Up/A Matter of Spreadeagling/A Matter of Upbringing/A Matter of Espionage/A Matter of Empire
▀ How to Be an Alien *
ITV (Associated-Rediffusion) February 12 to April 1 1964
▀ Bold As Brass
BBC1 April 4 to June 13 1964
▀ The Frost Report
series 1: BBC1 March 10 to June 9 1966
Authority/Holidays/Sin/Elections/Class/The News/Education/Love/The Law/Leisure/Medicine/Food and Drink/Trends
(also Montreux highlights edition Frost Over England March 26 1967)
series 2: BBC1 April 6 to June 29 1967
Money/Women/The Forces/Advertising/Parliament/The Countryside/Industry/Culture/Transport/ Crime/Europe/Youth/Show Biz
(also Frost Over Christmas December 26 1967)
(see the Laughterlog profile of THE FROST REPORT in the TV section)
▀ Foreign Affairs
BBC1 September 16 to October 21 1966
▀ Before the Fringe *
BBC2 January 30 to March 20 1967
▀ More Before the Fringe *
▀ The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
ITV (Associated-Rediffusion) April 3 to May 8 1968
Tennyson/Ah, There You Are/The Fastest Gun in Finchley/The Incredible Mr. Tanner/Talk Of Angels/Alexander
▀ Frost on Sunday
series 1: ITV (London Weekend) August 4 1968 to January 5 1969
series 2: ITV (London Weekend) January 4 to March 29 1970 (not March 8)
▀ Hark at Barker (spin-off of The Ronnie Barker Playhouse: Ah, There You Are)
series 1: ITV (London Weekend) April 11 to May 3 1969
The Aristocracy/Females/Britain's Military/Etiquette/Literature/Travel/Astronomy/History
series 2: ITV (London Weekend) July 10 to August 21 1970
Music/Law/Communications/Cooking/Medicine/Do-It-Yourself/Sport
▀ Six Dates with Barker
ITV (London Weekend) January 8 to February 12 1971
1937 – The Removals Person/1899 – The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town/1970 – The Odd Job/1915 – Lola/1971 – Come in and Lie Down/2774 – All the World's a Stooge
▀ The Ronnie Barker Yearbook
BBC1 March 20 1971
▀ Ronnie Corbett in Bed
▀ The Two Ronnies
series 1: BBC1 April 10 to May 29 1971
(with serial Hampton Wick)
series 2: BBC1 September 16 to November 4 1972
(with serial Done to Death)
series 3: BBC2 fortnightly September 27 1973 to January 3 1974
(also The Two Ronnies Old-Fashioned Christmas Mystery BBC1 December 26 1973)
series 4: BBC2 January 2 to February 20 1975
(with serial Death Can Be Fatal)
(also The Picnic BBC1 January 1 1976)
series 5: BBC1 September 4 to October 3 1976
(with serial The Phantom Raspberry Blower)(remake of Six Dates with Barker episode)
series 6: BBC1 November 12 to December 17 1977, January 2 and January 7 1978
(with serial Stop, You're Killing Me)
(also The Two Ronnies Christmas Edition BBC1 December 26 1977)
(also compilation The Best of The Two Ronnies BBC1 August 29 1977)
series 7: BBC1 December 26 1978, January 1 1979, January 6 to February 10 1979
series 8: BBC1 November 1 to December 13 and December 26 1980
series 9: BBC1 December 5 to 19 and December 25 1981, January 2 to 23 1982
(with serial The Worm That Turned)
(also By The Sea BBC1 April 12 1982)
series 10: BBC1 December 10 1983 to January 14 1984
series 11: BBC1 February 13 to March 20 1985 (not February 27)
series 12: BBC1 January 4 to February 1 1986
20 Years of The Two Ronnies (compilations): BBC1 October 12 to November 30 1986
The Two Ronnies in Australia: 9 Network October 15 to November 5 1986, July 17 to 31 1987
21 Years of The Two Ronnies (compilations): BBC1 September 18 to November 6 1987
22 Years of The Two Ronnies (compilations): BBC1 September 2 to October 28 1988 (n Sep 30)
The Two Ronnies Sketchbook (compilations): BBC1 March 18 to April 22 2005
(also The Two Ronnies Christmas Sketchbook (compilations): BBC1 December 25 2005)
▀ Comedy Playhouse: Idle at Work
BBC1 January 14 1972
▀ His Lordship Entertains (sequel to Hark at Barker)
BBC2 June 5 to July 17 1972
▀ Seven of One
BBC2 March 25 to May 6 1973
Open All Hours/Prisoner and Escort/My Old Man/Spooner's Eleven/Another Fine Mess/One Man's Meat/I'll Fly You For A Quid
▀ Comedy Playhouse: Franklyn and Johnnie
BBC1 April 23 1974
▀ Porridge (spin-off of Seven of One: Prisoner and Escort)
series 1: BBC1 September 5 to October 10 1974
New Faces, Old Hands/The Hustler/An Evening In/A Day Out/Ways and Means/Men Without Women
series 2: BBC1 October 24 to November 28 1975
Just Deserts/Heartbreak Hotel/Disturbing The Peace/No Peace for the Wicked/Happy Release/The Harder They Fall
(and the Christmas special No Way Out BBC1 December 24 1975)
(and the Christmas special The Desperate Hours BBC1 December 24 1976)
series 3: BBC1 February 18 to March 25 1977
A Storm in a Teacup/Poetic Justice/Rough Justice/Pardon Me/A Test of Character/Final Stretch
LIFE BEYONG THE BOX: Norman Stanley Fletcher
BBC2 December 26 2003 (45 min)
▀ Open All Hours (spin-off of Seven of One episode)
Full of Mysterious Promise/A Mattress on Wheels/A Nice Cosy Little Disease/Beware of the Dog/Well Catered Funeral/Apples and Self Service
series 2: BBC1 March 1 to April 19 1981 (not April 12)
Laundry Blues/The Reluctant Traveller/Fig Biscuits and Inspirational Toilet Rolls/The New Suit/Arkwright's Mobile Store/Shedding at the Wedding/St. Albert's Day
series 3: BBC1 March 21 to April 25 1982
An Errand Boy by the Ear/The Ginger Men/Duet for Solo Bicycle/How to Ignite your Errand Boy/The Man from Down Under/The Cool Cocoa Tin Lid
(and segment in The Funny Side of Christmas BBC1 December 26 1982)
Soulmate Wanted /Horse-trading/The Housekeeper Caper/The Errand boy Executive/Happy Birthday Arkwright/The Mythical Boudoir of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel
▀ Going Straight (sequel to Porridge)
BBC1 February 24 to April 7 1978 (not March 31)
Going Home/Going to be Alright/Going Sour/Going to Work/Going, Going, Gone/Going Off the Rails
▀ The Magnificent Evans
BBC1 September 6 to October 11 1984
▀ Clarence (spin-off of Six Dates with Barker: 1937 – The Removals Person)
BBC2 January 4 to February 8 1988
▀ The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
BBC1 January 2 and 4 2001
▀ The Gathering Storm
BBC2 July 12 2002
▀ And It's Goodnight From Him: A Tribute to Ronnie Barker
BBC1 December 29 2005
▀ The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker
▀ My Hero: Hugh Dennis on Ronnie Barker
BBC2 May 26 2013
Wonderful Things (1958 – 85 min.)
Kill or Cure (1962 – 88 min.)
The Cracksman (1963 – 112 min.)
Doctor in Distress (1963 – 102 min.)
Father Came Too (1963 – 93 min.)
The Bargee (1964 – 106 min.)
A Home of Your Own (1964 – 44 min.)
Runaway Railway (1965)
The Man Outside (1967 – 97 min.)
A Ghost of a Chance (1967)
Two Off The Cuff (voice only, 1968)
Futtock's End (1969 – 49 min.)
Robin and Marian (1976 – 107 min.)
Porridge (1979 – 93 min.)
My House in Umbria (2003)
Ronnie Barker's Book of Boudoir Beauties
(postcards collected by Ronnie Barker)
Ronnie Barker's Book of Bathing Beauties
It's Goodnight from Him
(sketches by Ronnie Barker. Hodder and Stoughton, 1976)
(postcards collected by Ronnie Barker. Hodder and Stoughton, 1977)
Gentleman's Relish
Fletcher's Book of Rhyming Slang
(by Ronnie Barker. Pan paperback, 1979)
Ooh-La-La – The Ladies of Paris
Pebbles on the Beach
(postcards collected by Ronnie Barker. Hodder and Stoughton, 19??)
It's Hello From Him
(by Ronnie Barker. New English Library, 1988)
Dancing In The Moonlight – Early Years on the Stage
(by Ronnie Barker. Hodder and Stoughton, 1993)
Ronnie Barker – The Authorized Biography
(by Bob McCabe. Andre Deutsch/Chameleon, 1998)
All I Ever Wrote – The Complete Works of Ronnie Barker
(sketches by Ronnie Barker, collected and edited by Bob McCabe. Essential Books, 1999)
The Authorized Biography of Ronnie Barker
(by Bob McCabe. BBC Books, 2004)
And It's Goodnight From Him … the Autobiography of The Two Ronnies
(by Ronnie Corbett. Penguin/Michael Joseph, 2006)
Remembering Ronnie Barker
(by Richard Webber. Century, 2010)
The following are based on jokes, sketches and storylines of various Ronnie Barker series …
The Two Ronnies – But First the News
(edited by Peter Vincent. Star Books, 1977)
The Two Ronnies – Nice To Be With You Again
The Two Ronnies – In a Packed Programme Tonight
(edited by Ian Davidson. Star Books, 1978)
The Two Ronnies – And It's Hello From Him
The Two Ronnies – Time For a Few Extra Items
The Two Ronnies – It's Goodnight from Him
The Two Ronnies Comic Book
(by Denis Gifford. Corgi/Carousel, 1978)
The Two Ronnies Sketchbook
The Two Ronnies Annual
(no author credit. Brown Watson, 1979)
(by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, adapted by Jonathan Marshall. BBC Books, 1975)
Another Stretch of Porridge
(by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, adapted by Paul Victor. BBC Books, 1976)
A Further Stir of Porridge
Open All Hours
(by Roy Clarke, adapted by Christine Sparks. BBC Books, 1981)
Porridge – The Inside Story
(by Richard Webber, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Headline, 2001)
The Best of Porridge
(by Richard Webber. Harper/Collins, 2008)
Irma La Douce
(Philips LP BBL 7274. 1958)
Ronnie is featured on 2 tracks:
Tres Tres Snob (with John East)
That's a Crime (with John East)
On The Brighter Side
(Decca LP LK 4395/SKL 4134. 1961)
Grounds for Divorce (with Stanley Baxter, Betty Marsden)
The House That Jack's Building (with Stanley Baxter, David Kernan)
Table Talk (with Betty Marsden)
Auf Wiederseh'n (with Stanley Baxter, David Kernan, Bob Stevenson, Victor Duret)
A Resounding Tinkle (with Stanley Baxter, Betty Marsden, the Company)
Lord Oxshott's Dilemma (with Stanley Baxter, Betty Marsden)
The Frost Report on Everything
(Pye LP NPL 18199. 1968)
Ronnie is featured in 7 sketches:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer
Big Businessman
Class System
Class System #2
A Pint of Old and Filthy
(M.G.M. LP C 8107. 1969)
They Tell Me There's a Lot of it About
I Go Oompah
Billy Pratt's Bananas
Not Round Here
The State of the Economy
Black Pudding March
Not too Tall, Not too Short
I Put it in the Hands of My Solicitor
Bang, Crash, Ooh, Aah!
I Can't Stand By and Just Watch Others Suffer
Our Mary Ann
Nell of the Yukon
I Believe in Doing Things in Moderation
(BBC LP REC 134M. 1973)
Ronnie is featured in an extract from Crowther's Crowd (with June Whitfield)
Ronnie is featured in an extract from The Navy Lark (with Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee, Stephen Murray)
Jehosophat and Jones
(Philips LP 6308 190. 1973)
Up Cat, Pole Cat (with Ronnie Corbett)
Stuttering Bum (with Ronnie Corbett)
The Gal Who's Gonna Marry Me (with Ronnie Corbett)
Railroad Man (with Ronnie Corbett)
Dimples (with Ronnie Corbett)
Our Mary Ann (with Ronnie Corbett)
We Knew What She Meant (with Ronnie Corbett)
Nell of the Yukon (with Ronnie Corbett)
It Blows My Mind (with Ronnie Corbett)
In the Summertime (with Ronnie Corbett)
Gal from Arkansaw (with Ronnie Corbett)
Barn Dance (with Ronnie Corbett)
The Best of The Two Ronnies
(Transatlantic LP TRA 328. 1976)
Moira McKellar and Kenneth Anderson (with Ronnie Corbett)
The Brass Band (with Ronnie Corbett)
The Plumpstead Ladies Male Voice Choir (with Ronnie Corbett)
Gilbert and Sullivan (with Ronnie Corbett)
The Scouts Jamboree Show (with Ronnie Corbett)
The Russian Choir (with Ronnie Corbett)
The Boys in the Ballet (with Ronnie Corbett)
The Short and Fat Minstrels (with Ronnie Corbett)
(BBC LP REB 257. 1976)
Highlights from series 4 (and series 3*):
Opening News (with Ronnie Corbett)
The Strange Case of Mrs. Mace (with Ronnie Corbett)
Grublian * (with Ronnie Corbett)
Dr. Spooner Revisited (with Noel Dyson)
A Doctor's Life – 1 (with Jo Peters)
About a Bout (with Ronnie Corbett)
Closing News (with Ronnie Corbett)
Doctors Anonymous
Jolly Rhymes (with Ronnie Corbett)
The Complete Rook (with Ronnie Corbett, Claire Nielson)
Ronnie Corbett's Chat Spot (Ronnie Corbett solo)
A Doctor's Life – 2 (with April Walker)
The Two Ronnies – Volume 2
Highlights from series 5:
Train of Events (with Ronnie Corbett, Josephine Tewson, Norman Beaton)
Mispronounciation
Put Me Down for Two (with Ronnie Corbett, Claire Nielson)
Late News (with Ronnie Corbett)
Night, Night (with Ronnie Corbett)
Cheers (with Michael Redfern)
Cricket Commentators (with Ronnie Corbett, Moray Watson)
All in a Days Wonk (with Ronnie Corbett, Carol Hawkins)
Sex Equality
Pan Ayres
The Castaway (Ronnie Corbett solo)
You're Welcome, Milord (with Ronnie Corbett, Claire Nielson)
How's Your Father? (with Ronnie Corbett, Roberta Tovey, Vicki Michelle)
Ice Cream Parlour (with Ronnie Corbett)
Dr. Spooner in the Bookshop (with Dilys Watling)
Teach Yourself P.C. (with Ronnie Corbett, Paul McDowell)
The Ronnie Corbett Solo (Ronnie Corbett solo)
Limerick Writers (with Ronnie Corbett)
The Late News (with Ronnie Corbett)
The News (with Ronnie Corbett)
Mark My Words (with Ronnie Corbett)
The Restaurant (with Ronnie Corbett, Julie Crosthwait)
Trouble and Strife (with Ronnie Corbett, Claire Nielson, Rikki Howard)
More Worms
Put Your Back into it (with Ronnie Corbett)
The Closing News (with Ronnie Corbett)
Chacun A Son Gout (with Ronnie Corbett)
British Rail
Sid and Lil, George and Edie – Ouija Board (with Ronnie Corbett)
Conversation Piece (with Ronnie Corbett)
Council House (with Ronnie Corbett)
You Are What You Eat (with Ronnie Corbett, etc.)
Rupert Baird (with Ronnie Corbett)
Language Barrier (with Ronnie Corbett)
Allied Tiches (Ronnie Corbett solo)
Yes Man (with Ronnie Corbett, Valerie Needham)
Features two episodes:
An Evening In
Ronnie Barker's Unbroken British Record
(K-tel LP NE 1029. 1978)
Irish Medley: I'll Have a Drink with You + Thump Thump + It Pays to Listen
The Redskins Annual Dinner
The Vicar of St. Cain and Abel
Chelsea Pensioners Medley: Madeleine + Daisy + Katy + Ivy + Mary + Phyllis Hooter's Ball + Dolly Gray
Scottish Medley: Amazing Grace + The Ball of Kirriemuir + McTourism + The Yiddish Soldier
Pismonunciation
Welsh Medley: All Through the Night + A Girl Called Megan + The Gogogoff Eisteddofod
Going Straight / String Bean Queen
(EMI single EMI 2768. 1978)
The Very Best of Me and the Very Best of Him
(BBC LP REC 514. 1984)
Highlights from previous Two Ronnies releases:
But First the News (with Ronnie Corbett)
Train of Events (with Ronnie Corbett)
The Complete Rook (with Ronnie Corbett)
Cheers (with Ronnie Corbett)
(BBC double-cassette ZBBC 1400. 1993)
Reissued as two CDs: BBC Comedy Zone 0563 495731 and ?)
The Two Ronnies – It's Goodnight from Me …
Ronnie Barker at the Beeb
(BBC 3CD 0563527706. 2004)
Ronnie Barker Introduction
Water quickie
Floggit's
Floggit's 2
The Navy Lark (extract)
Lines from my Grandfather's Forehead:
Ask No Questions
Sportsnight
Day Trip to Boulogne
Laughing Taxman
A Question from Hampshire
Justice to Scotland
Babytalk
Your Baby 'as Gorn Dahn the Plughole
Cabinet in the Sky
Improvement Grants
The Weaker Sex
The Piano Moving Recital
Chopin in London
Three Hander
Old Man Remembers
The Road to London
Not Too Tall – Not Too Short
The Gravedigger's Wedding
Speech Day
Alphonse Loves Lisa
I Say – Waiter!
A Remarkable Article
Susan Simpson
Irish Mother's Song
Moonlight Sonata
What's in a Number?
An English Gentleman
Frost Over England: Class
Porridge: Prisoner and Escort (extract)
Open All Hours (extract)
The Two Ronnies:
Complete Rook
Cockney Rhyming Slang Vicar
Lillie and Edie and Sid and George
Ronnies Reminiscing About the War
Ronnies in the Bar
Country Bumpkins
Morris Men
The Frost Report: Police Training
Porridge: A Quiet Night In (extract)
The Stars at Night – Patrick Moore's Brother
Ronnies at the Bar
Beans with Everything
Swear Box
Fork Handles
Aldershot Brass Band
The Navy Lark 1 – Laughs Ahoy Landlubbers
(BBC double-cassette ZBBC 1096)
The Navy Lark 2 – Getting in the Swim
The Navy Lark 3 – HMS Troutbridge Rides the Swell
The Navy Lark 4 – Shanghai Surprise
The Navy Lark 5 – Larking Around Loch Ness
The Navy Lark 6 – All Aboard the Love Boat
The Navy Lark 7 – Left Hand Down a Bit
The Navy Lark 8 – Espionage on HMS Troutbridge
The Navy Lark 9 – The Admiral's Inspection
The Navy Lark 10 – HMS Troutbridge Goes Dutch
The Navy Lark 11 – Troutbridge Joins the Fleet
(BBC double-cassette 0563 552212)
The Navy Lark 12 – The Admiral's Party
The Navy Lark 13 – The Multiple Mines
The Navy Lark 14 – The Smuggling Spy
(BBC double-cassette/2CD 0563 53625X)
The Navy Lark 15 – Going on Leave in Croydon
(BBC double-cassette/2CD 0563 494581)
The Navy Lark 16 – Stranded
(BBC double-cassette/2CD 0563)
The Navy Lark 17 – Taking Some Liberties
The Navy Lark – Series 1
(BBC 8CD boxed set 0563 494778) 16 shows
The Navy Lark – Series 2 – volume 1
(BBC 6CD boxed set 0563 52412X) 14 shows
(BBC Video BBCV 4321)
the first three episodes (from series 1)
Prisoner and Escort
The Desperate Hours
The Two Ronnies: By The Sea and The Picnic
(Polygram/BBC BBCMS 012)
The Frost Report is Back
Network DVD
Hark at Barker
Network 2DVD
Frost on Sunday
Six Dates with Barker
(BBC DVD)
Accountant Bore (9/5)
Allotment (Wallpaper) (9/2)
The Vagabond Lover (10/3)
Nuts Milord (5/1)
Corbett Monologue No. 1 (3/3)
Humphrey and Godfrey #2 (10/5)
Archaeological Lecture (9/6)
Party (1/5)
Allotment (Ears) (8/2)
Adventure Club (6/7)
Laundry Chute (6/7)
Crossed Lines (9/1)
It's A Duck (George and Sid) (7/2)
Swedish Lesson (4/2)
Tramps (8/1)
Slapping Party (1/1)
Father of the Bride (1/7)
You Can Say That Again (11/4)
Ice Cream Parlour (6/3)
Minister of Cuts (10/4)
Mastermind (8/1)
St. Botolph's County Dance (5/4)
The Best of The Two Ronnies – Volume 2
Name Game (9/5)
Bank of Toyland (3/4)
Look Here (6/1)
Il Travatorre (5/7)
Computer Check-Up (11/1)
The Day after Tomorrow's World (5/8)
Squash (10/1)
Jaws (5/8)
Ministry for Sex Equality (5/6)
Love Me, Love My Dog (9/3)
Astrology (6/5)
Corbett Monologue No. 2 (10/1)
Ladies Choir (4/7)
News at Ton (4/2)
Goodbye from Me (1975)
The Two Ronnies – series 1
BBC 2DVD
BBC 2DVD (* the "Top of the Pops" sketch at the end of episode 8 has now been censored, to remove the Ronnies playing characters based on Jimmy Saville)
The Two Ronnies – series 10
The Two Ronnies – Christmas specials
The Two Ronnies in Australia
Umbrella 2DVD (* episode 6 is not included)
Seven of One
BBC DVD
Porridge – series 1
Porridge – Christmas specials
Open All Hours – series 1
The Magnificent Evans
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Conditionally through education portals like Foodwatch and increasing political pressure on the authorities is fighting increasingly to put product up for food. "The higher administrative Court of North Rhine-Westphalia recently had about as Gouda" designated product to decide which was however filled with melted cheese. The Court considers the name Gouda"for the product as misleading. Under those provisions, is it prohibited, inter alia, food under the misleading label, to bring specification or design professional on the market, which in particular is appropriate labels, specifications, put up, representations or other statements about properties that, when a food to the deception used in particular about art, nature, composition, quantity, durability, origin, origin or method of production. This starting predominant for the used present speaks according to the judge the product "Gouda" name It is suitable for the deception of consumers. The defendant company could not convincingly prove that Gouda is the filling.


With a stay at Still Life Barbican in London (London City Centre), you'll be a 5-minute walk from Barbican Arts Centre and 10 minutes by foot from Museum of London. This 4-star apartment is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Old Bailey and 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from London Stock Exchange.
Make yourself at home in one of the 2 guestrooms, featuring kitchens with full-sized refrigerators/freezers and ovens. Flat-screen televisions with digital programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include microwaves and electric kettles, and you can also request cribs/infant beds (surcharge).


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Visiting a country requires some preparations beforehand such as learning and understanding the culture and tradition of that particular country, learning to converse in the local language, etc. If you are planning for a visit to India in the nearby future, then you can be assured about the fact that your visit will be quite pleasant.
Indian customs and traditions are the ones that are followed from centuries and have been passed on from generation to generation. Here are some such customs that you should know about.
Buying gifts for your host is the tradition that is flourished in India from the olden times. Even though it is not a strictly followed custom, the hosts always appreciate it. If you are not familiar with your host or their family members, gifting something belonging to your own culture will be highly appreciated.
While visiting any temple or a place of worship, Indians follow the strict rule of taking off the footwear outside the place. Every time you visit any place of worship in India, make sure to remove your footwear outside and also not to wear revealing clothes. While visiting any holy ground, you can follow these rules to take pleasure and also in knowing many things about the place.
Even though some families do not consider your action as rude one, if you enter their home wearing footwear, some traditional families prefer you entering their home after taking off your slippers or shoes outside the main entrance. This is because of the reason that some of the families follow a custom of providing water for the visitors to enter the home after washing the feet outside the door.
The local people follow a custom of joining their hands and greeting their elders with the word "Namaste", which has different meanings. People use the word as the replacement of the sentences that reflect their respect in many ways.
Unlike other countries where you will follow a tradition of a hug followed by a kiss to either one cheek or both the cheeks, you cannot follow the same in India since the locals are quite conserved. They do not appreciate it if someone hugs or kisses them. The maximum level of physical contact that they accept is the hand shaking.
India is a country where you will get to learn about many cultures and traditions, when you travel from one place to another. Some of the religions do not prefer serving alcohol in their dining table. You will rarely find a woman smoking or drinking here since they come from the families where smoking and drinking is strictly prohibited for women.
If you plan on enjoying a smoke, then you may sometimes have to take permission from your host. The same goes for drinking. In some families you cannot expect to drink unless your host voluntarily offers it.
In India, there are many states that can help you with learning more about new cultures that has flourished there. For further queries, you can visit http://www.uniktour.com/fr/voyage-inde.
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Why, Microsoft, Do You Insist On Torturing Me?
I admit that as between a Microsoft world and an Apple world, I'm in the Microsoft camp. I prefer to have my computers custom built with the best components I can buy, rather than being told I need to settle for what someone else has decided is good enough. It's also a reason why I go to a local shop to have my computers built rather than buy from a mass merchandiser like Best Buy, Dell, or HP.
Occasionally, over the many years I have been using computers, Microsoft has come up with a winner or two. (Can we forget Windows 98/Me?) For me two winners of "recent" vintage were Windows XP (especially with Service Pack 3) and Word/Office 2003. XP worked and worked and worked, essentially without a problem. Similarly, Word/Office 2003 kept on chugging, letting me get my work done efficiently, and all consumer versions, including the Student Edition, included Outlook.
But the Microsoft world moves on and this past weekend, while I was away for 4 days, I had my local computer shop upgrade my system from XP to Windows 7. Subsequently, I added Word/Office 2010 to my system.
Clearly the best way to move from XP to Win7 is with a completely fresh install, which is what I did with one of the computers being upgraded. But I couldn't do that on my workhorse computer. I am too busy and it would take too much time to install and recustomize all of the programs I rely on to get my work done. So I opted for a temporary solution. I had all the hard drives on my workhorse converted to removable drives. I actually did this for a couple of reasons. One is related to the Win7 upgrade but the second is related to securing my hard drives when I travel. With removable hard drives, I can simply remove them and store them in a bank safe deposit box or have a neighbor take care of them for me while I travel. I do have several backup plans in operation, including Carbonite (which has saved me several times over the past couple of years), but this is just another bit of insurance.
As far as Win7 goes, the upgrade was easy. It took my local computer shop a few hours to do the upgrade route on my workhorse and a few more hours to resetup my computer in my office, and almost no time at all to do the fresh install on our other computers plus a few hours to reset them up in our offices. While I'm at the "Finding Your Niche/Expanding Your Horizons" conference (which was discussed in A Gathering of Freelance Editorial Professionals), my local shop will create the fresh install drive for me and install many of the programs I need for work; unfortunately, they need my computer to create the drive or it would be done by now.
In contrast to my Win7 experience (and after a week of using Win7, I can say it is an excellent OS), is my Word/Office 2010 experience. One was a breeze, the other torture.
As an editor I rely on Microsoft Word. It's not because I love Word, but because my clients demand it. It brings a certain amount of standardization to manuscript processing and allows more forward-thinking clients to design templates for editors (and authors) to use. Also, Word comes with a fairly robust macro programming language, VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), which lets me, as well as clients, create efficiency enhancements. EditTools, discussed in The 3 Stages of Copyediting: II — The Copyediting Stage, is a good example of what can be done with VBA to make editing more efficient. I have invested lots of time, effort, and money into creating macros to better the editing process and into customizing Word to make it work most effectively for the job of editing. Word 2003 works beautifully for me in this regard.
Then came Word 2007 and Microsoft's changes to how Word works. It was like going from Shangri-la to a Tim Burton nightmare. I tried it and it was so bad I passed on it. What took seconds in Word 2003 took minutes in Word 2007. Customizing the ribbons in 2007 was not easily done. I had to buy a book that discussed nothing else but how to reprogram the ribbons. After seeing how difficult customization was and how much more time it was taking to work in Word 2007, I junked the program (and fervently prayed that Microsoft would do the same!).
But I began noticing an increase in the number of manuscripts I was receiving that had been created in Word 2007. The temporary solution was Microsoft's free converter, but it wasn't a great or complete solution. So I waited for Word 2010 because Microsoft said the ribbon would be customizable. It is, but so what — it still isn't easy to use if you have any long-term experience with Word.
Remember WordPerfect and WordStar? The transition from either program to Word was a cakewalk compared to the transition from Word 2003 to Word 2010. It is bad enough that Microsoft has decided it knows better how I should use Word than I do, but it also changed how macros are accessed and how they need to be written. So now I have hundreds of macros that need to be rewritten, I have ribbons with useless commands on them, and I have ribbons that can't be removed and replaced with something more logical. Why, Microsoft, do you insist on torturing me? You could have made it a seamless transition. You could have given me the option to retain the Word 2003 setup. At minimum, you could have retained the VBA basics so that macros don't need to be rewritten. Hours of work await me.
What Microsoft has done, besides making my life significantly harder, is typical of big business thinking: paternalism at its worst. Word 2010 is probably a truly wonderful program for the person new to Word or to the person who does simple things with a word processor — or, as seems to be true for many authors, the person who likes to play with formatting every line and character. But for the advanced user and for the user who has invested time and money into customizing Word to make it functional for his or her business, it is a nightmare, perhaps even a catastrophe in the making, at least until sufficient time has passed using it to make peace with the new paradigm and to get necessary macros rewritten. I suspect that 6 years from now, when Word 2016 is released and I need to upgrade again, I'll be writing the same complaint yet again.
Microsoft truly knows how to make friends of its customers!
(Addendum: As I am discovering, there are signifcant changes in Win7 from WinXP, including where things are located and terminology. Consequently, I decided to buy a third-party manual. For Win7, I bought Windows 7: The Missing Manual [ISBN 978-1-596-80639-2] by David Pogue, the New York Times tech columnist. I spent several hours at my local B&N comparing Win7 books and decided that this was the best of the lot; plus it is an O'Reilly book, which usually means good quality.
Thank you for this posting! I took one look at the new Word and went screaming in the opposite direction.
The question is, will old versions of Word run on Win7? I understand that the new OS is good and I would like to upgrade someday; however, XP and Word 2003 work so well for me that I can't justify changing, at least in the short term.
Word 2003 runs even better on Win7 than on XP. Although I originally hesitated, I do not have even the slightest regret about going from XP to Win7. I grant that sometimes it is a little frustrating because things are not done the same way, but Win7 is leaps and bounds better than XP. Make your transition easy as I did; have a local computer shop "upgrade" to Vista then to Win7. It isn't the best way — a fresh install of everything is better — but it is easier and requires minimal postinstallation tweaking. The computer shop can use one its copies of Vista if you don't have it, as there is no need to activate Vista; it is just an interim step because you can't go directly from XP to Win7 except by a fresh install.
I'm a diehard Apple/Mac user, but have worked on the other platform, and use Microsoft Word for writing, editing and proofreading, both for myself and for clients. What I find interesting about Rich's experience is that Microsoft apparently won't profit from all the trouble it will take to redo things like his macros. I could understand making the transition from one version to another so complicated if the company made money off the process, but it seems counter-productive to create such headaches for customers and not be in a position to profit from them.
The various back-ups, especially the hard drives, are a very smart move. I have a colleague who recently had to restructure her home office, and was offline for about a week as a result. I can't see that happening if one has back-up drives (as well as a working laptop).
By the time you're here for the Communication Central conference in October, Rich, you should have all your macros back under control, but this experience may be helpful to colleagues facing the same process!
Then I used the free Custom UI Editor from OpenXL to add and change Ribbon tabs and groups using XML.
Granted, this was all done in Word 2007. If my customizations won't work in Word 2010, I'll be majorly pissed. But they're built on the same platform, so it shouldn't be too much of a shift.
Five months ago I had an issue with Word 2007: it DOES replace closing " with », but it DOES NOT replace opening " with «, while it pretends it does!
While Office 2007 is gorgeously cool over Office 2003, I suspect it's full of idiotic programming errors.