That was the week that was

Final edition extract

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[monstersoftheid]

'Goodbye to '63'? It's never gone away because of the questions that cling to the Kennedy assassination. I recall that TW3-- that week in November---carried a special tribute. It would be interesting to see that again (bet the beeb wiped the tape!)

[bdavebaldwin]

@monstersoftheid

just uloading it

[bdavebaldwin]

time takes its toll - look at the low number of viewers for the Henry Brook item.

[WJCairns]

Are there any other TW3 clips available - more particularly the "This is your Life" spoof on Henry Brooke?

[bdavebaldwin]

was this where I cut the clip? if so I'll find it

[WJCairns]

If you could, I and many others would be grateful - it was absolute dynamite

[bdavebaldwin]

it's on now

[6015952042]

If satire's intent is to expose human vice and folly, this cerainly does. Thank God and the Federal Government for the changes in attitude that now exist in Mississippi. I have lived in Mississippi for 40 years of my 60 years and know there is still deep seated racism, but it has changed and God willing, will continue to bring all of God's children together.

[ticknock]

Now, that IS satire

[AlexxxxxSaysHi]

@mroscarwiemar have I got news for you is pretty fucking satirical.

[AlexxxxxSaysHi]

@antoniod what do you expect from 'the most democratic country in the world' but that, in politics, votes for the leader instead of the party?

[antoniod]

Someone I was talking to here in the US in the 70s claimed to have seen Brit TW3s and insisted that they were "exactly like Monty Python". Well, it's British, but I think the resemblance ends there(I realize that John Cleese wrote a few bits for it). Some Americans think that everything spoken with a British accent is the same thing.

[gymnastix]

@jamierourketen I love "Keeping Up Appearances," by the way, am such a fan of "Hyacinth Bucket: (I know, it's pronounced "Bou-quet").

I also watched Patricia Routledge's last TV series, "Hetty Wainthropp Investigates." She's a terrific actress!

[gymnastix]

@jamierourketen Yes she did. Glad you noticed that.

Was "Frasier" aired in England when it was still in production in the U.S.? Or did you see it in syndication only?

Actually, I've always wondered that, if the rest of the world sees American television programs at (roughly) the same time programs air here, or if on a delayed basis. Because we don't see the "Britcoms" until sometimes years later, on PBS (Public Broadcasting System).

[MrOscarweimar]

This programme was REALLY satire. So brave, so adventurous. Look at television today and wonder what happened.

[geekpie100]

Fascinating. I'd like to have been born in 1945. I grew up in the 80s, which was good, but one gets the feeling that the 60s would have been better: a time of bewildering change.

[peacedotnik]

@edsigalaClassic

This demonstrates how important the idea of intent is in doing satire. Saying the word "nigger" in mixed company was, even then, considered impolite and ignorant. For this reason, the audience is being trusted to understand that her use of the word in the song is supposed to highlight the ignorance of the characters she and her minstrels are portraying (in this case, playing American bigots who support segregation and the Old South).