Distinct Nostalgia
Exclusive interviews and reunions celebrating some of the biggest names in TV and film. A TV enthusiast’s paradise. There's also special shows and series and a regular Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz. Plus every now and then some original fresh comedy and drama. This is pure entertainment and fun. Enjoy! Definitely ‘more than a podcast’.
Episodes
We're sad to hear the news that Brian Trueman has died at the aged of 92. Brian provided the soundtrack to so many characters of our childhoods, whether as a writer or actor. His work with Cosgrove Hall Films included Chorlton and the Wheelies, Dangermouse, Cockleshell Bay and Jamie and the Magic Torch. But he had a ...
A special re-issuing of Rock, by Tim Fountain in tribute to the veteran actor Bette Bourne who has died at the age of 84.
An excellent performance in this drama produced by DN producers' Made in Manchester as Bette plays Henry Wilson, Hollywood actor Rock Hudson's notorious agent.
Bette has pla...
Ashley's catching up with Roy North who was the actor who became Basil Brush's sidekick in the early to mid 70s on The Basil Brush Show. The show hosted by the wily old fox lasted from the late 60s til the early 80s and became a favourite of several generations of kids, parents and grandparents. Now Basil enter...
We’ve been planning this for a while - and here they are by popular demand. Ronnie Le Drew with Zippy and George from the legendary kids tv series Rainbow. Ronnie chats to Ashley about the early years of Rainbow which started in 1972, how he became a firm fixture of the team and the enduring appeal of these wonderful char...
George Layton is prolific - he's done the lot - and he's still working in his early 80s. Both an actor and screenwriter, his career stretches from the early 50s and Children's Hour and working with Violet Carson (who played Ena Sharples in Coronation Street), through years as a star on shows like Doctor in ...
A very special interview here with Lord Grade (Michael Grade) whose fingerprints are all over British TV - from the days when his uncle Lew ran ATV to his own stewardship of LWT, BBC, Channel 4 and Later ITV again. Michael has launched (and axed) some of Britain's most popular TV shows.
Here he takes Ashley...
Karen Grassle who played Caroline celebrates 50 years since the launch in 1974 of Little House on
The Prairie.
The then new show from America would pull in huge audiences all around the world including in the UK where it had a prime time slot.
Here Ashley talks to Karen about working with Michael La...
Why Don't You?! played to millions of kids in the school holidays on BBC1. It began in 1973 and lasted until 1995, meaning the show touched several generations over nearly a quarter of a century.
Among the presenters Ant from Ant and Dec, among the producers - Russell T Davies but there were dozens more who ...
She was the voice behind one of the most well loved kids series of the 70s.
Gay Soper was the person who brought to life the world of The Flumps. Pootle, Perkin, Posie, Ma and Pa Flump and Grandpa Flump all became real characters thanks to her tremendously talented acting.
But though kids of the 70s reme...
A special interview and another real treat here for all fans of cult Australian drama series Prisoner Cell Block H.
The show first aired twice a week down under in 1979 and quickly began pulling in huge figures.
The big star from the start was the legendary Val Lehman who played the iconic Bea Smith.
Royston Mayoh was - and by reputation remains - one of the biggest names in British TV production. A writer and prolific director, Royston was involved with a plethora of top shows - This is Your Life, Opportunity Knocks, Tommy Cooper, Les Dawson, Kenny Everett to name but a few.
He started his career at ABC Tel...
Royston Mayoh was - and by reputation remains - one of the biggest names in British TV production. A writer and prolific director, Royston was involved with a plethora of top shows - This is Your Life, Opportunity Knocks, Tommy Cooper, Les Dawson, Kenny Everett to name but a few.
He started his career at ABC Te...
A special interview and a real treat here for all fans of iconic Australian drama series Prisoner Cell Block H.
The show first aired twice a week down under in 1979 and quickly began pulling in huge figures.
One of the early stars was Collette Mann who played Doreen.
Collette was in her late 2...
It was a legendary series and a character which Jon Pertwee made his own.
Worzel Gummidge was loved by a generation of kids (and adults) in the late 70s and early 80s - and here we meet Jeremy Austin who played John - one of Worzel's little friends.
John takes us back nearly half a century to the ma...
You Had At Me Hello!
by David Payne
On an evening shift in her deadly dull call centre job, Natalie connects with a caller who turns her life upside down.
Cast:
Natalie: Sarah Sinnott
Jane: Gerry Johnson.
Sound Editor: John Fryett
Producer:Janice Fryett.
Written by ...
He was everyone’s loveable layabout. Shelley played by Hywell Bennett was huge, pulling in massive viewing figures in the 70s and 80s.
Very much of its time, when unemployment soared in the early years of Thatcher’s government, Shelley (produced by Thames Television) kicked back against authority and with his s...
Barry Evans was a huge star in the 60s, 70s and 80s.
One of the heart-throbs of his day, he was recognisable to millions for his roles in several big ITV sitcoms like Doctor in the House and later as the teacher Mr Brown in the London Weekend hit Mind Your Language.
But Barry kept himself to himself and...
A preview of some of the interviews and reunions lined up on Distinct Nostalgia for Christmas, New Year and early 2024.
All this plus new comedy, new drama and the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz ...all back by popular demand.
Stay subscribed and you won't miss anything when it lands. You ...
Christmas Sitcom Special: 'Re-inventing Christmas'
The girls are preparing for Christmas and ponder what would happen if Jesus was born in the UK today, while side-swiping at modern inventions that they see as old hat.
Lindsay Eavis as Florrie
Janice Fryett as Dotty
Written by Janice Fryet...
New Series - Florrie and Dotty
The girls are back, giving it large in 2023. They side-swipe at anything from cancel culture to cat-calling, dating to dancing and bungee-exercise to burlesque - and they don't hold back.
Written by Janice Fryett, with Lindsay Eavis as Florrie, and Janice Fryett as Dot...
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