Brainstorm

Mentions of Brainstorm have been appearing on my social media feeds all week for some reason, and I realised I wasn’t aware of this show. Hosted by Kenny Everett and Cleo Rocos, it ran for 7 episodes in June and July of 1988, on BBC One.

It’s rather good.

And here’s a segment featuring Roger Taylor from Queen.

https://youtu.be/80qo7Qu9eyc

Read more about the show here.

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