Tag: Smiley's People

  • Smiley’s Papers
    Smiley’s Papers

    In the summer of 1981, barely 18 months after the novel was first published, the BBC announced the follow-up series to Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Smiley’s People would see the return of Alec Guinness in the titular role, and form the flagpole for Auntie’s £25 million spending plans. The middle part of the Karla trilogy…

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  • Nineteen 90s Shows
    Nineteen 90s Shows

    I wrote another book about television. I like television. I like television so much that the first thing I modelled and printed on my new 3d printer was this … I made some more after that too. There’s a few more, including TVS, ATV, and HTV, but I bought you here to talk about my…

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  • Re-Casting Keanu
    Re-Casting Keanu

    Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him eight years older than Clive Dunn was when he was first cast in Dad’s Army. But don’t panic, Clive Dunn was always playing much older characters than his own age. Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him seven years older than Stephanie Cole was when she was first…

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