We open with a sad story from the Toronto radio scene...

DJ's death stuns fans

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Online tributes poured in on blogs and Facebook July 7, 2009 as news spread of Martin Streek's death.

Friends blindsided by news of well-liked DJ Martin Streek's apparent suicide
Jul 08, 2009 04:30 AM
Ben Rayner
POP MUSIC CRITIC

http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/662512

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ITMA

BBC Radio 7 offers two episodes this week, of the program that laid the basis of The Goon Show, ISIRTA and many other britcoms we have come to love. (see below)

(from Wikipedia)
It's That Man Again (or more commonly ITMA) was a BBC radio comedy programme which ran from 1939 to 1949. The title was a contemporary phrase referring to ever more frequent news-stories about Hitler in the lead-up to World War II, and specifically a headline in the Daily Express written by Bert Gunn.[1] This was humorously transferred to Tommy Handley, the popular comedian around whom the programme was developed. The scripts were written by the prolific Ted Kavanagh. "ITMA" is believed to have played a major role in sustaining morale on the UKs 'home front' during the Second World War.

Other performers included Jack Train, a master of voices; Deryck Guyler and Hattie Jacques, who played Sophie Tuckshop, the earliest of Jacques' roles dependent upon her physical size. The programme featured dozens of other characters, such as Mrs Mopp, and Colonel Chinstrap. The speed at which the performances were delivered is still considered remarkable, even given later technical developments.

Some years later, Train reprised the role of Colonel Chinstrap for a couple of guest appearances on The Goon Show including the episode "Shifting Sands".

ITMA ran for over 300 episodes between 1939 and 1949. When Handley died, announced immediately after the usual second repeat, it was cancelled because he was considered irreplaceable as its star.

Mrs Mopp is referenced in The Kinks song "The Village Green Preservation Society" from their 1968 album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society.

Catchphrases

ITMA contained many catchphrases:

* "Can I do you now, Sir?" - Mrs Mopp (the office char)
* "I don’t mind if I do" Colonel Humphrey Chinstrap turning innocent remarks into the offer of a drink.
* "After you, Claude - no, After you Cecil"
* "TTFN" (Ta ta for now)
* "This is Funf speaking" - Funf, the German spy.
* "I go - I come back" - Ali Oop.
* "It's being so cheerful as keeps me going" - Mona Lott.
* "Going down now sir" - Diver.
* "Don't forget the diver"

Radio Programming Highlights This Week

AM 740

SATURDAY

APPLAUSE 4-6 P.M. Saturday

July 11, 2009 Enjoy a special Canadian broadcast premiere of "Chess in Concert" as part of this edition of APPLAUSE.

Part One

Film music from the 20th century featuring the City of Prague Philharmonic : "March" from "The Caine Mutiny" (1954); "Overture" from "The Mark of Zorro" (1940); "The Legend of Narvarone" from "The Guns of Navarone (1961) - Silva Treasury

You will not have heard this version of "Chess" which Tim Rice says he considers the definitive version of this musical. Selections from "Chess in Concert" - Act 1 which took place on Monday May 12 and Tuesday May 13, 2008 at the Royal Albert Hall, London with music by Benny Andersen and Bjorn Ulvaeus with lyrics by Tim Rice, starring, Josh Groban, Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, David Bedella, Kerry Ellis and Clarke Peters: "The Story of Chess"; "Nobody's Side"; "Embassy Lament"; "Anthem" - Reprise

Selections from the Billy Rose production of "Carmen Jones" by Oscar Hammerstein II with the music of Georges Bizet featuring members of the original 1943 New York Production starring June Hawkins as Myrt and Glenn Bryant as Husky Miller: "Prelude"; "Beat Out Dat Rhythm On A Drum"; "Stan' Up and Fight" - Decca Broadway

Selections from the soundtrack to the film "The Harder They Come" featuring Jimmy Cliff - A theatrical musical version of the film opens at the Canon Theatre July 21st: "You Can Get It If You Really Want It"; "Many Rivers To Cross"; "The Harder They Come" - Mango

Part Two

Selections from the soundtrack to the 1992 Disney picture "Aladdin": "One Jump Ahead" sung by Brad Kane; “Friend Like Me” with Robin Williams; “A Whole New World” sung by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle - Walt Disney

Selections from the 2009 Original Broadway cast recording of the musical "Rock of Ages" starring Constantine Maroulis as Drew, Amy Spanger as Sherrie and James Carpinello as Stacee Jaxx: "We're Not Gonna Take It"; "Here I Go Again"; "Can't Fight This Feeling"; "Don't Stop Believin'" - New Line

Selections from "Chess in Concert" - Act 2 which took place on Monday May 12 and Tuesday May 13, 2008 at the Royal Albert Hall, London with music by Benny Andersen and Bjorn Ulvaeus with lyrics by Tim Rice, starring, Josh Groban, Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, David Bedella, Kerry Ellis and Clarke Peters: "One Night in Bangkok"; "Someone Else's Story"; "I Know Him So Well"; "Anthem" (Reprise) - Reprise

Selections from the soundtrack to the 1998 animated feature "Quest for Camelot": "One My Father's Wings" by Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster performed by The Corrs; "Looking Through Your Eyes" by Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster performed by David Foster - Curb

Enjoy!

Michael

Michael Englebert
APPLAUSE - Zoomer Radio AM 740
michael@radioapplause.com
www.radioapplause.com

6pm-7pm :: Back to Live with Jean deBeaubassein
The 'Father of Rock'n'Roll', Chuck Berry LIVE and rockin' in concert on this Saturday's "Back to Live".

SUNDAY

noon-1pm :: Mike Filey’s Toronto
Mike remembers Toronto's aviation history, including the first time a plane flew over the city and when the downtown airport opened in '29. Featured music includes Louis Armstrong, Nora Bayes, Bing Crosby and more!

1pm-2pm :: Celebrity Spotlight with Larry Jackson
It's "Diva Summer" on Celebrity Spotlight and featured this week are the hits from Canadian singer, occasional songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur Celine Dion.

2pm-4pm :: Vintage Favourites with Gene Stevens
"Vintage Favourites" salutes two music icons, separated in death by some 50 years, but linked in their legacies by their indelible mark on popular music.

Billie Holiday - "Lady Day" - died July 17, 1959, and thus we mark a half-century since her sad passing, after a tragic life and leaving a musical legacy that gave us one of the first protest songs, some classic jazz standards she wrote, and a new, deeply intimate style of singing.

Michael Jackson's recent death has rocked the world, and so much has been said and written, it's hard to add anything - until you consider his roots. Every giant must stand on the shoulders of giants who went before - and Jackson is no different.

We'll hear Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson, Cab Calloway, Sammy Davis Jr., James Brown and many others - plus Michael himself - as we trace the dance-steps leading to one of the most spectacular careers in pop music history.

4pm-6pm :: A Little Breath of Scotland with Denis Snowdon
Old songs like "O Gin I Were A Baron's Heir", new songs like "The Lion Roars Inside Me" and the sounds of the Strathclyde Police Pipe Band from our vinyl vault, are all included in this weeks show.

7pm-midnight :: Big Band Sunday Night with George Jonescu

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This week on Treasure Island Oldies
July 5th, 2009 to July 11th, 2009

I have to thank you very much for the immediate comments and feedback I have already received about this week's Music of Canada Special. I was absolutely blown away by how may non-Canadian listeners were completely familiar with some of the artists whose records did not hit the Billboard chart. Linda in LaHabra, California floored me when she raved about hearing Brainwashed by David Clayton Thomas and the Bossmen. And there were many other examples. Another listener, Rich in Hillside, Illinois suggested that there was so much great music made in Canada that he'd love to hear the Music of Canada Special every July, but also several other times in the year. Thanks for the suggestion, Rich. It was also fun to run down some of the everyday inventions that we all take for granted that were invented in Canada. Of course, we will continue with our weekly Made In Canada feature in the first hour of the show.

It was great the way the Nuts in the Hut welcomed both Shirley from Cincinnati, Ohio and Paul (Music000) from Ellicott City, Maryland to the Chat Room. It was great to get his input on the songs being played on the show. The Chat Room regulars were impressed with his music knowledge. Next Sunday you should consider stopping by the Chat Room for a visit. Click Chat on the Menu for complete directions on how to log into the Chat Room.

It was wonderful to play some great Terry Black records for you as well. Sadly, he lost his life at 62 from Multiple Sclerosis. He was the first artists to be signed to Lou Adler's then brand new label, Dunhill Records, which later became home to the Mamas and Papas, Steppenwolf, Three Dog Night and others in later years. He had a hit single in Canada and the United States called Unless You Care plus other solo hits in Canada. He later became a member of Dr. Music and married one of the group's members, Laurel Ward. Together they recorded and scored a hit with Goin' Down (On The Road to L.A.). I was a friend and fan of Terry Black. He'll be missed.

We've got another special coming up for you before the end of July. It will be a Cover Tune Special. Tom Locke, who researches and writes the Moment In Time weekly feature on the show, are hard at work planning this special. Tom will join me in the studio for this special. Looking forward to it. I will let you know the exact date next week. Be sure to listen to one of the most popular annual specials, the Instrumental gems - Wordless Wonders Special live Sunday, August 2nd. And don't wait to get your requests in that show. There tends to be a lot of songs listeners want to hear. Click the Requests button on any page of the website and drop me a note. Or give me a call on the Treasure Island Oldies Listeners Request Line. Call us 24/7 at 206-203-4678 and record your voicemail request message. I'll play it back on the show, along with your song.

In celebration of our Music of Canada Special, this week at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog we present a rare clip of Mashmakhan performing As The Years Go By. Taken from the movie documentary Festival Express, it starts out as a jam for about the first minute and a half then goes right into the song. I had never seen it before although I was aware of the music festival that went from city to city on a train. I am sure you'll enjoy our Song of the Week.

Next week on Voice Your Choice we spotlight Bob Dylan with two of his classic songs: I Want You and Just Like A Woman. Cast your vote for the song you'd like me to play. Just click the Voice Your Choice button on any page of the website and make your selection. We'll play the winner in Hour 3 of next week's show.

Have a great week and I hope you are enjoying summer, or winter if you're Down Under.

Bye for now.

Michael

http://www.treasureislandoldies.com/pages/start.html

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Randy's Vinyl Tap

Encore edition of The Tap this week. First aired 29 Nov 08... first of two shows dedicated to Motown

It's a city, it's a record label, it's a sound... and this week Randy Bachman's run down the vinyl highway takes him to Motown. Vinyl Tap will have the first of two shows devoted to some of the amazing music created by the tableted folks who also made a stop in "Hitsville, USA" at one time or another. In 1959, Berry Gordy started Tamla Records with an eight hundred dollar loan and the desire to make it big in the record business. A couple of years later a merger took place and Motown Records was created. Berry Gordy's effort paid off and between 1961 and 1971 Motown had 110 Top Ten hits with artists including Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Four Tops, and The Jackson 5. In 1972 the company relocated to Los Angeles and continued the string of hits. Tune in to the Tap this week for a little taste of that good old Motown sound.

Broadcast Time:
Saturdays at 7 p.m. (8 p.m. AT, 8:30 p.m. NT) on CBC Radio One
CBC Radio 1 Sirius Channel 137

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BBC Radio 4

For a comprehensive list of all our programmes, see our schedule pages:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/programmes/schedules/fm

Saturday 11 July

Tarantino’s Jukebox, 10.30-11.00am
1/2. Robert Ziegler talks to Quentin Tarantino about his musical obsessions, his influences and his sources of inspiration. Tarantino talks us through the contents of his imaginary jukebox, remembering the tracks of his youth, as well as making references to - and featuring music from - cult movies and television.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lj8yt

Archive on 4: Walking on the Moon, 8.00-9.00pm, repeated Monday 3.00-3.45pm
Buzz Aldrin relives the dangerous and dramatic moments of the final descent to the lunar surface. Includes the voices of those who supported him and of people all over the world as they recall what they were doing when they heard the news of the lunar landing.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lj8zs

Monday 13 July

The Inconstant Moon, 3.45-4.00pm
1/10. Jeanette Winterson offers a series of reflective readings about the Moon.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lj8zs

Tuesday 14 July

Music from Beyond the Veil, 1.30-2.00pm
Professor Paul Robertson asks whether musical inspiration comes from within ourselves or if it could come from somewhere beyond ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ljyn0

BBC 6 Music

6Music Plays It Again, Overnight

Tuesday 30th June onwards Alan Freeman presents 'The Story of Pop' in 52 parts.

Friday 10th July: part 11 - When We Was Fab
Saturday 11th July: part 12 - England Swings
Sunday 12th July: part 13 - Hitsville USA
Monday 13th July: part 14 - The Blues had a Baby
Tuesday 14th July: part 15 - Can Blue Men Sing The Whites?
Wednesday 15th July: part 16 - Shut Up And Play your Guitar
Thursday16th July: part 17 – The Big Easy (New Orleans)
Friday 17th July: part 18 - Soulsville USA (Stax)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/piao/

BBC Radio 7

Classic Comedy
ITMA
Sadly, the first episode of It's That Man Again' has not been retained in the BBC Archive. However, to mark the 70th anniversary of the first broadcast of this popular wartime comedy series, here's an episode from March 1945, in which Mrs Mopp becomes a domestic correspondent when Tommy Handley attempts to set up a newspaper. With Jack Train, Dorothy Summers, Horace Percival and Diana Morrison.
Sunday at 12midday and 7pm

ITMA - Victory Edition
Tommy Handley and the gang celebrate Victory in Europe with this edition of 'ITMA' from May, 1945.
Sunday at 12.30pm and 7.30pm

Comedy Zone
Radio Fun - The Story of Radio Comedy
Russell Davies is a radio history supremo and with the aid of rare and fascinating interviewes from our archives, in this programme he takes us back to pre-war radio comedy and how the British Broadcasting Company began, under the strict control of Lord Reith.
Sunday at 11am and 7pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio7/programmes/schedules

Note: Remember you can always listen via the archives on each site up to 7 days after the broadcast.

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PBS -TV

July 10, 2009 at 8:00 PM
New Classics & Old Favorites Film Package: Fiddler on the Roof
A poor Jewish milkman (Topol) and his wife (Norma Crane) try to marry off their five daughters in czarist Russia. Cast: Topol, Molly Picon, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey.
Duration: 02:59:19 TVPG CC STEREO

July 10, 2009 at 11:59 PM
Austin City Limits: Paolo Nutini/Grupo Fantasma
U.K. sensation Paolo Nutini debuts with soulful pop songs from his hit album These Streets. Austin's Grupo Fantasma throws down with the high energy Latin funk it's taken to stages across the country.
Duration: 00:56:46 TVPG CC
http://www.pbs.org/klru/austin/

July 11, 2009 at 1:00 AM
Soundstage: Seal
Seal's one-of-a-kind soaring, husky baritone is perfect for any genre. He's delighted fans and earned critical acclaim while staying true to classic, honest songwriting in his remarkable two-decade career. And now, he's done it again with the release of his exceptional sixth studio album Soul. Together with legendary music producer David Foster, Seal adds his signature touch to some of the best soul songs ever created. In a stunning performance, Seal evokes an era when music vividly captured emotion and romance. Joined by Foster, as well as a choir and string section, Seal takes on Ann Pebbles' "I Can't Stand the Rain," Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" and Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes' "If You Don't Know Me By Now."
Duration: 00:55:45 TVPG CC
http://www.pbs.org/wttw/soundstage/

July 11, 2009 at 2:00 AM
Globe Trekker: Pakistan
Neil Gibson begins his trip in Karachi, Pakistan's most bustling metropolis. He takes a horse and cart to the Saddar Bazaar, the city's main shopping area, and pays a visit to one of Karachi's leprosy hospitals. Neil journeys by train to Multan, the ancient valley civilization of the Multan, where he has his fortune told by a bird, stuffs his turban with onions and rides by camelback to the spectacular Derawar Fort in the Cholistan desert. He visits the Khyber Pass, the exotic valley of Chitral (birthplace of polo) and stays with the Kalash people, believed to have descended from Alexander the Great. Neil then takes a three-day trek through the Hunza Valley, crossing two incredible glaciers and ending with a view from the magnificent Rush Peak.
Duration: 00:56:18 TVG CC STEREO DVS
http://www.globetrekkertv.com

July 11, 2009 at 3:00 AM
Make 'em Laugh: The Funny Business of America: The Knockabouts: Slip on a Banana Peel/The Groundbreakers: When I'm Bad, I'm Better
Duration: 00:56:46 TVPG CC STEREO
http://www.pbs.org/makeemlaugh

July 12, 2009 at 1:29 AM
Mi-5
Duration: 00:59:06 CC STEREO

July 12, 2009 at 2:31 AM
Colour of War: The British Story: Darkest Hour
When Britain's Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, announced the outbreak of the Second World War on September 3, 1939, the whole country shuddered. It was only 21 years after the First World War, the "War to end all Wars." A nation, still divided by class and wealth, had to pull together. Every part of society was touched by the war: young men were conscripted to fight; some women also joined the services, while others left the home to work in factories; children were evacuated to the countryside.By June 1940, Britain stood alone. Hitler had swept across Europe and now threatened the British Isles. As Hitler's bombers crushed British cities in "The Blitz," Prime Minister Winston Churchill became the voice of Britain, the embodiment of British morale. By the middle of 1942, Britain's new enemy, Japan, had captured Singapore and Hong Kong, the Atlantic convoys were suffering huge losses, and the North African fortress at Tobruk had fallen. On the Home Front, rationing, profiteering and the black market were crushing the will of the people. Britain had entered its "Darkest Hour."
Duration: 00:49:24 TVPG CC STEREO
http://www.imgworld.com

July 12, 2009 at 2:00 PM
The Lawrence Welk Show: Music, Music, Music
This joyful hour opens with Lawrence leading the Welk Band through Vincent Youman's "Bamballino," followed by Alice Lon "Singing in the Rain." Highlights of the show include "Melodie d'Amore" by the four Lennon Sisters, Big Tiny Little performing "Dill Pickles," and Jack Martin sings "Somebody Stole My Gal."Guest: Big Tiny Little
Duration: 00:57:44 CC
http://www.oeta.onenet.net/welk/

July 12, 2009 at 7:00 PM
The Lawrence Welk Show: Caribbean Cruise
The whole gang climbs aboard an ocean liner for a cruise through sunny, Southern waters, with Ava Barber singing "Love Boat," and Bobby and Elaine following up with a dance to the "Love Boat Theme." Guy & Ralna perform "I Can't Stop Loving You." Baritone Jim Turner sings "Marianne" and The Aldridge Sisters and The Otwell Twins are "Feelin' Groovy," and Kathie Sullivan sings a soulful "How Deep Is The Ocean."Guest: Arthur Duncan
Duration: 00:57:45 CC
http://www.oeta.onenet.net/welk/

July 13, 2009 at 9:00 PM
History Detectives
Sideshow Babies - A Colorado woman has a silver baby cup engraved "Patricia - 1933. A Century of Progress Chicago." She hopes this 1933 Chicago World's Fair souvenir can unlock the mystery of her mother's unusual start in life. Family lore holds that the Chicago Public Health Board took premature Patricia from her shoebox cradle at home and put her in an incubator at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. Why were babies exhibited at the fair? HISTORY DETECTIVES host Elyse Luray learns about the forgotten doctor who brought life-saving incubator technology to the United States at the turn of the 20th century.Lubin Photos - A contributor from Branford, Florida, inherited two bulging photo albums, dated 1914 to 1916, that contain hundreds of photos of old silent film stars and a behind-the-scenes look into an enormous film studio empire - not in Hollywood, but Philadelphia. She received the albums from a distant relative, Herbie Lubin. One of the books holds many Western scenes, including a cowboy character captioned "Herbert Lubin." Other captions refer to the Siegmund Lubin Studios. Who was Siegmund Lubin? And was Herbie a movie star? HISTORY DETECTIVES host Tukufu Zuberi takes viewers on an excursion through an early movie mogul's dramatic rise and fall.Navajo Rug - At auction, a contributor bought a rug whose woven designs intrigued him. A Southwest American history buff, he's fascinated by the rug's central figure of a man with a feathered head holding lightning bolts. He believes the figure was never meant to be captured by a loom. Did the weaver violate a taboo? Who wove the rug? HISTORYDETECTIVES guest host Eduardo Pagan meets with a Navajo medicine man and a traditional Navajo weaver and travels to Crownpoint, New Mexico, long considered the center of Navajo weaving. Finally, HISTORY DETECTIVES visits a textile historian to find out who may have been behind this controversial design.
Duration: 00:56:15 TVG CC STEREO
http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/

July 13, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Make 'em Laugh: The Funny Business of America: The Groundbreakers: When I'm Bad, I'm Better
In the ongoing war against hypocrisy, conservatism, political correctness, prejudice, prudery, censorship, sentimentality, liberalism, extremism and complacency, it was always the comedian who led the first wave of attack. Rather than using risque jokes and four letter words simply to get a rise out of an audience, the most audacious comedians - from pioneers like Mae West and Moms Mabley to 60s and 70s bad boys like Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor and George Carlin - invoked what the First Amendment to the American Constitution calls "freedom of speech" to bring the biggest and most dangerous laughs to the American public.
Duration: 00:56:46 TVPG CC STEREO
http://www.pbs.org/makeemlaugh

July 13, 2009 at 11:30 PM
New Classics & Old Favorites Film Package: Fiddler on the Roof
A poor Jewish milkman (Topol) and his wife (Norma Crane) try to marry off their five daughters in czarist Russia. Cast: Topol, Molly Picon, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey.
Duration: 02:59:19 TVPG CC STEREO

July 14, 2009 at 4:00 AM
Germans In America: Into The Promised Land
Summer 2003: a group of 40 German-Americans from Loose Creek, Missouri travel to Germany. They are on a search for their roots and will find them in a farm in the Rhineland. One-hundred-fifty years ago, the Munks farm was the birthplace of their ancestors. For German emigrants in the 19th century, America offered hope in a new beginning: the hope of escaping poverty, years of failed harvests, and political repression. Thanks to romanticized ideas, millions of Germans start off for the unknown. It is the great century of emigration-and for agents, shipping companies, and captains it was a great business opportunity. Enthusiastic letters from relatives and friends in the new world attract hundreds of thousands of others to follow them. Among these people are Jacob Munks and his family from Lank, near Dusseldorf. They want to move to America's Midwest, to the so-called "German Belt." Together with his wife and his six children, Munks survived the difficult sea passage on a cargo ship that was turned temporarily into a passenger vessel. The film follows the family's journey by way of St. Louis to Loose Creek in Missouri. Nearby, in Hermann, Missouri, Westphalians have settled. Washington, Missouri is home to people from the German Palatinate. And Loose Creek is for the Rhinelanders. The German settlers seek out people from their own home regions and avoid settling in the open countryside. But the pioneer years are hard on the Munks. The farm will not yield enough for them to live on. So Gerhard Munks travels to St. Louis and decides to wander off to California. Gold fever has reached in the far reaches of the Midwest. For three years he was thought to be dead. Until he appears one day looking like a tramp, but carrying home riches from the gold fields following an adventurous trip. Still today, the family has his gold scales and a nugget he brought home. The farm remains today in the same family's possession.
Duration: 00:52:38 TVG CC STEREO DVS
http://www.germansinamerica.org/

July 16, 2009 at 9:00 PM
Colour of War: The British Story: The Beginning of the End
By 1943, while final victory looked likely, it was still a long way off. The deprivation, tedium and monotony of the War on the Home Front were taking their toll. Yet more rationing, "digging for victory" and the need to devote every waking hour to the war effort was exhausting the population.Overseas, the armed forces were still fighting fiercely to keep Hitler at bay. The invasion of Sicily, the campaign in Burma and the Battle in the North Atlantic were still bringing British casualties. As D-Day approached, and the Allies began their final assault on Germany, thoughts turned to peace. What sort of future were people fighting for? Would it be a world like the pre-war world, with class division, unemployment and hardship? This time, would it be a land fit for heroes? And what of women? They had been asked to step forward and fill the breach, in industry, on the land and in the armed forces. Would they be asked to step aside now as the soldiers return from battle, just as they had been after the First World War?
Duration: 00:49:29 TVPG CC STEREO
http://www.imgworld.com

July 16, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Mi-5
Duration: 00:59:09 CC STEREO

July 17, 2009 at 12:30 AM
History Detectives
Sideshow Babies - A Colorado woman has a silver baby cup engraved "Patricia - 1933. A Century of Progress Chicago." She hopes this 1933 Chicago World's Fair souvenir can unlock the mystery of her mother's unusual start in life. Family lore holds that the Chicago Public Health Board took premature Patricia from her shoebox cradle at home and put her in an incubator at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. Why were babies exhibited at the fair? HISTORY DETECTIVES host Elyse Luray learns about the forgotten doctor who brought life-saving incubator technology to the United States at the turn of the 20th century.Lubin Photos - A contributor from Branford, Florida, inherited two bulging photo albums, dated 1914 to 1916, that contain hundreds of photos of old silent film stars and a behind-the-scenes look into an enormous film studio empire - not in Hollywood, but Philadelphia. She received the albums from a distant relative, Herbie Lubin. One of the books holds many Western scenes, including a cowboy character captioned "Herbert Lubin." Other captions refer to the Siegmund Lubin Studios. Who was Siegmund Lubin? And was Herbie a movie star? HISTORY DETECTIVES host Tukufu Zuberi takes viewers on an excursion through an early movie mogul's dramatic rise and fall.Navajo Rug - At auction, a contributor bought a rug whose woven designs intrigued him. A Southwest American history buff, he's fascinated by the rug's central figure of a man with a feathered head holding lightning bolts. He believes the figure was never meant to be captured by a loom. Did the weaver violate a taboo? Who wove the rug? HISTORYDETECTIVES guest host Eduardo Pagan meets with a Navajo medicine man and a traditional Navajo weaver and travels to Crownpoint, New Mexico, long considered the center of Navajo weaving. Finally, HISTORY DETECTIVES visits a textile historian to find out who may have been behind this controversial design.
Duration: 00:56:15 TVG CC STEREO
http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/

July 17, 2009 at 8:02 PM
New Classics & Old Favorites Film Package: How I Won The War
A British officer (Michael Crawford) recalls his absurd leadership of other World War II misfits (John Lennon, Roy Kinnear). Cast: Michael Crawford, John Lennon, Roy Kinnear.
Duration: 01:50:36 TVPG CC

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Videos This Week

There are comments listed on each video page, they can on occasion be offensive, be careful if you look.

Lamest Political Controversy (This Week)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SMp_KwmJMk

Letterman - Sacha Baron Cohen Interviews a Terrorist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk2oee2kjT8

Letterman - Optimus Prime Top Ten List
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=capoqysbgI0

Hip Hop Lizard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCizmdGJD6o

Rapping Flight Attendant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhMOnr0GxU8

Best Video of the Week: Bored with the normal pre-flight ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB0Y-wj8gLs

Cats Musical - Memory
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-L6rEm0rnY

Phantom of the Opera- Sarah Brightman and Steve Harley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmI9gAyNPyE

Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman - Time To Say Goodbye
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_JLkIOnq04

Bill Haley - Rock Around The Clock (1956)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5fsqYctXgM

Bill Haley in Austria 1976
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI9vhyZFkNQ

Lady Willpower Gary Puckett 1968
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mATxv1V77U

And finally...

Ferry Cross the Mersey 1965
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2Lwieo6Xjs

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Funnies:

The problem is at your end

One of Microsoft's finest technicans was drafted and sent to boot camp. At the rifle range, he was given some instruction, a rifle, and bullets. He fired several shots at the target. The report came from the target area that all attempts had completely missed the target.

The technician looked at his rifle, and then at the target. He looked at the rifle again, and then at the target again. He put his finger over the end of the rifle barrel and squeezed the trigger with his other hand. The end of his finger was blown off, whereupon he yelled toward the target area, "It's leaving here just fine, the trouble must be at your end!"

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