Knightmare on BBC Four
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the footage can be found by clicking here. I've encoded it into Flash so it should be accessable to most, whilst possibly making it a little harder for some to web-snatch.
Even though you yourself snatched it from the BBC. Still, thank you for the clip, Keith. And talking of snatching...
My reaction was "WHOA, Hugo lost the beard!"
It sounds like you haven't seen Snatching Time, the short horror film in which a clean-shaven Hugo starred last Hallowe'en. It's on YouTube, and is worth watching.
the stupid announcer said at the beginning of the segment that the show was presented by "Dungeon Master Hugo Wyatt"! Bloody BBC!
I feel partially responsible for this error getting through. When I spoke with the researcher, she made a reference to "Hugo Wyatt", but I felt it would be rude to correct her, assuming I hadn't misheard. I didn't know he'd then be named as such in the programme!
Also, I thought it was ironic that none of the Knightmare clips came from the '80s.
Now that a few people at the BBC have turned their attention to Knightmare, maybe now might be a good time to send a few (polite, naturally) emails or letters to them, encouraging them to consider commissioning a new series.
Personally, I have doubts over how worthwhile that would be. Partly because Tim Child has, in his own words,
abandon[ed] Knightmare to its current position as a piece of Television history;
partly because even if Tim Child has changed his mind, then his own contact with the BBC, during the making of the documentary, will surely have set any wheels turning that need to be turning; partly because it was very pleasing just to have Knightmare remembered by the documentary, and I feel we'd be 'pushing our luck' by asking the BBC to do more; and partly because I agree with Pooka's opinion that
BBC have Raven, now they have a fake Knightmare they don't need a real one.
Those are just my views, however. If anyone does actually go ahead and write to the BBC as suggested, please let the forum know how you fare.
I've missed virtually all of this season of programmes on BBC4 and they looked so interesting
Oh well, sure to be repeated sometime
It's not uncommon for BBC Four programmes to be repeated several months later on BBC Two. I hope this will be the case with the Children's TV On Trial documentaries.
Hugo was also pictured in the Sunday Mirror.
Normally I wouldn't read the 'Red Tops' (I'm more of a Times man)T
Still I heard on the radio thatthey had a 'Where are they now' feature and Hugo was in it.
Fortunately, this fascinating article is available online as well.
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It's good to know that Hugo's still got a little "Nasssty..." in him, and I like Tim Child's apparent glee that "We scared an awful lot of children".
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slaps the voice-over guy for his "Wyatt" flub
Do you reckon that the VO guy was on team 7 of season 2, perhaps? I remember when their quest ended, a certain somebody related to this discussion asking them, "How would you like someone to get your name wrong...?"
That would be ironic.
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I'm a bit surprised that Children's TV On Trial hasn't been mentioned on knightmare.com yet, either in the Knews Section or within an Update. I think it deserves to be, as it is arguably the KM news event of 2007. Ideally, I believe it should eventually have a page of its own on the Infosite, consistent with the CiTV Birthday Bash and The 100 Greatest Kids' TV Shows, programmes which also showcased KM clips and discussion - but I know that that would take time, and appreciate that you may not have enough spare at the moment, Illusion.
Please may I also strongly suggest the following for the next Update, seeing as it will be the 20th anniversary Update, and mention of these significant items hasn't made it onto knightmare.com yet?
The YouTube clip of Michael Cule on Knightmare and The People Versus (mentioned here);
Bolt Action Five's Knightmare-themed single, Tree Friend Tree Foe (mentioned here);
The new Tim Child interview (mentioned here).
Thanks.
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Fab footage - Nice to see the ol' Dungeon Master's still got the nastiness...
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i love charlie brookers screenwipe its gret nie to see a bit of knightmare and hes right they were burnt alive
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I've missed virtually all of this season of programmes on BBC4 and they looked so interesting
Oh well, sure to be repeated sometime
It's not uncommon for BBC Four programmes to be repeated several months later on BBC Two. I hope this will be the case with the Children's TV On Trial documentaries.
That has yet to happen. However, Children's TV On Trial: The 80s is presently available on BBC iPlayer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007m4fq/Childrens_TV_on_Trial_The_1980s/.The 90s episode is also there. Thank you to Billy for prompting this discovery.
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Just thought I'd mention that the Knightmare footage on "Children's TV On Trial" is currently available on Youtube should anyone like to see it once more:
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I didn't realise the whole episode (and indeed series) was on YouTube. Though to watch the Knightmare segment, and indeed to download it, one need go no further than the website we are on.
Ideally, I believe it should eventually have a page of its own on the Infosite, consistent with the CiTV Birthday Bash and The 100 Greatest Kids' TV Shows...
And thank you to Keith for meeting my shameless demand.
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