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Another thoroughly enjoyable episode this week. I completely agree about how brilliant David Learner and Rayner Bourton are, and what a shame it was to lose them both from the show! (Rayner does well not to show any amusement at being told to "GIVE ME THE HORN OR ELSE". ) On the discussion about how many girl teams auditioned and appeared on the show, it's interesting that the Spanish version was quite proactive about its gender balance and nearly always cast evenly mixed teams, rather than having an open application process. "If you can deliver insults well, then you can kind of almost see past somebody being fundamentally quite a horrible person, if they're funny with it." As perfectly illustrated by Tim Curry's Captain Hook in my latest fandom - Cedric and Elita, eat your heart out! Dreadnorts: "I can't imagine they can move easily from one level to another, especially as one of the legs don't bend, so if there's stairs involved they're in trouble." Another very funny observation from Paul and a great point too!!

I was browsing the Christmas section in Wilkinson and saw something called "Elf Booties"!

I enjoyed the conversation with Scott that was published on the website yesterday. There are some intriguing differences between his 2003 remarks in this thread and his latest remarks, with some bearing on Scott's 'suspicion he says has grown over the years that his ending on the show was engineered, perhaps unfairly'. 2003: @Scott_Series_3 said: if u listen reeeel careful u can hear my advisers telling me to walk foward after i landed, thats what got me... 2026: "I remember hearing someone in my earphone - a grown-up voice - tell me to take two steps forward. Things did happen quickly, and it's hazy, but I'll go to my grave swearing that I heard it." 2003: @Scott_Series_3 said: funny part is that when we were back in the room after i had croaked, Merlin came wondering in and gave us a lil telling off for making him spending an hour in make up for nothing 2026: "They whipped John Woodnutt into the room in full gear as Merlin, who told us he had two splendid riddles but wouldn't tell us what they were." I'm not trying to discredit Scott: memories can change and falsify over time, even if we'd like to believe otherwise. I wonder how Scott's advisors recall John Woodnutt being when he met them after the quest.

Impossible not to hear the clue for 10 across in Lawrence Werber's voice: https://bigdave44.com/2026/11/05/dt-31389/

Hi everyone! Thanks for the kind words about our game. I visited Knightmare.com a LOT while researching the game and thought I'd finally sign up for the forum. I'm happy to answer questions (but no spoilers!) - though I might be slow to reply as I'm still catching up with the crazy response to the game!

Technically off-topic but RoseTintedSpectrum's reaction to Ghostwatch is well worth your time - I laughed so hard at this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i41exnxgf6M

I've been revisiting Peter Pan And The Pirates lately (R.I.P. Tim Curry) and a number of things reminded me of Knightmare: a quest that featured a Causeway-like floor puzzle; the characters pursuing a lost laugh; the inclusion of certain phrases ("The bloom is off the rose", "Cut the cackle", "Fair exchange is no robbery"); a sound effect reminiscent of the Corridor of Blades entrance but played at a different speed; a slight variant of the calling name method (call their name three times and you travel to wherever they are); and even a duel of insults! Some of Captain Hook's great one-liners are quite Lord Fear-esque, too.

I've recently started getting into VHS collecting, and I got to thinking about what it might've looked like if Knightmare had been given an official VHS release back in the early 90s. So I got busy. [image: Front] [image: Back] [image: Label] [image: Spine] I used my own recordings of the episodes and added Anglia and CITV idents to the beginning, as well as all the usual stuff that goes onto a VHS. This is purely a personal project, and I just want to make it clear that I will not be making these VHS tapes availble publicly. However, if you want to make your own, I highly recommend this website.

Hi all, Just to let you know the first version of the Knightmare.com app has been released. Currently, it is available for Android (other app stores are still reviewing the app, but I'm fed up of waiting). The App will send you instant notifications whenever a new posting is made on the forum, or whenever a new article or event appears on Knightmare.com. In the future, it will also provide access to chat. If you're interested, you can get more details here: https://www.knightmare.com/apps.html

Re: Fanfic: Woodland Trust (~8,000 words) Canadanne said: A bit of a geeky one, featuring (some of) my Tolkien-inspired headcanons - blame The Rings Of Power for reigniting my interest in this stuff! - plus more fun with characters who never met in the show. http://www.canadanne.co.uk/writing/km_woodland/ch1.html If anyone else wondered what Gwendoline did next after this story, my brain insisted on telling me: http://www.canadanne.co.uk/writing/km_girl/ I also had an idea for a third story while I was still planning this one, so it seems this is going to be a trilogy!

@Drassil said: I'm pleased to tell you that there are now four restored Knightmare Teletext games available to play: Eagle Quest (1993) To the Ice Palace of Aesandre (1993) Journey through the Lairsdale (1993) Swamp Quest (1994) https://andrewnile.co.uk/tt/ Wow, brilliant that they've all been found! Eagle Quest is the only one I remember playing back in the day. I never managed to complete it and apparently I am still no better at it.

In my experience with editing Notmare, I have always been amazed by how painfully obvious these things are when you know the correction is there but nobody else notices them. There are one or two with geek week as well where I know there was a bit of a funny and the editing has mostly (but not entirely) covered it up.

Made a crude little map of Smirkenorff's flights around the Gower Peninsula. I dunno how the forum will display this but you'll probably have to enlarge it! [image: GowerMap.png]

I'll see if I can dig that specific one out. We're putting together longer term plans for the scripts.

Well, hopefully y'all will look the new design, which makes it a bit more Knightmare.com. I've also made some modifications to the main site, to bring a few more things up-to-date and modern. I've also just finished a beta of an a Knightmare.com app. It is very funky

Dungeoneer to Oracle of Confusion: "You're on mute."

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Not sure if you mean the original TV series that started in 1987 and lasted regrettably only 6 or 7 years thereafter or the entire franchise as a whole. I'd like to think it applies to all things Knightmare and Tim Child's idea and production to make it a reality that continues to this day. It's such a shame the series not only didn't survive beyond the early / mid 1990's and that a DVD collection release never seemed obtainable. We've had spin offs and online parodies that while fun and offer a certain intrigue, just can't match the enthralment or experience of the original series. Maybe it's down to age perspective as things just aren't the same as you remember them but for what's it worth I take the opportunity to offer and provide all things Knightmare a sincere anniversary mention. Surely there's an event planned for next year to mark the 40 year turning. Hugo Myatt and all surviving cast members hopefully get together and provide something like a fan access day. It sounds plausible but not sure how far they'll actually get with it.

Thanks for the update and Welcome Back!! That looks like great fun, I was a huge fan of GamesMaster back in the day...

Based on the Backstreet Boys song I Want It That Way (1999). Official video I am a flier Who can breathe fire I came to Fridays 'Cause they blocked the wellways Pre me, were stairways and carts To reach deeper parts Now they say You can't use the wellway Tell me why Elita calls you faceache Tell me why Sly Hands is such a pissed flake Tell me why stone chutes became so passé They blocked the wellways I'm no descender A pre-weekender In green: goodbye, grey 'Cause there are no wellways Tell me why Elita calls you faceache Tell me why Sly Hands is such a pissed flake Tell me why stone chutes became so passé They blocked the wellways Come Series 8 and I'm sat on my arse Like the way the wyrms used to be No matter that Treguard treats me like a dog I'll taxi once more for thee Across the mire I'm flying higher I am, I am, I am, I am Smirky again today...