Woolworth’s, we’ll miss you. Despite the many years of sucking. I guess I can be happy that the shame of attempting to ask out an assistant there will finally fade once the space is taken by another shop..
(not that there's any shame in asking out a shop assistant, obviously, but I must have glowed bright red that morning...)Mr Owen added: “Popeye is one of the first of the famous 20th-century cartoon characters to fall out of copyright. Betty Boop and ultimately Mickey Mouse will follow.”Popeye's fall into the public domain in the EU.
Someone, somewhere must have uploaded End of Part One to the net by now. I’ve tried, believe me, but without a UKNova or TheBox login, I think I’ve hit a dead end. If anybody does have an idea where I can either download some episodes or obtain a bootleg, it’d be great. There’s a couple of bits on YouTube, but nothing approaching complete programmes…
And first up, a heartly welcome back to Robin Carmody, who has a new blog. No joke - while I know he’s an acquired taste, I’ve always loved reading his unique take on children’s telefantasy, pop music, and British politics. Hurrah for 2009 already!
Well, I can tell Aardman exactly where the ‘leaked’ clips came from. The whole episode of A Matter of Loaf and Death was broadcast in Australia two months ago (and in HD, no less), and is happily all over the torrent networks. Though I wonder whether the report is more about the BBC trying not to reveal that their Christmas Day premiere has been gazumped.
It may finally kill off the Hallelujah cover industry…and thus we’re all winners.