tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post5596459499008944038..comments2024-03-27T22:27:16.556-04:00Comments on It's About TV: The life and death of the greatest radio programMitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-18960755739242867792020-09-11T08:04:25.306-04:002020-09-11T08:04:25.306-04:00I have the "Monitor Beacon" as a rington...I have the "Monitor Beacon" as a ringtone on my phone. Some People Of A Certain Age perk right up when they hear it.<br /><br />And sometimes Rachael Stirling looks (and sounds) so much like her mother it's eerie. They do play mother and daughter on the wonderful series "Detectorists," with Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook.Memo2Selfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697112440087568681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-70348561542572769902020-09-10T13:25:06.150-04:002020-09-10T13:25:06.150-04:00Of all of them, I'm probably least familiar wi...Of all of them, I'm probably least familiar with Rachael Stirling, just because I haven't really followed her career. But I'm going to go with a quote from Samuel West, who co-starred with her in the "All Creatures" reboot, which I'm using in my obit for next week: "Doesn't really make sense to think of her having died. She generally lived the hell out of everyone." <br /><br />That's what surprises me most, that she died at all. I guess her legacy will have to suffice. Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-5776356991020842452020-09-10T13:02:21.266-04:002020-09-10T13:02:21.266-04:00Completely off-topic, but I had to get this in imm...Completely off-topic, but I had to get this in immediately:<br /><br />I've just read of the passing of Dame Diana Rigg, aged 82.<br />I was slightly taken aback by the obits giving top mention to <i>Game Of Thrones</i>, rather than <i>The Avengers</i>, but there you go - inexorable time in its flight, and all that ... <br /><br />What surprised you more:<br /> - that she was 82?<br /> - that she was a Dame Commander of the British Empire?<br /> - that she was far better known in GB for her stage work?<br /> - that she has an adult daughter, Rachael Stirling, who is herself a successful actress (check out her series, <i>The Bletchley Circle</i>)?<br /> - all of the above?Mike Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427528138598549103noreply@blogger.com