The Brollachan wrote: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...
Kawaii_Catgirl wrote:
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.
Eyeshield wrote:
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.
Malefact wrote:
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,
beveryafraid wrote: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
Pooka wrote:
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.
sozboz wrote:
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.
Naitch wrote: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.
Knightmare: Kid-worthy, Naasty, Inspiring, Groundbreaking, Humorous, Treguard, Mesmerising, Adult-worthy, Rewarding, Essential.