#OnThisDay 5 May 1977 MEET THE ACTRESS BENEATH HILDA'S FAMOUS CURLERS An hour trapped with #CoronationStreet's Hilda Oden is my idea of hell . . . Jean Alexander, on the other hand, quite likes 'the lady' and has a lot of time for her - 13 years to be precise . . .

#OnThisDay 5 May 1982 GROCER ALF SHOWS HIS TRUE COLOURS! By Appointment to HM the Queen, Alf Roberts, purveyor of groceries, had his most important customers today. For a day of sunshine and blue skies, the Queen and Prince Philip visited #CoronationStreet . . .

#OnThisDay 5 May 1984 BILLY: THE WILD ROVER NO MORE? After five years out of #CoronationStreet, actor #KenFarrington was given just one hour to decide whether he wanted to tread the famous cobbles again. Even now, he isn't sure if he has done the right thing . . .

#OnThisDay 5 May 1987 WHO'S WHO NEXT? After actor #ColinBaker left the role of time traveller #DrWho, the Daily Express asked who should take his place. Some even said the Doctor should change sex and come back as a Time Lady . . .

#OnThisDay 5 May 1991 WHY I KILLED THE SWINE OF THE STREET The man who wields the power of life and death in #CoronationStreet had made up his mind. He HAD to kill of Alan Bradley, whose cruel reign of terror reduced poor Rita Fairclough to a gibbering wreck . . .

So hey, this seems a good as time as any to mention that me, @televisionaryzw.bsky.social the guy behind this has been unemployed for 9 months now and since this place doesn’t directly pay like the old one did… well, here’s my Kofi if you felt like helping out. ko-fi.com/sitcompeople

Highlights from tonight’s #Corrie.

The FORT90 BROADCAST SYSTEM is ON THE AIR… fort90.tv (if the redirect doesn’t work: kick.com/fortninetyTe...) … And as you can see, for this May the 4th, I have plenty of Star ____ on tap!

#OnThisDay 4 May 1978 CORONATION STREET'S QUEEN IS BACK After a nine month absence, Ena Sharples returns to #CoronationStreet - to the relief of millions of anxious fans . . .

#OnThisDay 4 May 1981 THE LONGEST STREET ON TELEVISION Only one of the original four ITV companies survives intact - Granada. The Guardian assesses 25 years of varied and imaginative programming . . .

#OnThisDay 4 May 1986 WHO'S THE CHEEKY EASTENDERS KID? He's the gang leader of #EastEnders addicts who camp outside at the Elstree studio waiting for a glimpse of their favourite stars. Dot Cotton gives them lifts home. Mary brings them mugs of tea. Wicksy's the biggest flirt.

#OnThisDay 4 May 1997 FROM CHAMPAGNE AND OYSTERS TO STEW AND LEMONADE . . . MY EASTENDERS HIGH LIFE HAS GONE WEST - Today, former #EastEnders star Nicola Duffet will load her car with bags full of her children's toys and clothes and head off to sell them at a car boot sale . . .

From May 1995 The #CoronationStreet magazine: asks #JillSummers and #BettyDriver for their memories of VE day; has a photo of a 6-year-old #SueNicholls, and recalls when Florrie Lindley sold the shop in May '65, Eddie got a guard dog in May '75, and Terry met Andrea in May '85.

#OnThisDay 4 May 1996 TIME LORD TRAVELS TO THE NINETIES A slick new American-backed #DoctorWho has been created for a one-off television film. But will this version capture the original spirit of the series?

TONIGHT! "Broadcasting" from @wonderville.nyc it's FORT90 TV! And considering how I've already playedStar Wars (alongside its two sequels, at the same time), am showing instead yet another beloved sci fi "classic" from my childhood; stream starts at 8:00PM EST… www.wonderville.nyc/events/the-f...

"Ernie" by Bill O’Brian, 1950-1950 July 4th, 1950 as seen in the Newark Star-Ledger

"Little Man on Campus" by Dick Bibler, 1946-1964 February 15th, 1960 as seen in The Beaver

"Et Tu" by Dan Harper, 1976-1976 October 8th, 1976 as seen in the Chicago Tribune

"Everybody's Business" by Matt Tolbert and Ken Roberts, 1990-2006 April 22nd, 1992 as seen in the Cadiz Record

"The First Lady" by Madeline Brogan, 1993-1994 December 23rd, 1993 as seen in the Daily Times-Advocate

TONIGHT! "Broadcasting" from @wonderville.nyc it's FORT90 TV! Again, my celebration of Stars Wars-adjacent pop culture includes some past bangers, like a bar mitzvah at a long defunct theme resturant in Times Square; stream starts at 8:00PM EST… www.wonderville.nyc/events/the-f...

In case you missed last night's impromtu test stream (I showed Star Wars Wars; it's on VOD for those unfamiliar/interested) & don't forget my regularly schedudled "broadcast" from @wonderville.nyc TONIGHT (at 8:00PM EST as always)... www.wonderville.nyc/events/the-f...

TONIGHT! "Broadcasting" from @wonderville.nyc it's FORT90 TV! And despite saying I was done with May the 4th some three years ago, my audience has since grown, and thus I have a new batch of lapsed Star Wars fans to entertain; stream starts at 8:00PM EST… www.wonderville.nyc/events/the-f...

Highlights from tonight’s #Corrie.

Black Orchid (1983) #DoctorWho

COLD OPEN: Some terrible material for Ashley right from the start (the maternity leave joke). #snl

RIP Nicole Hollander, 1939-2026 "Sylvia" by Nicole Hollander, 1980-2012 August 6th, 1980 as seen in the Philadelphia Daily News

"The Judge" by M.B., 1923-1924 October 17th, 1923 as seen in the Burbank Review

"Mickie, the Printer's Devil" by Charles Sughroe, 1920-1932 April 22nd, 1924 as seen in the Porterville Recorder

"High-Gear Homer" by F.O. Alexander, 1931-1939 November 19th, 1933 as seen in the Lincoln Journal Star

"Half-Past Teen" by Mahoney, 1957-1976 February 3rd, 1972 as seen in the Lyman Nebraska Leader

"Just Add Walter" by Tim Faherty, 1992-1993 November 23rd, 1992 as seen in The Times

Exterminating the mice is the evilest thing the Daleks ever did. #DoctorWho 🐭

Highlights from tonight’s #Corrie.

Going to start answering the phone at work like this. #Rentaghost

The Ark (1966) #DoctorWho

The Space Museum (1965) #DoctorWho

May 2, 2026 – Olivia Rodrigo (S51 E18) bloodsnlreviews.com/2026/05/03/m... #SNL

Catching up to the Colman Domingo episode of #SNL... Monologue - After some funny "I've been everywhere/in everything" character actor-focused jokes, the "setting the vibe" premise was just...fair. The "boom up" refrain was amusing-ish, I liked the nod to Leon, but this didn't go much of anywhere.

Very belatedly going through the Colman Domingo episode, more for completion than anything else, but maybe I will be pleasantly surprised. #snl

One of the downsides to so many 1970s episodes of Crossroads being filed in the bin is I'll never know what happened to the exhausted time traveller who turned up at Crossroads Farm in episode 1495 (1971). She probably legged it ASAP when Sandy started talking about crop rotation or yoga for cows.

This account is in danger of being a Crossroads 70s one for a while. 1972 and Ensor / Original Orac from Blake's 7 has told Meg "Oh just one other thing! It's stupid but I seem to have completely run out of cash!" 🤔 Gabby has time-travelled in from Dinnerladies? (strong Urmston vibes). FIVE WRITERS?

Out now a brand new episode of the Random Access Television podcast hosted by @tvmojoe.bsky.social & I. This time around we take a look at the controversial daytime talk show Geraldo. Please listen, rate & review.

Oh hey, it looks like somebody posted 8 of the 9 aired episodes of the short lived “Gung Ho” sitcom starring Scott Bakula & Getty Watanabe. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#OnThisDay 24 April 1995 HARD LESSON FOR BOY IN BLACK AND BLUE Playing the good Samaritan almost cost Tony Scannell his big TV break in #TheBill . . . COMFORTABLE AS A COCKNEY Peter Dean, former regular on BBC1's #EastEnders, is a real life cockney and is happy to carry on . . .

#OnThisDay - 24 April 1995 THE COUNTESS OF CORONATION STREET - My 25 Years as #CoronationStreet's Bet, by #JulieGoodyear: After 6 months Miss Speed came up and said: 'You may call me Doris now, dear'

#OnThisDay 24 April 1991 - BIG! magazine "I Can't believe I'm a sex symbol!" says #MichaelJFox. "It's weird being famous!" says #JasonPriestley. Snoop! Nosing around with the #Neighbours - Kristian Schmid and Amelia Frid show us around Ramsay Street.

#OnThisDay 24 April 1991 - BIG! magazine "I'm having a ball!" says #ChesneyHawkes. "I'm such a joker!" says #HomeAndAway's #CraigMcLachlan. "Just call me M C Ash!" says #Neighbours' Ashley Paske. "I'm just a normal kid!" says 16-year-old movie star #BalthazarGetty.

#OnThisDay 24 April 1991 - FAST FORWARD HERE COMES TROUBLE . . . It's #TheSimpsons! SKOOL REPORT - The 8:15 From Manchester's Charlotte Hindle chats about her school days. G'BYE! - Nick leaves #Neighbours!

#OnThisDay 24 April 1991 - FAST FORWARD Is Becky dating Jacko? What will Raymond's punishment be? All is revealed in #GrangeHill. Poker, prisoners and gangsters a-plenty in #EastEnders the cartoon. #JasonDonovan's having his chest painted in TV Centre. Plus, The Proggy Pages.