Category Archives: Television

Angie Dickinson was TV’s first top female cop

Posted on September 30, 2016 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Angie Dickinson, who turns 85 today, claimed many a young man’s heart in 1959 when, as a woman named Feathers, she squared off in only corset and tights against John Wayne in the great Howard … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Memory Lane, Television | Tagged 'Cassie & Co.', 'Point Blank', 'Police Woman', 'Rio Bravo', Angie Dickinson, John Boorman, John Wayne, Lee Marvin | Comments Off

Mark Harmon always had the right moves

Posted on September 2, 2016 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – I first met Mark Harmon, who turns 65 today, when he was 29 years-old and it was clear then that he had the talent and determination to become one of the most enduring and popular … Continue reading →

Posted in Interviews, Memory Lane, Television | Tagged 'Chicago Hope', 'Flamingo Road', 'NCIS', 'St. Elsewhere', Cristina Raines, Mark Harmon | 1 Comment

‘Jeannie’ Barbara Eden dreamed of being a TV cop

Posted on August 23, 2016 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Barbara Eden, who turns 85 today, is remembered most fondly as the sexy genie in the Sixties sitcom “I Dream of Jeannie” but what she really wanted to be was a TV cop.

Posted in Film, Interviews, Memory Lane, Music, Television | Tagged 'Harper Valley P.T.A.', 'I Dream of Jeannie', Barbara Eden, George Pal, Larry Hagman | Comments Off

When I spoke to Wonder Woman, she had no clothes on …

Posted on July 24, 2016 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Lynda Carter, in her “Wonder Woman” prime, stepped naked and wet from the shower as I said “hello” to begin our interview about life after three seasons as TV’s top female superhero.

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Cheryl Ladd on ‘Charlie’s Angels’, Farrah Fawcett and bikinis

Posted on July 12, 2016 by admin

LONDON – Cheryl Ladd, who turns 65 today, was always the most fun and down-to-earth of TV’s “Charlie’s Angels”, friendly and a bit flirty, and she wasn’t catty about Farrah Fawcett when she had every right to be.

Posted in Film, Interviews, Memory Lane, Television | Tagged 'Charlie's Angels', 'Harry O', Aaron Spelling, Cheryl Ladd, Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith, Kate Jackson, Ken Wahl, Sidney J. Furie | Comments Off

The look on Anne Murray’s face was one of sheer terror

Posted on June 20, 2015 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – One of Canada’s most successful singers, Anne Murray, who turns 70 today, became a huge international entertainer but she told me two things had made her nervous – performing in Las Vegas and at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Interviews, Memory Lane, Music, Recalling ..., Television | Tagged Alan Thicke, Anne Murray, Burt Reynolds, Dionne Warwick, Flamingo Room, Glen Campbell, Las Vegas, Quebec Winter Carnival, Riviera Hotel | Comments Off

When US TV censored hip-swinging Tom Jones

Posted on June 7, 2015 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Fans of “The Voice” might not suspect that the venerable Sir Tom Jones, who turns 75 today, was censored on American television when he was younger. His show “This is Tom Jones” aired on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Interviews, Memory Lane, Music, Recalling ..., Television | Tagged 'It's Not Unusual', 'This is Tom Jones', Elmwood Casino, Tom Jones | 1 Comment

KFMF: Krakow Film Music Festival kicks off on Wednesday

Posted on May 25, 2015 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – The 8th Krakow Film Music Festival (KFMF) gets under way on Wednesday and on Friday there, I will moderate a Q&A session with top composers on the topic of history and politics in screen music.

Posted in Film, Krakow Film Music Festival, Music, News, Television | Tagged Andrzej Wajda, Cliff Martinez, Doreen Ringer-Ross, Elliot Goldenthal, Jeff Beal, Jocelyn Pook, John Lunn, Krakow Film Music Festival, Maria Giacchino, Michael Hirst, Ramin Djawadi, Robert Townson, Sara Andon, Simon Greenaway, Stephen Warbeck, Trevor Morris, Varese Sarabande | Comments Off

Timothy Ackroyd’s ‘The Fuse’ in talks for TV

Posted on May 11, 2015 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Timothy Ackroyd said he is in discussions to adapt for television his production of the courtroom drama “The Fuse”, which he wrote with the late Beryl Bainbridge. The sardonic and gripping play, which was presented recently … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Television, Theatre | Tagged 'The Fuse', Beryl Bainbridge, Edward Andrews, National Liberal Club, Nicolas Roeg, Ragamuffin Productions, Royce Mills, Sir Timothy Ackroyd | Comments Off

Bernard Slade: From ‘Bewitched’ to Broadway

Posted on May 2, 2015 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Bernard Slade, who turns 85 today, created TV shows such as “The Flying Nun” and “The Partridge Family” but he had his greatest success with the smash hit Broadway play “Same Time, Next Year”. When … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Interviews, Memory Lane, Recalling ..., Television, Theatre | Tagged 'Bewitched', 'Same Time, 'The Flying Nun', 'The Partridge Family', Bernard Slade, Next Year' | Comments Off