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Her best friend will be on Front Row tonight at 19.15
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 18:17:51 -0000 (UTC), Chris wrote:
I heard the interview live at the time and meant to say say something afterwards but forgot! I couldn't help thinking that she was so distracted: it was like she was in the studio but not really there.
Her best friend will be on Front Row tonight at 19.15
Odd title, Riot Women. I wonder if the beeb had a say in chosing the title? The storyline seems much like Rock Follies (but that was Thames Television so they couldn't call it that) and not unlike the Womans Hour continuing serial Queens of Noise. Then there were the series of radio plays Riot Girls, which spun off from ashort series about the Russian band Pussy Riot.
....and last night at 3am on the World Service, when I ought to have been asleep but wasn't, Outlook was devoted to a real-life all-girl[1] 1970s punk band called "The Raincoats." Perhaps the original inspiration?
Nick
[1]Okay sometimes they had male members (fnarr, fnarr) but then they weren't only 70s as the band is still playing in one form or another today
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 18:17:51 -0000 (UTC), Chris wrote:
I heard the interview live at the time and meant to say say something afterwards but forgot! I couldn't help thinking that she was so distracted: it was like she was in the studio but not really there.
Her best friend will be on Front Row tonight at 19.15
Odd title, Riot Women. I wonder if the beeb had a say in chosing the title? The storyline seems much like Rock Follies (but that was Thames Television so they couldn't call it that) and not unlike the Womans Hour continuing serial Queens of Noise. Then there were the series of radio plays Riot Girls, which spun off from ashort series about the Russian band Pussy Riot.
....and last night at 3am on the World Service, when I ought to have been asleep but wasn't, Outlook was devoted to a real-life all-girl[1] 1970s punk band called "The Raincoats." Perhaps the original inspiration?
Nick
[1]Okay sometimes they had male members (fnarr, fnarr)
On Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:14:22 +0000, nick <noreply@pugleaf.invalid>
wrote:
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 18:17:51 -0000 (UTC), Chris wrote:
I heard the interview live at the time and meant to say say something afterwards but forgot! I couldn't help thinking that she was so distracted: it was like she was in the studio but not really there.
Her best friend will be on Front Row tonight at 19.15
Odd title, Riot Women. I wonder if the beeb had a say in chosing the title? The storyline seems much like Rock Follies (but that was Thames Television so they couldn't call it that) and not unlike the Womans Hour continuing serial Queens of Noise. Then there were the series of radio plays Riot Girls, which spun off from ashort series about the Russian band Pussy Riot.
....and last night at 3am on the World Service, when I ought to have been asleep but wasn't, Outlook was devoted to a real-life all-girl[1] 1970s punk band called "The Raincoats." Perhaps the original inspiration?
Nick
[1]Okay sometimes they had male members (fnarr, fnarr) but then they weren't only 70s as the band is still playing in one form or another today
Oh, and AFAICT Sally Wainwright, the writer of the new series, has no connection with any of the earlier iterations.
Nick
On 10.10.25 12:42, Nick Odell wrote:
On Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:14:22 +0000, nick <noreply@pugleaf.invalid>
wrote:
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 18:17:51 -0000 (UTC), Chris wrote:
I heard the interview live at the time and meant to say say something afterwards but forgot! I couldn't help thinking that she was so distracted: it was like she was in the studio but not really there.
Her best friend will be on Front Row tonight at 19.15
Odd title, Riot Women. I wonder if the beeb had a say in chosing the title? The storyline seems much like Rock Follies (but that was Thames Television so they couldn't call it that) and not unlike the Womans Hour continuing serial Queens of Noise. Then there were the series of radio plays Riot Girls, which spun off from ashort series about the Russian band Pussy Riot.
....and last night at 3am on the World Service, when I ought to have been asleep but wasn't, Outlook was devoted to a real-life all-girl[1] 1970s punk band called "The Raincoats." Perhaps the original inspiration?
Nick
[1]Okay sometimes they had male members (fnarr, fnarr) but then they weren't only 70s as the band is still playing in one form or another today
Oh, and AFAICT Sally Wainwright, the writer of the new series, has no
connection with any of the earlier iterations.
Nick
However Ms Wainwright did at one time pen some episodes of a well known >radio soap you might have heard.
I didn't really notice her at the time, which I
suppose is a no-news-is-good-news sort of thing since we spend an
awful lot of time moaning about some production staff whilst spending
far too little time praising the others.
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 18:17:51 -0000 (UTC), Chris wrote:
I heard the interview live at the time and meant to say say something afterwards but forgot! I couldn't help thinking that she was so distracted: it was like she was in the studio but not really there.
Her best friend will be on Front Row tonight at 19.15
Odd title, Riot Women. I wonder if the beeb had a say in chosing the title? The storyline seems much like Rock Follies (but that was Thames Television so they couldn't call it that) and not unlike the Womans Hour continuing serial Queens of Noise. Then there were the series of radio plays Riot Girls, which spun off from ashort series about the Russian band Pussy Riot.
....and last night at 3am on the World Service, when I ought to have been asleep but wasn't, Outlook was devoted to a real-life all-girl[1] 1970s punk band called "The Raincoats." Perhaps the original inspiration?
Nick
[1]Okay sometimes they had male members (fnarr, fnarr) but then they weren't only 70s as the band is still playing in one form or another today
There is an article about Riot Girls in this weeks RT. The above
prompted me to go back to it, in order to extract the following paragraph:
The idea for Riot Women had been on Wainwright's mind for a long time. > As a teenager, she decided to become a writer after being dazzled by
Howard Schuman's radical mid-70s musical drama Rock Follies, about a fearless rock band led by Rula Lenska, Julie Covington and Charlotte Cornwell (they drank, they swore, they had armpit hair, it was great TV).
On 2025/10/12 0:53:8, carolet wrote:
The idea for Riot Women had been on Wainwright's mind for a long time.I remember enjoying that series! The group was IIRR called (with ironic >intent) the Little Ladies, and even released a single - "OK" - which I
As a teenager, she decided to become a writer after being dazzled by
Howard Schuman's radical mid-70s musical drama Rock Follies, about a
fearless rock band led by Rula Lenska, Julie Covington and Charlotte
Cornwell (they drank, they swore, they had armpit hair, it was great TV).
bought and still have. I think it was not long after Evita (the album,
when albums were still a significant thing, not the stage musical or
film), and the only other significant thing Julie Covington did AFAICR.
(I think she just didn't particularly like the limelight.)
On 10.10.25 16:39, Nick Odell wrote:
I didn't really notice her at the time, which I
suppose is a no-news-is-good-news sort of thing since we spend an
awful lot of time moaning about some production staff whilst spending
far too little time praising the others.
Probably true. I consider most of the acting tends to deliver top
quality on the material they are given and (I assume) the directions indicated by the management team. Some of them can be amazing given
that they are merely using the voices.
Writers that tend not be aware of character traits and change the
approach of an individual for this week's story tend to annoy me
immensely given the nature of the time space continuum we enjoy.
However I struggle with some of the absurdities. Most recently Brian
had a serious conversation with Alice over her potentially running Home
Farm and we know she is upset by the subsequent decisions forced on
Brian by Rugrat wanting to get into harness. I cannot believe that he
would not have sat down with Alice and suggested that perhaps if he
found a way of working with her to buy the Stables she would have a
better future than the strains and stresses of Home Farm and contracts.
By the way why has no-one pointed out that with Justin not getting his
way the BL contract has been saved for Home Farm and the "existential crisis" identified by Kate has been locked up in the stable again?
Another example of not closing things down.
Dobbie would see to it.
On 10/10/2025 12:14, nick wrote:
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 18:17:51 -0000 (UTC), Chris wrote:
I heard the interview live at the time and meant to say say something
Her best friend will be on Front Row tonight at 19.15
afterwards but forgot! I couldn't help thinking that she was so
distracted: it was like she was in the studio but not really there.
Odd title, Riot Women. I wonder if the beeb had a say in chosing the
title? The storyline seems much like Rock Follies (but that was Thames
Television so they couldn't call it that) and not unlike the Womans
Hour continuing serial Queens of Noise. Then there were the series of
radio plays Riot Girls, which spun off from ashort series about the
Russian band Pussy Riot.
....and last night at 3am on the World Service, when I ought to have
been asleep but wasn't, Outlook was devoted to a real-life all-girl[1]
1970s punk band called "The Raincoats." Perhaps the original inspiration?
Nick
[1]Okay sometimes they had male members (fnarr, fnarr) but then they
weren't only 70s as the band is still playing in one form or another
today
There is an article about Riot Girls in this weeks RT. The above
prompted me to go back to it, in order to extract the following paragraph:
The idea for Riot Women had been on Wainwright's mind for a long time.
As a teenager, she decided to become a writer after being dazzled by
Howard Schuman's radical mid-70s musical drama Rock Follies, about a fearless rock band led by Rula Lenska, Julie Covington and Charlotte Cornwell (they drank, they swore, they had armpit hair, it was great TV).
On 12/10/2025 00:53, carolet wrote:
On 10/10/2025 12:14, nick wrote:
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 18:17:51 -0000 (UTC), Chris wrote:
I heard the interview live at the time and meant to say say something
Her best friend will be on Front Row tonight at 19.15
afterwards but forgot! I couldn't help thinking that she was so
distracted: it was like she was in the studio but not really there.
Odd title, Riot Women. I wonder if the beeb had a say in chosing the
title? The storyline seems much like Rock Follies (but that was
Thames Television so they couldn't call it that) and not unlike the
Womans Hour continuing serial Queens of Noise. Then there were the
series of radio plays Riot Girls, which spun off from ashort series
about the Russian band Pussy Riot.
....and last night at 3am on the World Service, when I ought to have
been asleep but wasn't, Outlook was devoted to a real-life all-
girl[1] 1970s punk band called "The Raincoats." Perhaps the original
inspiration?
Nick
[1]Okay sometimes they had male members (fnarr, fnarr) but then they
weren't only 70s as the band is still playing in one form or another
today
There is an article about Riot Girls in this weeks RT. The above
prompted me to go back to it, in order to extract the following
paragraph:
The idea for Riot Women had been on Wainwright's mind for a long time.
As a teenager, she decided to become a writer after being dazzled by
Howard Schuman's radical mid-70s musical drama Rock Follies, about a
fearless rock band led by Rula Lenska, Julie Covington and Charlotte
Cornwell (they drank, they swore, they had armpit hair, it was great TV).
I have just binge watched Riot Women.-a I found it excellent.