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Man in a Suitcase: The Boston Square (1.18, ITC, 1968)

"What about McGill?"

"Bad news."

"He's dead?"

"No, he's alive."

#man in a suitcase #the boston square #1968 #itc #classic tv #don chaffey #wilfred greatorex #richard bradford #rex everhart #peter arne #vincent ball #basil dignam #howard goorney #jose berlinka #ed bishop #robert perceval #alexandra stevenson #jeanna l'esty #peter brace #larry taylor #what's this? we open on a board meeting.. much discussion of intellectual property and the ethics of information exchange? it can't be...#by jove it is‚ a Wilfred Greatorex episode of an itc genre show!! tbf there's a lot of spy stuff going on too; in fact this may be the most #espionage centred ep to date. it also gives a strong focus on American Intelligence‚ glimpsed in a few episodes so far as a kind of #grudgingly paternal force behind McGill but here depicted as ruthless‚ calculating and amoral‚ moreso perhaps than even in the pilot #notably one agent actively tries to get McGill killed by the opposition. Greatorex's script isn't as dazzling as his work on his own shows #but there are still a couple of killer lines (mostly threats of course‚ typical Wilf). denser plotting and heavy dialogue means there's #less time for some nice character work from Bradford‚ but he does get to wear a shorty short dressing gown so uh.. not all bad..

The Saint: The Covetous Headsman (1.4, ITC, 1962)

"Inspector Quercy, how nice to see you."

"Ah, Monsieur Templar, how very nice to see you - provided you have come to France only as a tourist."

"Now what does that mean?"

"That means that there are servants of the Republic, of whom I am one, whose job is to concern themselves with crime. We do not allow private individuals to take over the duties of the police."

#the saint #the covetous headsman #leslie charteris #itc #John Roddick #Michael Truman #roger moore #barbara shelley #eugene deckers #george pastell #esmond knight #carole gray #robert cawdron #josephine brown #michael spear #andre boulay #natalie benesh #barbara roscoe #peter brace #1962 #ah what a cast! personal fave George Pastell (made up to be playing older than his actual age)‚ good old Esmond Knight and of course the #ever lovely Barbara Shelley; Simon meets Babs on the plane to Paris where she's meeting her long lost brother. she pulls out a picture to #show him and it's of stuntman and background player Peter Brace‚ so immediately this bodes not well. indeed Brace doesn't actually get any #real screen time that isn't below a sheet on a marble slab. to find the villain Simon must piece together a mystery dating back to ww2; in #the process we learn he fought with the resistance (making ST at the very least in his late 30s here‚ a little older than Moore himself).#the wartime hangover was a fairly common trope in early ITC stuff (see also eps of Interpol Calling and Ghost Squad) and tho it became less #used it still popped up in later shows like Strange Report and The Zoo Gang. Simon seems to be at peace with allowing the execution of a #wartime collaborator‚ fitting in with that darker energy i mentioned last time which is more in the spirit of the books (and which im #fairly certain gets watered down over time). Simon begins the ep being awful about a complaining lady on his plane but later he's much more #charming to an elderly landlady (deliberately shown to be at odds with the way the police talk to her). no location work in Gay Paris tho

The Prisoner: Free For All (1.4, ITC, 1967)

"Unlike me, many of you have accepted the situation of your imprisonment and will die here like rotten cabbages."

"Keep going, they love it."

"The rest of you have gone over to the side of our keepers. Which is which? How many of each? Who's standing beside you now? I intend to discover who are the prisoners and who the warders. I shall be running for office in this election."

#the prisoner #the prisoner rewatch #classic tv #itc #1967 #free for all #patrick mcgoohan #eric portman #rachel herbert #george benson #harold berens #kenneth benda #angelo muscat #fenella fielding #john cazabon #dene cooper #holly doone #peter brace #alf joint #directed and written (under a pseudonym) by mcgoohan himself this is the series at it's most avant garde yet and probably the weirdest it #gets outside of the finale (also written and directed by mcgoohan). when i first watched these as a kid i didn't like this episode #all that much. i found it frustrating and difficult. it's still frustrating and difficult but i can appreciate it more now. it's a jarring #unnerving searing bit of commentary on the political process. it's also one of the twistiest episodes where its #hard to keep a handle always on what exactly is going on. a very nightmarish feel in some scenes and others feel like a visual #translation of madness. the scenes in which n.6 is brainwashed into being cheery and helpful are unsettling as is his #gradual breakdown to his previous difficult self. mcgoohan is excellent throughout and porter makes for a fine n.2. but the standout here #is lovely rachel herbert. her transformation from the cheery bright non english speaking helper to (spoiler)#one of the coldest and most frightening n.2's in the entire show is an acting masterclass. she's brilliant. just watch her eyes as the #pretence drops and she goes from being n.58 to n.2. not a word spoken (except the creepy repetition of 'tic tic') but her eyes harden #and grow colder and her whole face changes. its brilliant a brilliant performance. as far as the series goes little information is gleaned

Take a look at Sankaty Bluff through two lenses: science and art.

First, I visit the scene with writer and naturalist Peter Brace, who explains Sankaty's geologic past and present.

Kathy Akey, a photographer based in New York, talks about her ongoing project Canopache, titled after a Wampanoag name for Nantucket meaning "place of peace." Check out some of the photographs we discuss on her website (7:45).

Finally, we're launching a series of book reviews with the Nantucket Atheneum and island bookstores. This week, librarian Amy Jenness reviews The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff (22:40).

Photo by Kathy Akey.

#kathy akey #sankaty bluff #peter brace #geology #the 19th wife #david ebershoff #nantucket atheneum #nantucket #nantucket current #podcast

Peter Brace and I continue our conversation on Quarter Mile Hill. This week, we discuss Glacial Lake Sesachacha, and the breaking of its earthen dam 19,000 years ago.

Jayne Dane talks about art and craft in her life, and explains how to make an ash basket (4:46).

Music: Big Pun, Hauschka.

Photo by Justine Paradis.

#Jayne Dane #peter brace #geology #basketry #ash baskets #podcast #nantucket #nantucket current

Peter Brace and I visit Quarter Mile Hill to discuss glacial meltwater.

Tom Lonergan, interpreter at the Nantucket Shipwreck and Lifesaving Museum, shares the story of the shipwreck and rescue of the H.P. Kirkham (5:55).

Nantucket High School freshman Sophie Proch's interview with Donald Peacock, president of the Lynx Educational Foundation, a few days before the tallship Lynx sailed into Nantucket harbor (13:18).

Finally, another Whaler sports broadcast from Olivia Slade and Cory Ryder (23:10).

Music: Mum, Bela Fleck, Beirut, The Shouting Matches, Bajofondo Tango Club.

Photo by Justine Paradis.

#peter brace #quarter mile hill #glaciers #tom lonergan #nantucket shipwreck and lifesaving museum #h.p. kirkham #nantucket #nantucket current #shipwreck #shipwrecks

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