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January 23

British-made dramatised stories of Northern Ireland in early 1980s

In the early 1980s, there was a British-made series of dramatised, fictional stories of contemporary Northern Ireland people. It was excellent, and the acting and situations highly realistic. I recall one of the episodes' titles featured the name Billy, who was a young Protestant man who brings home a Catholic girlfriend. His sister, who also ran the household, had a boyfriend in the UDA. Can anyone please tell me what the series was called? Thank you.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 13:29, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like "the Billy plays": Too Late to Talk to Billy (1982), A Matter of Choice for Billy (1983) and A Coming to Terms for Billy (1984), written by Graham Reid and starring Kenneth Branagh. --Nicknack009 (talk) 13:48, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That's it! They were entertaining and so well-executed. It's no wonder with Kenneth Branagh in the starring role. Would you happen to know if the plays were televised by the BBC or UTV?--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 14:02, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Following the Graham Reid link above shows that they were broadcast in the BBC Play for Today series. --Antiquary (talk) 14:30, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I do recall there were other plays set in Northern Ireland besides the Billy Plays. One featured a middle-class Protestant girl from Belfast's Stranmillis area going around Nationalist neighbourhoods canvassing for peace.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 14:52, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Beatles in DC Comic

Hi

Many years ago when I was a child (5) I remember being in a hospital waiting room with my mother when I saw a 'Superman' comic. On the cover were the Beatles and (i think) Jimmy Olsen. I have searched high and low for this since and done many google searches but I can't find the cover or even evidence that it existed. Can anybody point me too a web site where it may be referenced? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.199.173.231 (talk) 20:54, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.beatlescomics.com/ has a couple of Superman comics which mention the Beatles on the cover, but the Fab Four don't appear themselves: [1] [2]. They do pop up on the cover of Superman vs. Muhammad Ali, but I'm sure you'd have remembered if it was that! the wub "?!" 22:00, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's not Superman, but the article Paul is dead has an image of Batman and The Beatles. Dalliance (talk) 13:23, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Clow-clow

What sound does the Clow-Clow make? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Great Green Gourd (talk • contribs) 21:12, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

WP:DNFTT. Corvus cornix_talk 21:30, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]