RTBWTV Review show March 15th 2023

We take a leisurely swim (rather than a deep dive) through the classic television that flickered across the black and white screens of the UK from the Suez crisis of 1956 until the three day week in 1974.

After a delay due to some snow on the tracks, we have reviews of four of the black and white episodes of Roger Moore's Simon Templar, currently going out on the UK's Talking Pictures TV.

This week, co-hosts Guy Morgan and David Newell ponder Series 3's The Imprudent Politician,

The Hi-jackers, The Unkind Philanthropist and The Damsel in Distress.

And we discuss:

Which genuine contemporary scandal does the Imprudent Politician bear a striking resemblance to?

Why do the Germans have such a reputation for organisation when their robbers have to rely on sheer chance to get hold of a getaway truck?

How exactly does a ten minute loan work in order to save a family farm?

And is this the biggest speaking part Ray Austin ever had in his on-screen career?

Copyright in all clips and music belong to the rights holders and they are used for educational purposes.

There's a smidgeon of Orbital's big screen version of The Saint theme which can picked up in full from all good online retailers.

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