NEWS FLASH / STOP PRESS FROM 2013-2014

1300-1455 Saturday 15th November ITV3: "Murder With Too Many Notes" Directed by PMcG... 'Clough's Cafe' in the news HERE...Wanda Ventham son announces engagement HERE....7/11/14 Danger Man HQ penthouse for sale HERE....Ty Gobaith documentary series airing during November on S4C...Brian Gorman's new play booking HERE....Prisoner type globe chair auctioned HERE....Similar chair appeared on BBC "Strictly Come Dancing" 4/11/11....Unmutual "Catch my Soul" article mentioned HERE....

09/10/2014 - New Zealand compnay hiring Mini Mokes HERE....02/10/14 - HMV selling £9.99 Season 12 of The Simpsons incl "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes", starring Patrick McGoohan, set includes out-takes from the episode.... "Fall Out" included bizarrely in list of "worst TV finales" HERE....19/9/14 Wales tales website updated with George Markstein info HERE...New video from makers of Magic Number Six HERE....

A,B&C actor Peter Bowles stars in well-received film "Lilting"...Hertsmere's Penny Farthing bushelter explained HERE...Crooked Hand latest trailer HERE...Twin Peaks creator Mark Frost "Prisoner" mention HERE, new Twin Peaks book HERE....Number Two scarf repro HERE and villager scarf HERE....Portmeirion appeared as answer on BBC show "Pointless" 1/9/14... Jack Kirby enlarged Prisoner comic page HERE...."The Prisoner" referenced on "Basic Instructions" website HERE...Portmeirion inspiration behind Playstation game HERE...

Former Radio 1 DJ Mike Smith, who interviewed Patrick McGoohan on "Greatest Hits 1968" has died aged 59...Tesco set of 4 coasters for £1.50 includes 1 pennyfarthing design HERE....Prisoner writer Tim Palgut has Prisoner tattoo HERE (credit to original artist HERE)....Interesting Rover ornament HERE....Prisoner and Sir Clough Willims-Ellis mentioned in article HERE....Hertsmere council (Borehamwood) use new Penny Farthing emblem HERE... Lovely old magazine cover showing vintage "Prisoner Car" HERE...Barbara Murray ("Danger Man" actress) and Francis Matthews, husband of "A Change of Mind" actress Angela Browne, sadly passed away in June 2014... Interestingly named wine company HERE.

Pet Shop Boys confirmed for Festival Number Six HERE... Portmeirion competition HERE..."The Prisoner" mentioned after 39' of C4's "For the Love of Cars" on 04/05/14....Are you a Prisoner fan in the Wirral area of the UK? If so, click HERE...Prisoneresque bike spotted in Edinburgh HERE...Ian Rakoff's new blog can be read HERE.

...Prisoner mentioned in Metro article HERE...Mike Richardson's new Avengers book HERE...

...PMcG in Columbo Ashes to Ashes Ch5 19/4/14 5pm....Crooked Hand Productions excellent McGoohan Bond spoof HERE....Patrick McGoohan in Radio Times crossword HERE....Trending TV shows link HERE....Mayfair magazine has a two-page spread on new Caterham 7, Volume 49, Number 3.... Amusing Penny Farthing joyriding news story HERE....Nice PF bicycle evolution link HERE...Observation Room section updated HERE.

Caterham 7 named 42 on list of greatest cars HERE....Speedlearn becoming a reality? News HERE....Everyone connected with The Unmutual Website would like to wish Magic Number Six all the very best as they pitch their play to a TV Production Company - good luck guys! "Like" them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/#!/MagicNumberSix!....Limited Edition TV Tornado artwork print on sale (pic below) HERE for only £50.

3/2/14 - Portmeirion mentioned in photo article/listing HERE....30/1/14 - Prisoneresque phones at John Lewis HERE and HERE....27/1/14 - Tune in to The Brad Reeves Show on 6th February at 10pm EST (3am GMT on 7th Feb) to hear Tom Mayer discussing McGoohan and "Catch My Soul" HERE....Apple II Prisoner game HERE....21/1/14 New Prisoner crew interview added HERE...9/1/14 - NetworkOnAir offering Danger Man DVDs cut price....1/1/14 - Nobodies the Greatest released on Blu-ray in Germany HERE....New 2013 summer plaque unveiled at Portmeirion HERE....

Portmeirion mentioned in Alan Turing article HERE....Channel 4's "Four in a Bed" on 17/12 featured Stag statue from Many happy Returns.... Issue 88 of SciFiNow magazine features The Prisoner....30/12/13 - Richard Wilson briefly mentions Danger Man HERE....20/12 - Lidl (in the UK) are offering a (Livarno Lux) Lava Lamp for £8.99.

....Hebburn on BBC2 on 17th Dec Vicki and Lindsay stand in front of poster advertising "Festival Number 6"....17/12 McGoohan on TV in the UK over the festive period: 29/12 18:35 Man in the Iron Mask (Sony TV Channel), 30/12/13 14:00 Ice Station Zebra (BBC2), 31/12/13 18:30 Dam Busters (C5), 2/1/14 15:10 Columbo By Dawn's Early Light (C5)....13/12/13 - McGoohan article HERE....Museum of Brands includes Prisoner items HERE....5/12/13 - The Eric Mival directed "Neruda in the Round" 1970 film available on DVD HERE...."This Morning" feature (see news item below) screened.

4/12/13.... Jon Pertwee is The Prisoner video HERE 3/12/13 ITV Player making The Prisoner available for £0.75 per month per episode....Burning Man Festival 2006 Prisoner badge HERE....Patrick McGoohan in "Man in the Iron Mask" out on Region 1 DVD/BluRay pack HERE.

18/11/13 - Original Danger Man comic up for auction HERE....Check out #15 in a list of "faces in places" HERE....6/11/13 - Excellent Prisoner/Brand article HERE....1/11/13 - "Prisoner" fan fiction blog HERE....Android app "Crackle" has The Prisoner series Free.....Caterham Cars articles HERE and HERE (photo taken 26/06/2008 in W.Sussex)....21st century Penny Farthing HERE.

17/10/13 - Original Lew Stringer "Prisoner" artwork on ebay HERE....Paul Weller and band wearing Prisoner capes online HERE....15/10/13 - "Prisoner" phones spotted in newly found Doctor Who episodes HERE and HERE....9/10/13 - Beachy Head stripes repainted HERE....1/10 - Soundbyte from opening credits of "The Prisoner" featured by band Information Society at the beginning of "The Seeds of Pain" on their concert CD "It Is Useless to Resist Us: Information Society Live" (released August 18, 2013).

... 30/9 - "The Prisoner" mentioned in BBC's list of "Top 10 Endings" HERE and IO9's "most brutal endings" HERE.....Paul Draper talks of "The Prisoner", Portmeirion, and Mansun HERE....PM Pottery offer HERE....27/9 - "Rewind The Tube" C4 docu on 20/9 featured "The Laughing Prisoner" segment....Bill Gallagher (Prisoner remake writer) Q&A as part of Uni East Anglia Autumn schedule...Visit The Unmutual Website's Facebook page for exclusive content and competitions.....The Beatles may have worked with McGoohan? More details HERE....McGoohan/Troyer interview online HERE....Portmeirion mentioned in appallingly-written piece HERE....Robert Fairclough reviews the BFI McGoohan screenings HERE.

..Eccentric Millionnaire builds his own island village HERE....Portmeirion featured in August 2013 Sainsbury's Magazine...."The Prisoner" ranked #67 of "Entertainment Weekly" All Time Greatest TV Shows and ranked #9 in "TV Guide 60 Greatest Sci-Fi shows ever".

The Prisoner was #9Mini Moke transports giant Grommit to Bristol HERE....Latest Fay Hallam Trinity poster has "Prisoner" reference HERE...

Portmeirion stay and cottage offers continue HERE and HERE....The Prisoner featured in radio 4's "very British Dystopias" HERE and on a recent edition of "Just a Minute" (by Paul merton, subject "Village Fete")....- 1st June marked 45th anniversary since first USA (CBS) "Prisoner" screening....LEGO Caterham 7 HERE....Recent episode of "Mad Men" showed "The Prisoner" on TV in the background...Gloster Meteor jet moved to new home HERE.

30/4/12 - Richie Havens, star of the McGoohan-directed "Catch My Soul" passed away in April 2013.... Portmeirion Pottery Shares news HERE....16/4 - Could AB&C Dream recorders be real? news story HERE....

8/4 - Prisoner t-shirts on sale HERE.....Prisoner fan has tattoo HERE....Pat Keen, who played a nurse in "Schizoid Man" sadly died on 1/3/13 aged 79. RIP....LONDON PRISONER GROUP HAS A NEW VENUE FROM MARCH 2013 MORE DETAILS HERE........"The Chase" ITV game show had a "Prisoner" question Feb 2013 "What was the number given to Patrick McGoohan in the 1960s spy thriller The Prisoner?"....contestants answer ""Number 7"......"Number Six" boutique in New York HERE....Caterham Cars building closed, more details HERE.

 

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