ITC Entertained The World podcast

ITC Entertained The World - Episode 17 (Season 2, episode 4) - The Return of The Pink Panther

ITC Entertained The World - Episode 17 (Season 2, episode 4)  - The Return of The Pink Panther

Hosted by Jaz Wiseman, Rodney Marshall and Al Samujh. Jaz, Rodney and Al discuss The Return of The Pink Panther - the 1975 ITC film starring Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer, Catherine Schell, Herbert Lom and some other very familiar ITC faces.

Directed and produced by Blake Edwards with Henry Mancini providing a lush score. 

A surprise hit for Lew Grade that saw him push for ITC to move from the small screen and into movie making.  

The podcast is free from adverts, free from sponsors and free to download.

ITC Entertained The World - Episode 16 (Season 2, episode 3) - The Sentimental Agent

ITC Entertained The World - Episode 16 (Season 2, episode 3)  - The Sentimental Agent

Hosted by Jaz Wiseman, Rodney Marshall and Al Samujh. Jaz, Rodney and Al discuss The Sentimental Agent - the 1963 ITC action/adventure 'light' series that starred Carlos Thompson as import/export agent Carlos Varella, Burt Kwouk as Chin, Clemence Bettany as Suzy Carter and John Turner as Bill Randall.

It's A Very Desirable Plot as we open A Box of Tricks to discover why Carlos goes missing and how his replacement Bill doesn't have everything Not Quite Fully Covered. There's A Little Sweetness and Light to the episodes and it's fun all round but be advised as to Never Play Cards With Strangers. 

As with all the previous ITC Entertained The World podcasts it's All That Jazz and there's no Beneficiary as the podcast is free from adverts, free from sponsors and free to download.

 

ITC Entertained The World - Episode 15 (Season 2, episode 2) - Randall And Hopkirk (Deceased)

ITC Entertained The World - Episode 15 (Season 2, episode 2)  - Randall And Hopkirk (Deceased)

Hosted by Jaz Wiseman, Rodney Marshall and Al Samujh. Jaz, Rodney and Al discuss Randall And Hopkirk (Deceased) - the 1968/69 ITC action/adventure series that starred Mike Pratt as Jeff Randall, Kenneth Cope as Marty Hopkirk and Annette Andre as Jean Hopkirk.

Hear the Ghost Talk with contributions from Kenneth Cope and Annette Andre.

Take a Sentimental Journey with our hosts as they investigate A Disturbing Case. They Can Always Find A Fall Guy, as they go undercover and learn to Never Trust A Ghost.

As with all the previous ITC Entertained The World podcast it's All Work and No Pay and there's no Money To Burn as the podcast is free from adverts, free from sponsors and free to download.

With thanks to Network and Umbrella.

ITC Entertained The World - episode 14 (Season 2, episode 1) - Danger Man (50 minutes)

ITC Entertained The World - episode 14 (Season 2, episode 1) - Danger Man (50 minutes)

Hosted by Jaz Wiseman, Rodney Marshall and Al Samujh. Jaz, Rodney and Al discuss the first 22 episodes of Danger Man (50 minutes) - the 1964/66 ITC action/adventure series that starred Patrick McGoohan as secret agent John Drake. 

You'll need to be a master of going undercover and be able to drive that nippy mini to enter the murky world of Cold War espionage.

The 22 episodes featured are:

Yesterday’s Enemies 
The Professionals 
Colony Three 
The Galloping Major 
Fair Exchange 
Fish on the Hook 
The Colonel’s Daughter 
The Battle of the Cameras 
No Marks for Servility 
A Man to be Trusted 
Don’t Nail Him Yet 
A Date with Doris 
That’s Two of Us Sorry 
Such Men Are Dangerous 
Whatever Happened to George Foster? 
A Room in the Basement 
The Affair at Castelevara 
The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove 
It’s Up to the Lady 
Have a Glass of Wine 
The Mirror’s New 
Parallel Lines Sometimes Meet 

ITC Entertained The World - episode 13 - Department S

ITC Entertained The World - episode 13 - Department S

Hosted by Jaz Wiseman, Rodney Marshall and Al Samujh. Jaz, Rodney and Al discuss Department S - the 1968/69 ITC action/adventure series that starred Peter Wyngarde as crime writing novelist Jason King, Joel Fabiani as the all-action Stewart Sullivan and Rosemary Nicols as computer expert Annabelle Hurst. With Dennis Alaba Peters as their boss Sir Curtis Seretse.

Hear Peter Wyngarde himself reminisce about the series!

Get ready to explore the mystery of Robert Cullingford and how he became one of Interpol's top men. You'll need to dress like a dandy, drink lots of brandy and keep an eye on the beautiful but dangerous young femme.

With thanks to Dan Box, Network and Umbrella.

ITC Entertained The World - episode 12 - Jane Merrow Special

ITC Entertained The World - episode 12 - Jane Merrow Special

 

Hosted by Jaz Wiseman, Rodney Marshall and Al Samujh. Jaz, Rodney and Al are joined by actress Jane Merrow who discusses working on all the ITC series she appeared in: Man Of The World, Danger Man, The Saint, Gideon's Way, The Baron, Man In A Suitcase, The Prisoner, Strange Report, Randall And Hopkirk (Deceased) and UFO.

With thanks to Jane - for more information see her website:
https://janemerrow.com

ITC Entertained The World - episode 11 - Man of The World

ITC Entertained The World - episode 11 - Man of The World

Hosted by Jaz Wiseman, Rodney Marshall and Al Samujh. Jaz, Rodney and Al discuss Man of The World - the 1962 ITC action/adventure series that starred Craig Stevens as globetrotting photo-journalist Michael Strait and sometimes Tracy Reed as his glamorous assistant Maggie MacFarlane.

Load up the Rolliflex, find some boating shoes (but only for a moment as we'll ditch that idea!) and get ready for a colourful adventure than will soon see you caught up in strikes, a change of film and a mischievous friend who is looking to become a star himself!

 

ITC Entertained The World - episode 10 - Hammer House of Horror

ITC Entertained The World - episode 10 - Hammer House of Horror 

Hosted by Jaz Wiseman, Rodney Marshall and Al Samujh. Jaz, Rodney and Al discuss Hammer House of Horror - the 1980 ITC anthology series that took one of cinema's biggest brand names and turned them into small screen horrors. Travel back with them to the sleepy Metroland of the 1980s for some chilling conversation.

Note: A poltergeist was present during this recording and was playing around with Al's audio - please forgive him as he was trying to introduce some scares to the podcast!