Huddersfield Daily Examiner from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England • 8

8 Huddersfield Daily Examiner Wednesday November 28 1990 Telephone Classified Advertising 431111 All other departments 430000 5 TELETALK ENTERTAINMENT By ANDREW HIRST Bit of a drag at the Front CAPTAIN Blackadder takes to the stage in his latest devious scheme to pack up his troubles in his old kit bag and head away from the trenches as quickly as possible In Blackadder Goes Forth (BBC1 930pm) news reaches the Western Front that the Russian Revolution has started SEB General Melchett orders a concert party to boost flagging morale And with talk that the bash could transfer to the London Palladium Blackadder volunteers to get the show on the road Don Brennan plaved by Geoff Hinsliff and Marie Ramsden (Joy Blakeman) Shock for streetwise Don With George thinly disguised as Gorgeous Georgina and Baldrick even more thinly disguised as Charlie Chaplin how can the show possibly fail? But Blackadder's triumph as "the greatest impressario since the manager of the Roman Coliseum put the Christians and the lions on the same bill" is somewhat marred when he Music maestro please Tony Robinson as Private Baldrick under the watchful eye of discovers Melchett has fallen Rowan Atkinson (Captain Blackadder) or Georgina Alec Gilroy finds himself behind the times as Alf Roberts stocks up with the very latest in drinks Meanwhile Deirdre Barlow is branded a "frustrated middle-aged mother" and Phil Jennings a "criminal" DON Brennan is in for a shock tonight in Coronation Street (ITV 730pm) The philanthropic cabbie is rebuffed as Marie Ramsden tells him: a few things I haven't told you about me but that's my business not yours" The writing on the wall! WITHOUT Walls: Shooting Star (Channel 4 915pm) chronicles the rapid rise and tragic fall of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat Ten years ago he was an anonymous teenage graffiti artist By 1985 he was one of the most celebrated painters of his generation selling work at $30000 a canvas Today his paintings change hands for half-a-million dollars each But Basquiat cannot reap the rich rewards of his success He died from an heroin overdose in 1988 the victim of a £l000-a-day habit funded by his success as an artist New Yorker Basquiat was one of the most successful black artists ever but throughout his short life he complained bitterly that he and his work were never taken seriously enough He became a close friend of Andy Warhol and was rumoured to be Madonna's lover But beneath the glittering surface he was a serious artist who spoke for the victims of the destructive power of racism uv Friend of mine Basquiat with Andy Warhol Where friendly persuasion rules OK HAVE YOURSELF A TRULY GLAMOROUS CHRISTMAS with a visit to Scruples of Salendine Nook We really do have that special outfit for autumn and winter wear STOP PRESS: Open Thursdays till 9pm Starting tomorrow November 29 Acruplea 126 MOORHILL RD SALENDINE NOOK ypg Telephone 658863 Convenient parking Uj OPEN MON-SAT 10am-530pm Fixing it for charity THIS dazzling oriental smile from actress Su-Lin Looi masks the pressure which she faces as final year medical student Annie Chung in Medics (ITV 900pm) Annie is using up all her energy running the Charity Week And in a bid to keep up with her studies she has become addicted to amphetamines and her fellow medics are getting suspicious In fact her erratic behaviour reaches dangerous proportions when she joins Alex and Niall on the parapet of the hospital tower for a charity abseiling stunt Annie's personal crisis quickly becomes common knowledge but the time for her to face reality comes when she has to care for a 17-year-old patient suffering from a brain tumour evening of demonstration and conversation this famous local artist at work at: blc from en Street) inevitably be squabbles over food disputes over nesting places arguments over mates "It is to the advantage of each individual that such disputes be settled with the minimum use of time and energy In short animal communities work more efficiently if they have DOUGLAS THOMSON LIVE WIRES! Call out the Instigator the revolution's here An See some form of social structure" Among the true socialites hordes of sister ants slavishly perform their own special duties on the Queen's behalf while monkeys follow strict social codes and use their brainpower to stay one step ahead of their rivals fans tomorrow by playing host to Leeds-based Evanda whose line-up includes former Broadsword guitarist Paul Greaves Another Leeds band Bagman are at the New Street venue a week tonight HUDDERSFIELD'S newest night club The Plaza is planning to showcase local bands in a series of Sunday night gigs Details have yet to be announced but it's promised that the first band will appear on December 9 THE Trials Of Life: Friends And Rivals (BBCl 8pm) reveals that many animals find it essential to live in social groups where recog-nising friends and respecting the power of enemies is vital Says Sir David Attenborough: "Whatever the advantages this practice causes problems There will Urban Speed Limit from left Also on the bill are Hampshire outfit Watch You Drown who head north to promote their self-financed album Too Much Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing a successor to their self-titled EP released last year OFFShoots sprouts up at Holmfirth Civic Hall on Tuesday with a homeground gig by Carnival Night who according to organiser Stan Sagar their own material within a context that borrows freely from South and West TS £300 STARTS 730pm SERIOUS dance music with a different edge is the bold promise made by Steve Phillips who leads his new-look Urban Speed Limit outfit into gigs at Aspley's Top Spot tonight and Leeds Polytechnic's Paradise rave on Friday Phillips well known as a member of the now-disbanded Instigators with whom he toured extensively in Europe is the only survivor from the original USL line-up The three new Gwen Esty on vocals and Avni Ferguson-Nicol and Gavin Stewart on keyboards arrangements and are a diverse trio bonded by their common interest in dance music Gwen and Huddersfield Choral Society member Avni are both involved in a band for the first time having in the past worked on an individual basis Meanwhile Gavin who works for the Cardiff-based Evening record label made his name in these parts as a member of Mandi Lodge and So Wot who achieved a fair degree of local success before splitting in 1986 is the best vocalist I've heard in the souldance field for a long time while the credibility of Avni and Gavin is unsurpassed" says Phillips Tonight's which also features Huddersfield hopefuls Popcorn is part of the Contemporary Music Festival Fringe which continues with tomorrow's appearance also at Top Spot of Tok Toki who blend Afro-Cuban and Brazilian percussion with samplers sequencers and live keyboards Raag Rang a group of Asian and Western musicians who play original compositions in Indian Latin and African styles are at Huddersfield Art Gallery on Friday while a dancing fringe finale is provided by The Brasshoppers and Gambian combo Lamin and Tobabbolu at Spring Grove School on Saturday New LP SOF AHEAD described by one hack as best thing to come out of Darlington since the A69" return to Huddersfield as part of their pre-Christmas tour on Monday when they appear at The Top Spot Since their last time in town they've released a 7in EP Invitation to Dinner and have a new LP What A Predicament a follow-up to last year's masterful Pre Marital Yodelling out imminently Gwen Esty Steve Phillips Avni Ferguson-Nicol and Gavin Stewart African guitar and percussion styles" NOT to be left out the Poly contributes towards the flurry of gigs around town with The Ruthless Rap Assassins up on Saturday eccentric Mancu nian Ed Barton and Aussie performance poet Steven Herrick on Monday and Swervedriver a week tonight BOGEYS continue to provide for Huddersfield's heavy rock I.