Great but Forgotten

A look at movies, books, TV, comics, music, and other things that deserve to be less obscure.

Sunday, November 1, 2026

Death Valley (TV)

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  (2025- ) Created by Paul Doolan Starring Timothy Spall, Gwyneth Keyworth IMDB Entry The pleasure of a mystery series (TV or book) is not j...
Sunday, October 25, 2026

The Lonely War of Capt. Willy Schultz (comic book)

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  Schultz in German uniform (1967-1970) Written by Will Franz & Sam Blanzman.  Additional illustrations by Wayne Vansant Wikipedia Page ...
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Sunday, October 18, 2026

The Pay-Off

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  (1930) Directed by Lowell Sherman Written by  Jane Murfin,  John B. Hymer, Samuel Shipman Starring Lowell Sherman, Marian Nixon, Hugh Trev...
Sunday, October 11, 2026

Saludos Amigos

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  (1942) Directed by Norm Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Ham Luske, Bill Roberts Written by  Homer Brightman, William Cottrell, Ric...
Sunday, October 4, 2026

Victory Through Air Power

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  (1943) Directed by  H.C. Potter (live action), James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney (animated sequences) Written by:  Perce Pearce, T....
Sunday, September 27, 2026

The Three Caballeros

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(1948) Directed by Norman Ferguson (supervision), Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Harold Young (sequences) Starring Clarence Nash...
Sunday, September 20, 2026

The Worst Witch (TV movie)

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  (1986) Directed by Robert W. Young Written by  Mary Pleshette Willis, from a novel by Jill Murphy Starring  Fairuza Balk, Diana Rigg, Char...
Sunday, September 13, 2026

They Made Me a Killer

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  (1946) Directed by William C. Thomas Written by Daniel Mainwaring, Winston Miller, Kae Salkow Starring Robert Lowery, Barbara Britton, Lol...
Sunday, September 6, 2026

The Man Who Cheated Himself

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  (1950) Directed by Felix E. Feist Written by Seton Miller, Philip MacDonald. Starring  Lee J. Cobb, John Dall, Jane Wyatt, Lisa Howard. Ha...
Sunday, August 30, 2026

W1A (TV)

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  2014-2017 Created, Written, and Directed by John Morton Starring  Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Hynes, Jason Watkins, Nina Sosanya, Hugh Skinne...
Sunday, August 23, 2026

Twenty Twelve (TV)

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  (2011- 2012) Created, Written, and Directed by John Morton Starring Hugh Bonneville, Amanda Bullmore, Olivia Colman, Jessica Hynes, Vincen...
Sunday, August 16, 2026

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

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  (2012-2015) Created by Deb Cox, Fiona Eagger Starring Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Ashleigh Cummings, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Richard Bligh IMDB...
Sunday, August 9, 2026

Mrs. Bradley Mysteries (TV)

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  (1998-2000) Written by Simon Booker, Gwyneth Hughes, Julie Rutterford from a novel series by Gladys Mitchell Starring   Diana Rigg, Neil D...
Sunday, August 2, 2026

The Franchise (TV)

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  (2024) Created by Joe Brown Starring Himesh Patel, Aya Cash, Jessica Hynes, Billy Magnussen, Lolly Adefope, Isaac Powell, Richard E. Grant...
Sunday, July 26, 2026

Footsteps in the Dark

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  ( 1941) Directed by Lloyd Bacon Written by Lester Cole, John Wexley from  a play by Bernard Merrivale Starring Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshal...
Sunday, July 19, 2026

Passport to Pimlico

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  (1949) Directed by Henry Cornelius Written by T.E.B. Clarke Starring Stanley Holloway, Betty Warren, Barbara Murray, Paul Dupuis, Phillip ...
Sunday, July 12, 2026

Hi Diddle Diddle

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  (1943) Directed by Andrew L. Stone Written by  Andrew L. Stone, Edmund L. Hartmann,  Frederick J. Jackson   Starring  Adolphe Menjou, Mart...
Sunday, July 5, 2026

Year of the Rabbit (TV)

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  (2019) Created and written by Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley Starring  Matt Berry, Freddie Fox, Susan Wokoma, Alun Armstrong, Paul Kaye, Ann Mitc...
Sunday, June 28, 2026

The Quatermass Xperiment (The Creeping Unknown)

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  (1955) Directed by Val Guest Written by Richard Landau, Val Guest fr4om a TV miniseries by Nigel Kneale Starring Brian Donlevy, Richard Wo...
Sunday, June 21, 2026

Quatermass 2

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  (1957) Directed by Val Guest Written by Nigel Kneale, Val Guest Starring  Brian Donlevy, John Longden, Synden James, Bryan Forbes, Tom Cha...
Sunday, June 14, 2026

Quatermass and the Pit

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  (1967) Directed by Roy Ward Baker Written by Nigel Kneale Starring  James Donald, Andrew Keir, Barbara Shelley, Julian Glover IMDB Entry S...
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Sunday, June 7, 2026

When Worlds Collide

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  (1951) Directed by Rudolph Maté Written by Sydney Boehm from a novel by Edwin Balmer and Philip Wylie Starring Richard Derr, Barbara Rush,...
Sunday, May 31, 2026

Avenue 5 (TV)

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  (2020-2025) Created by  Armando Iannucci Starring  Hugh Laurie, Josh Gad, Zach Woods, Rebecca Front, Suzy Nakamura, Lenora Crichlow, Nikki...
Sunday, May 24, 2026

Phantom Lady

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  (1944) Directed by Robert Siodmak Written by  Bernard C. Schoenfeld Starring Franchot Tone, Ella Raines, Alan Curtis, Thomas Gomez, Elisha...
Sunday, May 17, 2026

Ministry of Fear

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  (1944) Directed by Fritz Lang Written by Seton I. Miller from a novel by Graham Greene Starring Ray Milland, Marjorie Reynolds, Hillary Br...
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