Over on the multichannel stations, Sky1's new daytime show Angela and Friends - fronted by Angela Griffin - averaged a poor 35k (0.6%) between 2pm and 3.30pm. BBC Two was third with 7.4%, followed by Five's 5.7% and Channel 4 with 4.3% (+1: 0.6%). ![]() Overall, ITV1 came top during primetime with an average share of 27.8% to BBC One's 20.3%. The Gadget Show interested 1.52m (6.2%) for Five at 8pm, then FlashForward drew 2.38m (9.6%) at 9pm - a new low for the series. Earlier, Kym Marsh - Born Too Soon: Tonight was seen by 3.32m (13.8%) between 8pm and 8.30pm. Tonight he faces it again, in a drama set in a fictionalised version of Britain where Parliament has just voted to restore the death penalty. However, instead of the boulevards of Los Angeles, Collision exploits the less often remarked upon mystique of the A12, which links east London to Great Yarmouth. In 2005, Gary Glitter faced a death sentence in Vietnam. ITV1's Collision opened to a respectable 7.5m (30.4%) at 9pm. The premise of Collision (as well as its title) is unmistakably similar to that of Paul Haggiss movie Crash, in which a road accident provides the linking point for a cluster of disparate personal stories. University Challenge and Miranda logged 3.14m (13%) and 2.47m (10%) at 8pm and 8.30pm respectively, then Starter For 10 grabbed 1.24m (5.4%) at 9pm. Over on BBC One, Panorama took 2.75m (11.1%) at 8.30pm, then 4.33m (17.6%) watched Life during the 9pm hour. If you hate pedophiles and just want to see a famous one get hanged, it's a pretty good way to kill about 80 minutes.Channel 4's The Execution Of Gary Glitter pulled in 1.22m (5.3%) last night, according to early viewing figures.īefore the controversial drama, over which Glitter reportedly threatened to sue, Not Forgotten: Soldiers Of Empire pulled in 970k (3.9%). Co-written by Glitter and Mike Leander, the song is in two parts: Part 1 is a vocal track reflecting on the history of the genre, and Part 2 is a mostly instrumental piece. Also one dude's briefcase is a pedalboard case. 'Rock and Roll' is a song performed by British glam rocker Gary Glitter that was released in 1972 as a single and on the album Glitter. The editing is just straight up bad sometimes. Most of the actors knock it out of the park, especially the one who plays Gary Glitter. The script has a slightly-corny yet ambitious style that gives the actors so much to play with. This film is more just about executing Gary Glitter, which is objectively pretty cool. Robespierre wrote a great essay on why execution is immoral, and I highly recommend reading it for more in-depth discussion on execution. ![]() It doesn't bring up the point that execution is treating a problem without solving the greater issue. Nowadays they use lethal injections and firing squads, depending on where you are in the world. Ann Widdecombe has revealed that she did not know she would appear in a fictional drama in which Gary Glitter was sentenced to death and. My notes on The Execution of Gary Glitter (2009) ‘I don’t think they really should have the death penalty, but I think he should die.’. Yes, hanging is archaic, but the writer chose to make it hanging. The Execution of Gary Glitter - Channel 4. Film review The Execution of Gary Glitter. ![]() It looks at the arguments in favour of the death penalty but it doesn't really look at the arguments against it. It's really close to being a really clever analysis of celebrity predators and the reintroduction of the death penalty, but it doesn't make the compelling points & hard-hitting questions it needs to. This is a well written TV movie, but I feel it doesn't realise how interesting the topic is.
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