A real labour of love - beautifully put together and well worth a visit.
Janet Munro was married to Ian Hendry, star of The Lotus Eaters, and although they were heading for a divorce, her tragic death in 1972 while they were filming the series hit Ian Hendry hard. Webmaster Liam Byrne has been a good friend to this site.
for The Lotus Eaters
Many people seem to find the IMDB useful - personally I have never understood why - it is very superficial and frequently inaccurate. That said, the review of The Lotus Eaters here was written by a friend of the MJB website, Darren Giddings, and is worth reading.
My general writing website - much neglected because of the amount of time I spend here! but it does have samples of some of my other work.
An excellent resource for anyone thinking of moving to Crete. (Dennis and Fiona would have found it invaluable!)
The story of Dennis and Fiona Watt could easily have been the inspiration for Michael Bird's work - and vice versa!
Another general Crete information website that kindly included a link to us so we felt obliged to reciprocate.
was another prolific TV writer. I came across this tribute site by chance. If you enjoyed the golden days of British TV drama then spend some time getting to know another of its creators.
another leading British scriptwriter died in October 2002. His obituary from the Guardian looks back over his career.
starred in Michael Bird's series The Aphrodite Inheritance - created for the BBC in 1979.
Alexandra has her own website at
http://www.alexandra-bastedo.com.
starred in Michael Bird's series The Dark Side of the Sun - created for the BBC in 1979.
Peter has his own website at
http://www.peter-egan.co.uk.
starred in Michael Bird's series The Outsider - created for Yorkshire Television in the 1980s.
Carol has her own website at
http://www.carolroyle.co.uk.
a leading BBC producer with whom Michael Bird worked on a number of shows. A good retrospective.
was a contemporary of Bird's who also wrote for The Informer and Out of the Unknown
" ... is devoted to a selection of what used to be or still are rare or less well known items from various areas: film, television, music and literature." Webmaster Werner Schmitz says: "It is my intention to arouse your curiosity and interest by presenting a wealth of information in content, style and relevance of these items."
Laurence Marcus's excellent resource for anyone interested in old TV. I have contributed a few pages (The Lotus Eaters, Who Pays the Ferryman? and Ronald Fraser's series The Misfit) and hope to do a few more when time permits. You could spend hours there. Literally.
another great resource for anyone interested in "old TV" (the shows they don't make them like anymore!)
"Kaleidoscope is a voluntary, non profit-making group devoted to the appreciation and research of vintage television in all its forms." (They also organise some great TV retro conventions.)
A resource for TV and movie fans with reviews, screenshots, quizzes, memorabilia, scripts and more.
Another excellent and growing resource.