prosnewsletter | Edition 85: 8

♠ Mainstream Media
♠ The Daily Mail mentions B&D in an extract of a book about the 70s/80s here.
♠ The Northern Echo mentions MS in an interview with Jill Halfpenny here.

♠ Recs

callistosh65 is driving the van for Pros at

crack_van during December and this week rec'd:
♣ "The End is Where We Start From" by PFL.
♣ "All These Years" by Angelfish.
♣ "Fire Held High and Away" by Miriam Heddy.
♣ "Legacy of Temptation" by Ellis Ward.

loyseofverlaine recs Ellis Ward.

loyseofverlaine recs Callisto.

loyseofverlaine recs Gil Hale.

♠ News, Announcements & Updates

ci5hq opens a new Pros Frequently Asked Questions feature here with the Index here.

ci5hq: the Episode Related Prosfic List is updated here.

hatstander has gorgeous festive treats every day at The Advent Calendar.

hatstander announces HG updates to the archive here.
♣ Palely Loitering: Lots of updates including the Homepage, all listed here.
♣ Strictly Ink posts updates on the Pros Trading Cards here.

♠ Fan Fiction - New Stories

callistosh65 posts "Waking Up" (722 wds).

draycevixen posts "Your Eyes are like Limpid Pools" (1,224 wds).

msmoat posts for Pros Watch "Coda to Weekend in the Country" (1,688 wds).
♣ Strabec posts "The Schrödinger Problem" (4,254 wds).

♠ For the Icon Drabble Meme

byslantedlight posts Waiting.

♠ For

discoveredinalj seasonal challenge Discovered Whilst A-Carolling:

jojosimco posts "Five Christmases" (2,687 wds).

lysimache posts "Bears a Berry" (2,279 wds).

sineala posts "Laeti Triumphantes" (4,395 wds).

probodie posts with illustrations "A Christmas Fairy Tale".

angel_ci5 posts "Trapped" (1,067 wds).

asymphototropic posts "Holly Golly and the Strange Case of the Purloined Idol" "Part 1" (4,422 wds), "Part 2" (5,199 wds) and "Part 3" (3,398 wds).

♠ For The Briefing Room challenge Briefing No.14 here:

robeau posts "Puritan" (385 wds).

♠ For The Briefing Room challenge Briefing No.15 here:

vicfarmer posts "Nothing like the truth" (260 wds).

♠ Fan Fiction - Miscellaneous

draycevixen asks about fics where Cowley is Bodie's father here.

draycevixen seeks a B/D fic here.

♠ For

discoveredinalj seasonal challenge Discovered Whilst A-Carolling:

shooting2kill posts The Christmas Quiz 2008.

lysimache posts Pros Word Search.

♠ Discussion

greengerbil posts a question Re: Father Christmas/Santa claus.

greengerbil posts a question Re: the Met.

♠ Fan Graphics & Images

andreathelion posts Pros graphics here.

diegina posts Apparitions icons here.

schnuffi posts a Chauvelin wallpaper here.

schnuffi posts a Chauvelin/Jacob graphic here.

schnuffi posts a Chauvelin graphic here.

shooting2kill posts Visions of Bodie & Doyle: Watching Each Other's Back & A Moment of Epiphany.

♠ For

discoveredinalj seasonal challenge Discovered Whilst A-Carolling:

norfolkdumpling posts Icons.

♠ Fan Video
bistoprofi posts a Pros vid Pictures of You.
DamnedBard posts Episode 1 Part 8 of The Scarlet Pimpernel.
jaicen5 posts a Pros vid Stuck in the Middle.
mrhosehose posts a clip from MWAP The Professionals.
PertweeMaster posts a clip from The New Avengers Part 1.
PertweeMaster posts a clip from The New Avengers Part 2.

♠ Apparitions

balgroggy includes Apparitions in a Meme here.

byslantedlight posts about episode 5 here.

byslantedlight posts a commentary review of episode 5 here.

caffyolay mentions Apparitions in a post here.

culf posts about episode 5 here.

entangled_now posts about Apparitions here.

nellhowell posts about episode 5 here.

luthor_the_fool mentions Apparitions here.

theamelany mentions Apparitions here.
♣ BBC posts a video clip of the final episode 6 here.
♣ BBC Messageboard continues its discussion here and another here.
♣ Brian Gorman posts about the show, and that he plays the part of an Italian VIP in episode 6 here.
♣ Catholic Answers has a discussion thread on Apparitions here.
♣ Community News reviews Apparitions here.
♣ Dan reviews episode 5 here.
♣ Keith Topping previews episode 6, the last in the series here.
♣ The Guardian reports on this week's ratings here.
♣ The Liverpool Way has discussion thread which also mentions Pros here.
♣ Further Bloggers' reviews and posts: The Clandestine Critic, Artman, Spicy Cauldron, Simon-Peter, Seenit and Fillet of Seoul.

♠ The Great Pros Watch - Every Sunday 9pm GMT (Lads' Time)

londonronnie issues reminder to watch Kickback here.

byslantedlight posts a review with pics here.

come_in45 posts a review with pics here.

siskiou posts a review with pics here.

sunray45 posts screencaps with commentary Part 1 here.

towerbridge2006 posts a review here.
♠ Weekend in the Country

byslantedlight posts a review here.

earthdogue posts a review here.

siskiou posts a review here.

sunray45 posts screencaps with commentary Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.

♠ Miscellaneous

byslantedlight mentions Pros locations and The Scarsdale Xmas do here.

culf posts a little ficlet here.

culf mentions B&D in a post here.

enednoviel posts about the Pros Trading Cards sketches here.

fajrdrako mentions Bodie in a Meme posted here.

firedragon9 mentions B&D in a post here.

foxcat74 posts about some Pros locations and The Scarsdale bash here.

greengerbil posts about a Pros-y weekend and The Scarsdale Xmas do here.

linnhie posts a TV Times article on Liz Fraser here.

linnhie posts a 1973 TV Times article on MS here.

przed posts about finishing her DiaLJ fic here.

schnuffi posts a screencap of Chauvelin here.

schnuffi posts about MS as Chauvelin along with pics here.

schnuffi posts about episode 2 of The Scarlet Pimpernel plus pics here.

schnuffi posts about Chauvelin in episode 3 here.

zana16 includes Pros in her Fandom Wish List here.
♣ Lee Pritchard mentions working on Are You Lonesome Tonight? here.
♣ Roman8 mentions LC not getting the part of Bond here.
♣ Vicki mentions MS's narration of The Silmarillion here.

♠ Yahoo Groups Roundup (active Pros content & discussions from this week)
Martin’s Place
Scrubs
Last Night's Coronation Street
Xmas TV Martin Connections
Apparitions Episode 5
BBC & Apparitions

Pros Fan Fic
Story Discussion - Can't be Bothered
Things Unsaid Feedback
Story Discussion - Puppy Love
An ElfYourself DAnce for You

Pros Lib
"Christmas Is for Grown-Ups, Too" by Hambel
"In the Bleak Midwinter" by Brenda K (posted to Files/Long Stories)
"Snow Joke" by Zoe

The Professionals Lounge Roundup (Gen-Only)
General Professionals Chat
New Game for Xmas and Beyond!
Why Did Martin hate Professionals So Much?
Why Was There Never a Professionals Film Made?
Who’s Harder Lewis Collins or Ross Kemp
Must Wear Tights
The bond That Got Away
Favourite Car Chase
Jon Finch as Doyle. What Happened?
Professional Toys
The Bond That Got Away
When Did You FOrst Start Watching The Show

Episode Dissection
Long Shot
Hijack
Slush Fund
The Untouchables

Motors
SOO 636R – Doyle’s X Pck Capri
Pic of Pros Cars At Ford Fair
More Cars! – I Love Cars!
Got Myself a Capri
The One That Bodie and Doyle Didn’t Get
Custom Minor Car With The Boys On It!

Locations
Hunter Hunted

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