Television Personalities

It's Jowe's birthday today. Many happy returns to the great man!

The Demi-Monde play their first gig of 2012 this week.

Friday 4 May 2012
The Mascara Bar
72 Stamford Hill, London N16 6XS

Also appearing: The divine MISS ROBERTS & COS (from the awesome Rude Mechanicals)

8.30pm 'til late
£5 entry

There's now an official Soundcloud page: this will be updated occasionally with out-takes, live tracks, rarities etc.

http://soundcloud.com/television-personalities

Update from Patricia: Update which i know is long overdue to all Daniel's friend's and fan's. Daniel was transferred 11 day's ago to a Neurological Brain Injury Rehabilitation Hospital. Daniel now has daily physio-therapy + occupational therapy + speach and language therapy. I see slow progress dail...

Update from Jowe Head on Facebook: I went to visit Daniel Treacy, my former band-mate in the Television Personalities, in hospital yesterday. The good news is that he was conscious, listening and talking. His sister Pat told me that this was not predicted as a realistic hope a few months ago, so we ...

Another update from Dan's sister: "DANIEL UPDATE" Daniel is now fighting a nasty infection which has brought him down quite a bit and the nurses are keeping a close watch on him this is something we were worried about as his health takes another tumble. Daniel has such a long way to go once he overc...

Wow, has it been four years since New Year was last mentioned?

Latest Facebook update from Patricia, Saturday 24 December, 23:01: "DANIEL UPDATE" Daniel is getting stronger by the day and his health is so much inproved he is now able to eat normal food but does still need help with loading the spoon but each day his co-ordernation hand to mouth is getting bette...

Hi Marc & Silvana. Welcome aboard!

Latest update from Patricia, Monday 12th December: "DANIEL UPDATE" Daniel is just getting over another nasty chest infection and still has a tracky fitted to help with his breathing and to make it easier for the nurses to clear his lungs. Daniel is allowed to have a speaking valve fitted to the trac...

The session the TVPs recorded for Radio One's Andy Kershaw programme in February 1986 is being repeated this week by Marc Riley on his 6 Music programme. He generally plays one track per night, Mon - Thu, 7 - 9 pm.

Marc Riley home page

Great news from Patricia from Sunday night: "DANIEL UPDATE " Fantastic news Daniel is out of ITU and making great progress. Daniel has a way to go yet but at the moment all is going in the right direction. Daniel still has a Trachotomy fitted but i am getting used to lip reading untill he has some s...

There's a repeat of a documentary about Roy Lichtenstein being shown tonight on BBC4 as part of their American themed season. Starts at 7:30 pm.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074q0f

A Picture of Dorian Gray from the gig:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9T8wfHx4wc&sns

Here in the UK, BBC4 are showing "Upside Down", the film of the Creation Records story, this Friday 28th October. It's followed by some Creation themed programmes: 21:00–22:40 Upside Down: The Creation Story Profile of the UK's most inspired and dissolute independent record label, Creation. (repeate...

Latest update from Dan's sister (Tuesday 25th October). I wish it was better news: THIS IS TO ALL DANIELS FOLLOWERS WHO HAVE BEEN SENDING POSTIVE MESSAGES AND PRAYERS> THIS IS PATRICIA DANIELS SISTER . DANIEL IS STILL ON LIFE SUPPORT AND AT THIS TIME HAS BEEN OFF SEDATION FOR EIGHT DAYS AND SHOWING ...

Welcome Bob!

The Loves - ...Love You

You can now download TV Personalities cover of 'Arms Against Atrophy' via the main site.

http://www.televisionpersonalities.co.uk/download.htm

Jowe will be appearing with Valerie & her Week of Wonders at the end of the month at this benefit gig in London: