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Hi there and welcome to Ado's Blog. I am obsessed with nostalgia, especially 1960s & 1970s nostalgia and I enjoy nothing more than reflecting on days and times that have sadly long since gone! So join me, as I take a nostalgic gander down Memory Lane and celebrate all things past and occasional present, both good and bad! (All images used that are copyrighted are copyrighted to their respective publishers and are only used here for review purposes.)

Friday, 18 November 2011

TV Action - The Protectors (Part One)

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By the end of 1972 it was becoming apparent that the publication which had started as Countdown - the space age comic was moving further and...
Thursday, 17 November 2011

The Snowman

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The Snowman was a children's book by author Raymond Briggs , published in 1978. In 1982, this book was turned into a 26-minute animate...

Joe 90 Top Secret (No 7)

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No 7 of the Joe 90 Top Secret comic originates back to March 1st 1969 and consisted of 20 pages. Inside the comic there were features on ...
Wednesday, 16 November 2011

Have Broom Will Travel - Remembering Winsome Witch!

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Winnie was as ugly an old hag as a cartoon witch ought to be, but personality-wise, she was a lot more like a grown-up version of Wendy the...

The Second Doctor Who - Patrick Troughton

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Ben (Michael Craze) and Polly (Anneke Wills) try to cope with a newly-rejuvenated Doctor (Patrick Troughton) , in this rehearsal shot from ...
Tuesday, 15 November 2011

Fabulous 208 (September 21st 1968)

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This edition of Fabulous 208 dates back to September 1968 and on its cover is DJ Tony Blackburn . Pin ups were of, Tony Prince, Mick (from ...

Joe 90 Top Secret (No 6)

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This was edition no 6 in the Joe 90 Top Secret comic series . Features on W.I.N. Agents in Action (readers sending in pictures of themselv...

Secret Squirrel - Eat your heart out James Bond!

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Secret Squirrel was a cartoon created by Hanna-Barbera. Secret Squirrel was one of two co-stars of The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show , whi...
Sunday, 13 November 2011

William Hartnell - Doctor Who & The Smugglers

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Doctor Who & The Smugglers was William Hartnell's penultimate adventure as the time travelling Time Lord. Joining William as the...
Saturday, 12 November 2011

It's a Knockout - Remembering Stuart Hall

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There can be no-one in the history of It's A Knockout who so personified and represented everything that the fun and games were about a...

Remembering Betty Turpin: 1969 - 2011

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With the sad passing recently of Coronation Street legend Betty Driver I thought I'd pay my own tribute to the Rovers Return's grea...
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