Tuesday, 20 March 2012

The Day of the Jackal (1973)

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The Day of the Jackal the 1973 Anglo-French film, set in August 1963 was based on the novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth . Direc...

Did You Know Your Green Cross Code?

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How many of you remember The Green Cross Code Man? The Green Cross Code Man (sometimes known simply as "Green Cross") was a cost...
Monday, 19 March 2012

Hopping Its Way Into History - The Spacehopper!

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Many people of my generation will remember having great fun on a Space Hopper when the inflatable orange balls made their debut in the late ...
Sunday, 18 March 2012

Goodies! Goodie, Goodie, Yum, Yum! Remembering The Goodies (1970 - 1982)

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What can you say about the Goodies? Other than they were fuckin' brilliant! So join me as I pay homage to one of the greatest, legenda...

All Aboard Chopper One (1974)

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Chopper One was the short-lived ABC drama/adventure television series in early 1974 depicting the activities of a California police helico...
Saturday, 17 March 2012

Bernard Lee - The Original M (1962 - 1979)

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James Bond's boss M was originally played by Bernard Lee from the first Bond movie, Dr .No , until Moonraker (1979) and remains the s...
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Friday, 16 March 2012

The World According to Mrs Bridges! Remembering Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 - 1975)

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I have just been viewing the excellent 1970s period drama Upstairs, Downstairs on freeview this morning and it has reminded me just what a t...

Joe 90 -Top Secret - Number 13 (1969)

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Features are W.I.N. Field Agents Foto-File (readers' photographs), The B.I.G. R.A.T. Tells The Story Of Earthquakes, a competition to w...
Thursday, 15 March 2012

"Here is a box, a musical box, wound up and ready to play. But this box can hide a secret inside. Can you guess what is in it today?

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The legendary Camberwick Green produced by the BBC in 1966 was a British Childrens' Television series , originally seen on BBC One , fe...