Mr & Mrs J. Evil Scientist are a family of fictional characters inspired by The Addams Family cartoons that appeared in The New Yorker. They…
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Designed and built by former fairground worker James Corrigan and his wife Betty on top of a disused sewage site on Bradford Road in Batley,…
It may be the fifth-largest city in Britain, but by the 1970s, Sheffield’s main sources of interest were knives, forks, snooker, and football. But while…
For decades, Liverpudlian music lovers would head to Hessy’s Music Centre (known locally simply as “Hessy’s”) to buy their first musical instruments. Founded by Frank…
Founded in the early 1960s by animators Lou Scheimer and Hal Sutherland, with ex-disc jockey Norm Prescott, Filmation Associates rode high on Saturday morning animation…
In 1968, there was £31 million of American money being spent in British film studios. In 1969, the total was down to £21 million. In…
As the US affiliate of The Beatles’ British record company, Capitol had first shot at the Fab Four – and passed on the honour. The…
Three months after Sydney-based RAM (Rock Australia Magazine) got underway in 1975 with editor Anthony O’Grady, Melbourne came up with its own music magazine, Juke,…
You’ve heard of a French-English dictionary? A Spanish-English dictionary? Well, here – as a public service – is a Dragnet-English dictionary. Every viewer of the…
In the early 1980s, cinema’s rules of censorship did not stretch to video releases. Cheap and often gruesome films flooded the market as VCRs grew…
Hornsea Pottery in the East Riding of Yorkshire was one of the most popular British ceramic brands of the mid-to-late 20th century. Its innovative pottery…
Former British Formula 3 racing champion Harry Stiller owned four acres of land in Christchurch, Dorset, which had originally housed a golf school. He converted…
Ever wondered what happened to the child stars of the 1971 movie WIlly Wonka and the Chocolate Factory when they grew up? Wonder no more…
In 1990, a mysterious object descended upon the unsuspecting people of Alconbury in Cambridgeshire (England) – the Megatron flying saucer restaurant. The Megatron caused a…
The image that endures is of a platinum-blonde picture of innocence silhouetted against a picture tube of pure evil. “They’re heeeere!” called out 5-year-old Heather…
I joined the British Army for three reasons: One, I had a burning passion to serve my country; Two, I wanted adventure; Three, they came…
London’s ITV took on a new look in the last week of July 1968 with a change of companies, faces and television programmes. After 13…
A selection of behind-the-scenes photographs from the golden days of Thunderbirds (1965 – 1966) – the most successful of Gerry Anderson’s ‘Supermarionation’ television productions.
The Gerry Anderson television live-action series UFO (1970 – 1973) featured many spectacular vehicles, including spaceships, tracked land assault wagons, and a submarine which could launch…
The first time I appeared on Juke Box Jury, I wasn’t on the panel. I was in the “Hot Seat” – that famous chair hidden…