11 November 2020 Ken Spears, the co-creator of the cartoon series Scooby-Doo, has died at the age of 82. Spears, who created the animated characters…
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6 November 2020 It’s been 50 years since Annie Nightingale spun her first disc as a Radio 1 presenter in 1970 – the first-ever female…
31 October 2020 Sir Sean Connery has died at the age of 90. The Scottish actor was best known for his portrayal of James Bond,…
19 October 2020 Spencer Davis, one of the key figures of the 1960s beat scene, has died at the age of 81. The Welsh guitarist…
In our fast-paced modern world, it’s important to have an escape to the gentler, more carefree world of our childhood and youth. Often, all it…
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The problem with hippies was that they were all a bit soft. All of that putting flowers in rifle barrels wasn’t going to stop people from…
16 September 2020 The Mini Moke is returning to the UK market 56 years after it first hit the road. Moke International, the British company…
11 August 2020 Mexican-American singer Trini Lopez, who had a hit in 1963 with his version of If I Had A Hammer and played one…
Dorrie Evans, the scatty and interfering self-appointed concierge at 96 Lindsay Street, Paddington, was the absolute queen of malapropism on the series Number 96. Proving…
The BBC Television Centre, the world’s first purpose-built television production complex – described as the Hollywood of the Television Industry – was officially opened on…
12 June 2020 Welsh singer Ricky Valance – who had a UK #1 chart-topper in September 1960 with Tell Laura I Love Her – has…
4 June 2020 Steve Priest, bassist and co-founder of 1970s glam rock band Sweet, has died at the age of 72. Priest was born in…
9 May 2020 Little Richard, one of the pioneers of the first wave of rock’n’roll, has died. He was 87. Richard – whose real name…
6 May 2020 Florian Schneider, the co-founder of highly influential electronic pop group Kraftwerk, has died at the age of 73. The German quartet set…
6 May 2020 Jamaican singer Millie Small has died at the age of 72 after suffering a stroke. The star was most famous for her…
22 August 1925 – 6 April 2020 Honor Blackman was born in Plaistow on 22 August 1925, one of four children. Her father, Frederick Blackman,…
Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) As the episode begins, Mary is talking excitedly on the phone at her office desk, planning her Christmas visit with…
18 December 2019 Born in 1938 and raised in Stepney, East London, Kenny Lynch was one of thirteen children. He began singing with his sister,…
4 October 2019 The Beatles’ Abbey Road has returned to #1 on the charts in the UK, 50 years after it first topped the album…
