9 May 1977: Following 13 concerts in as many days, Elvis rested before resuming what would be his last American tour. 20 May: He began…
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20 October 2017 Puppets used for some of the best-loved children’s TV characters of the 1970s and ’80s are to get urgent repairs to stop them…
One of the best things about Glam fashion was that it was always available, and never overpriced. It had the effect of making its superstars…
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) will play classic Countdown episodes in the show’s original timeslot from 17 September. Classic Countdown will air on Sunday nights…
Many TV shows are lubricated by alcohol, and the big American soaps would dry up and stop without it. The Rovers Return, The Queen Victoria…
Once upon a time in a country where children were served warm milk for free in the middle of the morning, the TV overlords surveyed…
On 12 October 1969, out of the blue, a Detroit radio station began announcing that Paul McCartney was dead. The shock claim was picked up…
It’s no coincidence that Britain embraced Glam at precisely the moment that colour TV sets became affordable. Out went any series which looked great in…
To outsiders, it seemed that Pete Duel had everything to live for – a loving girlfriend, a nice home, money and a hit TV series.…
We are sticklers for a spot of nostalgia, whether that’s the return of former Saturday night fave Stars in their Eyes or the constant rumours…
She has what must be Britain’s best-known silhouette – yet for 40 years she has been anonymous herself. Since 1964, the sign displaying a little…
In 2014, executives from 100 British toy companies were invited to cast their votes on the games which they thought had most shaped the industry and childhoods over…
There were always more differences between albums and singles than just the price and size. Singles, by tradition, carried the vital new ideas of music,…
In the movies, few brand names are as instantly recognised or as redolent of a certain genre of filmmaking as that of Hammer. What Disney…
1969: Neil Armstrong walks on the moon, America bombs Vietnam, and dozens of Minis bring Turin to a standstill. Nostalgia Central takes you behind the scenes of The Italian…
Shrimp Fisherman – Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962) Commercial Photographer – Live A Little, Love A Little (1968) Water Skiing Instructor – Clambake (1967) Frogman – Easy Come, Easy…
The Ronnie Lane Memorial Concert. Royal Albert Hall, London. 8 April 2004 For anyone up to speed with the tragic trajectory of Ronnie Lane, the…
School dinners, “kiss-catch”, free milk, bob-a-job week, Bonfire Night, snowball fights, power cuts . . . ee bah gum! Wath-upon-Dearne is in South Yorkshire (in…
The first woman to scream for Hammer was probably Shirley Grey in William Hinds’ second film, The Mystery of The Marie Celeste (1936). Among notable actresses whose…
He has always been keen to skim over what has been called his ‘lost year’. And one look at the photographs on this page perhaps…
