3 January 2021 Former Charlie’s Angels star Tanya Roberts has died aged 65. She had collapsed while walking her dogs on 24 December and was…
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3 January 2021 Gerry and the Pacemakers star Gerry Marsden has died aged 78 after a short illness involving a heart infection. The band had…
31 December 2020 In a year of such jarring change, it is perhaps no surprise that many of us have longed to turn the clocks…
30 December 2020 American actress Dawn Wells has died of causes related to COVID-19 at the age of 82. Wells, who portrayed Mary Ann Summers…
10 December 2020 Carry On legend Dame Barbara Windsor has died at the age of 83 following her tragic but brave battle against Alzheimer’s disease. She…
5 December 2020 Actor David Lander, best known as Squiggy on the ABC sitcom Laverne and Shirley, died on Friday evening at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center…
28 November 2020 Dave Prowse, the Bristolian former bodybuilder best known for playing Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died aged 85. Prowse…
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…
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…