As with Bandit, a dull, dull chocolate wafer, this time with Mike “Mr Spooner” Berry warbling the tuneless song until distressed wife hands equally pissed-off son…
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Thanks to her peculiarly oversized head and bulging eyes that change colour with the pull of a string, not many girls wanted to play with…
The BMX Burner from Raleigh (pictured below) was the action bike of 1982 in the UK. It was capable of stunt tricks and riders were…
Board games have been played in most cultures and societies throughout history. Archaeological evidence has revealed such games dating back as far as 3100 BC.…
1 9 5 3 – 1 9 5 6 (USA) Sharp-tongued satirists Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding had such an excellent on-air rapport as staff announcers…
It would have been a sad end for anyone, let alone someone primarily associated with the world of comedy. But on 8 November 2003, the…
Born in 1929, Bob Hawke built up a position of great influence in the Australian trade union movement during 20 years with the Australian Council…
Made in colourful prints, snappy styled and affordable fabrics, Bobbie Brooks was the label for suburban girls across America during the 50s, 60s and into…
1 9 2 5 – 1 9 6 8 Younger brother and close associate of John F Kennedy, Robert Kennedy trained as a lawyer, and entered…
1 9 5 4 – 1 9 8 1 Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Sands came of age at the height of ”the Troubles” in…
The white anklets known as bobby socks started as a rebellious fad in Britain, but soon became the quintessential teen fashion of the 1950s. Girls…
The white anklets known as bobby sox (socks) rocked the conservative world when teenagers began wearing the socks with saddle shoes as a form of…
Painting the face and body became another psychedelic trip of the 60s. Mod model Twiggy added a famous flower eye to her look, and suddenly everyone wanted…
Nicknamed the “Jumbo Jet”, the Boeing 747 transformed global air travel and rapidly achieved iconic status. As the first wide-body airliner, it introduced twin-aisle cabins,…
The world has its share of word games, but perhaps none as hyperactive as Boggle, which was first released in 1973. Sixteen letters, three minutes,…
Life was good at the Ponderosa Ranch in the mid-60’s. Bonanza was the most-watched program in the USA, the Nevada mountains were still pristine and…
Reliant commissioned Ogle (their design consultants) to produce a sports 3-wheeler for the “young generation”. This was to be sold under the Bond name as the…
A chewy fruit candy that had two colours per flavour (an outside colour and a colour hidden underneath). For example, the watermelon flavour was green with…
It was hard not to stare at the girls prancing around in their spray-can fit designer jeans or satin pants, and that amazing piece of…
A boombox (or Ghetto Blaster) – basically a large but portable cassette player with two or more loudspeakers – was first developed by Philips who…