Supermarionation at 60
January 28, 2021By Chris Dale The word Supermarionation would have meant very little to viewers sitting down to watch the first episode of a new puppet adventure series on January 28th 1961. […]
The Bruce Forsyth Show
December 25, 2020Christmas 1965. Son is delighted with his Corgi 007 Aston Martin, mother plans to donate the Home Cooking With Fanny Cradock to charity as soon as possible, and daughter cannot […]
Comedy at Home
December 10, 2020Even without the unique circumstance of 2020, it’s the time of year when we’re all looking for something to cosy up with for a good laugh. With more time being […]
Manuscripts, Mother Russia and Murder: Orson Welles’ Great Mysteries, Volume 2
October 26, 2020There’s no doubting Orson Welles’ ability to tell a good story. His 1938 radio dramatisation of The War of the Worlds led to newspapers reporting mass panic, and listeners taken […]
Big and Small Screen Chills
October 8, 2020Use the discount code HORROR2020 to receive 25% off a range of horror titles* until 4pm, Saturday 31st October. Big Screen Chills From the golden age of horror with Boris […]
Maroc 7, Station Six-Sahara And Ripping Yarns: In Appreciation of Denholm Elliott
September 29, 2020“I’m number two here.” So says Denholm Elliot in Station Six-Sahara (1963) and so it was for most of his celebrated career. This highly-respected actor (who received much of his […]
Miklós Rózsa: The Arsenal Stadium Mystery And Beyond.
September 10, 2020by Simon Ward Many of the hugely successful and acclaimed movie composers from the pre-1960s are now forgotten. The Sixties onwards saw the emergence of superstar composers, whose work became […]
The Woman in Black (1989) and The Spookiest Adaptations of Gothic Literature
September 1, 2020Since its initial broadcast on ITV in 1989, Nigel Kneale’s spine-tingling adaptation of Susan Hill’s gothic novel The Woman in Black has been a firm favourite among fans of the spooky and […]
Watch closely... very closely
August 6, 2020Our second ‘Night In’ of classic ABC television contains an interesting little nugget that’s sure to be of interest to anyone with a taste for vintage broadcasting: an edition of […]