Gerry Anderson's Night In
April 14, 2021By Chris Dale Network Distributing and Anderson Entertainment present a feast of Gerry Anderson classics in a streaming ‘watchalong’ from 7pm on the very first Gerry Anderson Day, this April 14th! […]
Gracie Fields: The Mother of Pre-War British Musicals
March 14, 2021Say the name Gracie Fields today and most people, certainly those under pension age, will simply look blank. Yet the woman born above a chip shop on 9 January 1898 […]
World Book Day: Top Book to TV/Film Adaptations
March 4, 2021If you accept the first filmed novel as 1897’s Oliver Twist adaption, The Death of Nancy Sykes, then readers have spent more than 120 years debating whether you should watch […]
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 […]