In the mid 1980’s there was a used car dealer based in one of the better suburbs of Sheffield who had a unique way of advertising. I used to look forward to reading his ad’s in the local paper each week. They were nothing if not honest. Continue reading
There are times when I feel out of touch with the world, and now is one of those times. Watching TV advertisements during October and November, it became apparent that huge swathes of the population are acutely concerned with something to which I had given absolutely no thought – Continue reading
One of my favourite TV shows as a child was the 1960’s Batman series starring Adam West, Burt Ward, Cesar Romero and Frank Gorshin. I had the Batcape, the Batcar and just about every other Bat-thing, and even today have signed cheques and photo’s of stars of the series on my study wall at home. Sad, but true. Continue reading
His stage and film career spanned a total of 76 years, during which he made 31 musical films. He was named the fifth Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute. Gene Kelly hailed him as the pioneer of dance on film. And yet when Fred Astaire arrived in Hollywood, the director giving him his first screen test, summed up his potential as follows… Continue reading
Does everyone scream at the TV like a lunatic, or is it just me? Ed Miliband’s Labour party conference speech had just been covered on the news last night, and they were replaying his big soundbite quote of the day… Continue reading