Yearly Archives: 2019

Richard Williams

Posted on 19 August 2019 by pws

The death was announced last week of one of my cinema heroes, Richard Williams. Williams was born in Canada but lived and worked nearly all his life in the UK. He used to have his headquarters in Soho Square in … Continue reading →

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Thunderbirds

Posted on 12 August 2019 by pws

I always loved the original Thunderbirds. It was great tv for its time. But, I have always had questions: why were the launch procedures of the craft so complicated? why did the Tracy brothers nearly always wear the same clothes? … Continue reading →

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Brexit

Posted on 5 August 2019 by pws

When I took my sixth month pause from writing this blog at the end of 2018, the UK was still in the throes of organising its leaving of the EU, Brexit as it is called. Prime Minister May had put … Continue reading →

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