Author Archives: pws

Not so happy and glorious

Posted on 4 October 2025 by pws

I gave up buying books a long time ago for various reasons: The cost for new titles was getting silly. You could go into a big book shop and look for ages and find nothing of interest, not even vaguely. … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday Thunderbirds

Posted on 30 September 2025 by pws

International Rescue hit our screens in the UK on this day in 1965. The early episodes still hold up and some are genuinely exciting. If you have never seen an episode, try this:

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Colorization

Posted on 27 September 2025 by pws

There has long been a trend to take something filmed for monochrome (black and white) and add colour to it. We don’t know why, as the results are often, usually pretty bad. Some people say they refuse to watch monochrome … Continue reading →

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