Category Archives: Culture

Advertising

Posted on 26 August 2019 by pws

Maybe it’s just me, but one thing that really gets my goat is advertising. It seems to be taking over the world. I know that the time per hour allowed for adverts on tv has increased over the years, to … Continue reading →

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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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