Category Archives: Culture

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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Radio

Posted on 21 September 2025 by pws

I was born in the 1950s, and from a very early age just loved radio. Proper radio. I remember one set of grandparents having a big wooden cabinet radio (with turntable) that probably sounded fantastic. They loved Sing Something Simple, … Continue reading →

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