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Colorization
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
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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The Repair Shop II
The repair The expert will say multiple times how difficult it is, how priviledged they are to be allowed to work on it, and so on. At the start, they ask what the item is, how it got to such … Continue reading
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