THERE WERE GIANTS IN THE EARTH IN THOSE DAYS…
“1940: On September 22, actor David Niven, now serving as a Captain in the newly formed Commandos, was married to Miss Primula Rollo, grand-daughter of the Marquess of Downshire, whom he had[…]

As I settled down to watch the Incredibles I thought, “Hmm, I would really quite like a French poster of this film”. Why? Well the French world for Incredible, Incroyable, is probably my favourite Gallic word. It sounds like the English v[…]

The Advent Calendar Of Comics: Dec 2[…]

(Obviously compiling this list a few weeks before December means that true Christmas spirit had not settled in amongst the electorate. However one must imagine this is exactly the same problem that the TV schedulers have when programming Supergirl on[…]

Pub Science Experiment #1
Pub 3: The Railway Tavern, Commercial Road E14
Category: Railway
Ten or fifteen minutes’ walk from Globe Road is another Railway Tavern. The railway this one’s next to is of the Docklands Light variety (Limehouse[…]

THE DADDINO FAMILY TREASURY OF CHRISTMASES PAST
Christmas 1971

My first Christmas. Perhaps someone thought it would be cute to let the six-month-old me wade in a sea of wrapped presents. At that age, I’m not sure what it would’ve accompl[…]

In ensemble films, the credits often come up in alphabetical order. This can create a few problems with nominal star billing, but promotes the idea that all the actors are equal and were just part of a big gang in filming. Nevertheless the big stars […]

Oh Crikey: The Ayingerbrau Challenge – worthy cultural event AND they’ve got behind the save the Fat Man petition, which is steaming ahead with 136 signatures to date. We are still waiting for a reply from Herr Mayor of Aying, largely bec[…]

AND THE WORLD SAID…
“1921: On March 21, vivacious American-born Lady Astor faced an intruder at her Devonshire home threatening to kill her. After coaxing him into a calmer frame of mind, Lady Astor got him out of the house. She then ga[…]

(I know the other list is not quite finished yet, but two weeks ago, this list was compiled in the usual manner in the pub and will probably fail to be counted down accurately as per usual leaving you tantalised. The order of films was supposed to in[…]