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Marble tracks Whether wooden or plastic, these were a great toy to have as a kid. I can remember making all sorts of contraptions and automated processes with the gravity of one marble. I'm sure we were the original Wallace and Grommit at school me and my mate as we could almost enable the marble trach ...
In the Seventies, every director had to make a disaster movie, With Airplanes, Ships and Earthquakes on cities a Towering Inferno was yet another way to stick hundreds of big names into a movie and guarantee a blockbuster movie.In 1974 Irwin Allen featured an all-star cast led by Steve McQueen and Paul Newman the big ...
Meccano had the tag line - "your hobby is for a lifetime" and for many it was. It was always rewarding, but a lot more work than Lego - Today we take a nostalgic look at Meccano. For over 100 years it's been around pleasing sons and fathers alike. But how did it all start. ...
Kojak board game by arrow games ltd - This has to be the worst bored - sorry i mean "board" game ever. the game play was minimal. In fact as with most board games that are churned out a factory with a popular TV show attached to it, it is no more than the same ...
The Cellular system was the main technology that started the mobile phone revolution. The phones are affectionately called bricks due to there huge weight and size. You really did need a belt and braces when putting this in your pocket. Few individuals could afford radio phones in their cars in the 70s and in the ...
The theme tune to Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em is quite unique and individual. It was written by Ronnie Hazlehurst who also was involved in the production of Only Fools and Horses. It features a piccolo spelling out the title " Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em" in Morse code, excluding the apostrophes. Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em ...
"Supermarionation" was a made up word by Gerry Anderson. In effect it was puppets like no other. Thunderbirds is still popular almost 50 years on. 1965 Thunderbirds was first shown under AP Films. This was later changed to Century 21 Productions. Thunderbirds were amongst his most popular creation with adventures of International Rescue, an organisation created to ...
"Bohemian Rhapsody" is regarded as one of the greatest singles of all time. "Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by Queen, written by Freddie Mercury for the band's 1975 album A Night at the Opera. The make up of the song is part of its appeal as it has no chorus and is made of disjointed ...
LUDO means "I play" in Latin and thus is a great board game for all the family to play together. Ludo is made for 2 to 4 players and the aim is to race their four tokens from start to finish according to dice rolls round the board and home first. Traditionally Red, Blue, Green ...
The name says it all : Alvin Stardust, but how did he ever get such a name? If ever there was a stage name that wrapped up the corny retro feel of the seventies then Alvin Stardust is your man! Stardusts' first single was named My Coo Ca Choo. It was released in November 1973, It ...
