Alvin Stardust

Alvin Stardust

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 ...

Zx81 Catacombs

Zx81 Catacombs

In 1981 one game that had all atmosphere in a world of zero graphics was Catacombs by J.K. Greye. John K. Greye and Malcolm Evans set up a British software company after they met at a classical guitar club in Bristol in 1981. They produced computer games for the Sinclair ZX81 and ZX Spectrum home ...

Eureka!

eureka

Eureka! was an exciting 1984 computer game for the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum computers, developed by Ian Livingstone (famous for the Warlock of Fire top Mountain series of roll playing books) and published by Domark in 1984.   Eureka! is a text adventure set in European history. It consists of five parts, each of which has ...

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a mysterious alien time-traveller known as "the Doctor" who travels in his space and time-ship, the TARDIS, which normally appears from the exterior to be a blue 1950s police box. With his companions, he explores time ...

Bay City Rollers

Bay City Rollers

Girls loved these long haired men, boys despised them : The Bay City Rollers The Bay City Rollers were a Scottish rock band of the 1970s.They went for a smiley image with long thick hair and tartan-trimmed suits. Bay City Rollers charted from 1974 to 1985 with several number one hits. The band from Edinburgh was made up ...

Green Cross Code Man

Green Cross Code Man

The Green Cross Code Man was a fictional superhero character created in 1975 and used until 1990 as an aid to teaching young children the Green Cross Code, and for promoting general road safety. David Prowse was a bodybuilder and former Mr. Universe and is well known for his portrayal of Darth Vader in the Star ...

Look-in magazine

Look-in magazine

"La-le-la-le-la Look-in". Look-in was a long running children's magazine centred around ITV's television programmes in the UK, and subtitled the "Junior TV Times".   The first Look-in magazine came of the presses in January 1971 and ran for 23 years until March 1994.It was full of interviews, crosswords and competitions, and it had pictures and pin-ups of ...

Coppit

Coppit

This game is a great generation glue as it fun to play no matter what your age is. Its ludo gone mad and just when you think you're about to win it can all change! i thoroughly miss playing this game and expect it's still about in the toy shops on the high street. It all ...