tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-194549552020-02-29T08:35:52.035+00:00Do You Remember the 70s, 80s and 90s?The DoYouRemember.co.uk blog with general chat about all things from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s plus news about new features and developments on the website.Michael Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09847075712113836832noreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-18967818730250520672013-04-18T13:19:00.001+00:002013-04-18T13:19:53.857+00:00Bring Back Ceefax... in a MugOne of our site visitors just told us about this nostalgic mug that they've designed - love it! they're <a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?campid=5335866201&toolid=10001&customid=338&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26item%3D221214776539">selling it on ebay</a>:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?campid=5335866201&toolid=10001&customid=338&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26item%3D221214776539"><img border="0" height="288" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XOwOcykj_24/UW_xFFq_fZI/AAAAAAAAAok/i5soCCqCJ8Y/s320/$T2eC16F,!zoE9s5nc2+1BRYfMD(UWw~~60_12.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Michael Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09847075712113836832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-57741095753512485312012-11-05T10:39:00.003+00:002015-02-23T11:25:46.467+00:00Brilliant 80s fancy dress costumes!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-re87WpTn8P4/UJeXEOwPLZI/AAAAAAAAAn4/eB8DNqlt6dg/s1600/63007.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-re87WpTn8P4/UJeXEOwPLZI/AAAAAAAAAn4/eB8DNqlt6dg/s320/63007.png" height="320" width="201" /></a></div>With the party season fast approaching, it's time to give some thought to what you'll be wearing this Christmas / New Year. Forget the hideous, Christmas-patterned, knitted jumper or the Santa and his elves outfits and get yourself kitted up with this fantastic Mr. T costume from our friends over at www.joke.co.uk, specialists in fancy dress costumes. <br /><div>For just £39.99 you too could look the part as you utter the immortal catchphrase "I pity the fool". The eye-catching costume includes a pair of dark blue dungarees with gold coloured buttons and an attached brown belt with a central gold T motif. There's also an integrated brown muscle chest top (in case you're not built like the man himself) with brown arms and dark blue cuffs embellished with a shimmering gold T fancy dress appliques. The costume also includes an attached gold sequined necklace and is completed with a black mohican wig.</div><div><br /></div><div>So if you fancy spicing up the office Christmas party or just like dressing up, buy this Mr T fancy dress costume! Alternatively, you could check out some of their other 80s fancy dress costumes which include Ghostbusters, Adam Ant, Rocky, Crocodile Dundee and loads more!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Michael Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09847075712113836832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-24660650756360518482012-08-27T18:59:00.000+00:002012-08-27T18:59:23.068+00:00Relive your eighties childhood with this fantastic new 80s book<div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://amzn.to/O4PJfm"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NcUQ-VbY0IY/UBZOsb96iwI/AAAAAAAAAnA/lfHptnFFpQU/s320/Untitled-1.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The much anticipated book "<a href="http://amzn.to/O4PJfm">A 1980s Childhood</a>" has finally arrived on the bookshelves bursting with 80s goodness. The humourous book takes a look at what it was like growing up as a child in the 80s, from the fashions and the music, to the TV shows and the toys. No 80s stone is left unturned!<br /><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Here's the blurb from the back of the book to whet your appetite:</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Do you remember trying to solve the Rubik’s cube whilst dressed in your He-Man picture pyjamas? Did you try to make ‘cool’ sound effects with your mouth like Jones from Police Academy? Or maybe you sang along to ‘Pass the Dutchie’ by Musical Youth in a fake Jamaican accent? If that sounds like you, there’s no mistaking you were a child of the eighties. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Rev up your DeLorean, switch on the Flux Capacitor and take a cruise back through the decade that made you the person you are today. This amusing and entertaining slice of eighties life will jog the memories of all who grew up in the same decade where greed was good, mullets were cool and white dog poo littered the streets.<o:p></o:p><br /><br />The book includes the following chapters illustrated with some brilliant 80s photography:<br /><br />Chapter 1 - Introduction<br />Chapter 2 - Fashion<br />Chapter 3 – Music<br />Chapter 4 - TV and Movies<br />Chapter 5 - Toys and games<br />Chapter 6 – Technology<br />Chapter 7 – Famous People<br />Chapter 8 - World events<br />Chapter 9 – Street Life<br />Chapter 10 - Skool daze<br /><br /><br />A 1980s Childhood is available now from Amazon and from Waterstones, WHSmith and all good bookshops. <a href="http://amzn.to/O4PJfm">Click here to buy from Amazon</a>!<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Michael Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09847075712113836832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-12869615825195087882012-07-30T09:08:00.004+00:002012-08-17T19:14:51.293+00:00New 80s book from the creator of DoYouRemember<div><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0752463373/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=doyouremem-21&camp=1406&creative=6394&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=0752463373&adid=1021702PET5CPQ62PSFC"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NcUQ-VbY0IY/UBZOsb96iwI/AAAAAAAAAnA/lfHptnFFpQU/s320/Untitled-1.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">I can't tell you how I excited I am to announce that my new book "A 1980s Childhood" is in the final stages of production and is scheduled for publication in just a few weeks time! The book takes a humorous look at every aspect of 1980s life the way I saw it as a child. I'm sure it'll ring plenty of bells with anyone else who was around back then. As soon as I know the publication date, I'll be sure to let you all know so you can rush out and buy a copy (or two)!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Here's the blurb from the back of the book to whet your appetite:</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Do you remember trying to solve the Rubik’s cube whilst dressed in your He-Man picture pyjamas? Did you try to make ‘cool’ sound effects with your mouth like Jones from Police Academy? Or maybe you sang along to ‘Pass the Dutchie’ by Musical Youth in a fake Jamaican accent? If that sounds like you, there’s no mistaking you were a child of the eighties. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Rev up your DeLorean, switch on the Flux Capacitor and take a cruise back through the decade that made you the person you are today. This amusing and entertaining slice of eighties life will jog the memories of all who grew up in the same decade where greed was good, mullets were cool and white dog poo littered the streets.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Biog:<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Michael Johnson is curator of the popular eighties memorabilia website <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/">www.DoYouRemember.co.uk</a> and can occasionally be heard on BBC Radio as guest eighties expert. Michael also runs website design agency <a href="http://www.freshleafmedia.co.uk/">www.FreshleafMedia.co.uk</a> and lives in Dorset with his wife and two daughters.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Michael Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09847075712113836832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-36490395756932675762012-07-24T08:10:00.001+00:002012-07-24T08:10:35.122+00:00"The Very Best of Blancmange" compilation album now available<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008BENEJQ/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=doyouremem-21&camp=1406&creative=6394&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=B008BENEJQ&adid=076Y8TKVSAHWAG579NYR&" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hfJP3GURI9c/UA5YXDSkNHI/AAAAAAAAAm0/ueWYTJt7uiY/s320/61hJUU-wmPL.jpg" width="320" /></a>Compiled with full input from the band and <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008BENEJQ/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=doyouremem-21&camp=1406&creative=6394&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=B008BENEJQ&adid=076Y8TKVSAHWAG579NYR&">available on Amazon right now</a>, ‘Blancmange The Very Best Of’ is a bulging treasure trove of synth-pop gold. Spread across 2 CDs and featuring 7 Top 40 hits alongside a host of extras, including some killer original 12” mixes and 2 John Peel sessions, not to mention an exclusive new song, this thrilling collection leaves you in no doubt where Blancmange belong – in the pantheon of synth-pop and dance music greats. A huge influence on LCD Soundsystem, Metronomy, Hot Chip and the synth-obsessed new breed, the creative partnership of Neil Arthur & Stephen Luscombe spawned some truly genius moments in pop. Whether it was their unique reworking of Abba’s ‘The Day Before You Came’, the timeless avant-funk of ‘Living On The Ceiling’, the classic ‘Waves’ or ‘Don’t Tell Me’, they delivered songs full of stylish invention.<br /><br />Formed in 1980, Blancmange’s early gigs were a very experimental affair - they would amplify through washing machines and vacuum cleaners. But, it was a 1981 tour with Grace Jones that really opened their creative minds. What followed was a string of great pop singles, 2 albums, tours with Depeche Mode and Japan, and everyone from John Peel to Robert Fripp singing their praises.<br /><br />In 1986 they broke up, only to return 25 years later with 2011’s highly acclaimed ‘blanc burn’. Since then they have triumphed at Bestival, completed several successful UK tours and are putting the finishing touches on a new studio album.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008BENEJQ/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=doyouremem-21&camp=1406&creative=6394&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=B008BENEJQ&adid=076Y8TKVSAHWAG579NYR&">Buy the album now on Amazon for just £5.30</a><br /><br />CD1<br />1. Living On The Ceiling 2. Don’t Tell Me 3. I Can’t Explain 4. Feel Me 5. Blind Vision 6. Waves 7. The Day Before You Came 8. I’ve Seen The Word 9. God’s Kitchen 10. That’s Love, That It Is 11. Wasted 12. Lose Your Love (Album Version) 13. What’s Your Problem 14. Kind 15. All Things Are Nice 16. Murder 17. Running Thin (Peel Session) 18. I Would (Peel Session) 19. Making Aeroplanes (Without Victoria) (New Track)<br /><br />CD2<br />1. Blind Vision (12” Mix) 2. Don’t Tell Me (12” Mix) 3. Feel Me (12” John Luongo Mix) 4. Game Above My Head (Long Version) 5. That’s Love, That It Is (Remix Extended Version) 6. Vishnu (Short Version) 7. God’s Kitchen (12” Mix) 8. Sad Day (Original Version) 9. Waves (Original Version) 10. Why Don’t They Leave Things Alone? 11. Lorraine’s My Nurse 12. See The Train 13. Don’t You Love It All 14. Living On The Ceiling (Extended Version) 15. Hello Darling<br /><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Michael Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09847075712113836832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-5761159072474712082012-07-19T11:14:00.001+00:002012-07-19T11:14:25.641+00:00Celebrate 70 years of Enid Blyton with the Famous Five Collection Edition Series 1 + 2 Boxset on DVD<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007PQ5002/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=doyouremem-21&camp=1406&creative=6394&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=B007PQ5002&adid=0877JGCA780B34J938M4&" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vj9VpK0VP2Q/UAfrfLAzD6I/AAAAAAAAAmk/J9EevmKTK3E/s320/Famous_Five_Boxset+3D+-+Resized.png" width="212" /></a></div>We previously announced the release of the Famous Five series one and two on DVD but now, for those that didn't snap up the separate discs, the same folks at Koch Media have just announced the combined Collector’s Edition DVD boxset release of both series together on August 6th 2012. The set includes every episode ever made of the classic 70’s TV show (26 episodes in total). <br /><br />The two series were originally broadcast on ITV in 1978 and 1979 and this year marks the 70th anniversary of the release of the Famous Five series of books.<br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007PQ5002/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=doyouremem-21&camp=1406&creative=6394&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=B007PQ5002&adid=0877JGCA780B34J938M4&">Pre-order your copy at Amazon now</a>!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Episode List </span><br /><br />Five Go to Kirrin Island: Part 1 (Original transmission: 3 July 1978)<br />Five Go to Kirrin Island: Part 2 (10 July 1978)<br />Five Go Adventuring Again (17 July 1978)<br />Five Go to Smuggler's Top: Part 1 (24 July 1978)<br />Five Go to Smuggler's Top: Part 2 (31 July 1978)<br />Five Go Off in a Caravan (7 August 1978)<br />Five Go Off to Camp: Part 1 (14 August 1978)<br />Five Go Off to Camp: Part 2 (21 August 1978)<br />Five on a Hike Together (4 September 1978)<br />Five Go to Mystery Moor (11 September 1978)<br />Five on a Secret Trail (18 September 1978)<br />Five Go to Billycock Hill (25 September 1978)<br />Five on Finniston Farm (2 October 1978)<br />Five Get Into Trouble - Prisoners (19 November 1978)<br />Five Get Into Trouble - Conspiracies (26 November 1978)<br />Five Get Into a Fix (3 December 1978)<br />Five Are Together Again: Part 1 (10 December 1978)<br />Five Are Together Again: Part 2 (17 December 1978)<br />Five Have a Wonderful Time (31 December 1978)<br />Five Fall Into Adventure: Part 1 (27 June 1979)<br />Five Fall Into Adventure: Part 2 (4 July 1979)<br />Five Run Away Together (11 July 1979)<br />Five Go to Demon's Rocks: Part 1 (18 July 1979)<br />Five Go to Demon's Rocks: Part 2 (25 July 1979)<br />Five Go Down to the Sea: Part 1 (1 August 1979)<br />Five Go Down to the Sea: Part 2 (8 August 1979)<br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Michael Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09847075712113836832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-89740406501324319002012-07-05T17:41:00.001+00:002012-07-05T17:53:25.828+00:00"License to Drive" 80s comedy now on DVD<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002WH75LG/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=doyouremem-21&camp=1406&creative=6394&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=B002WH75LG&adid=12DYFY3SQFC05RJ32EFG&" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4HFYRFTYzco/T_XQlEM9QuI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/ixgDbDsvtlo/s320/license-to-drive.jpg" width="232" /></a></div>Famous eighties acting duo <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=2236">Corey Feldman</a> and <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=4108">Corey Haim</a> team up in <span style="background-color: white;">madcap teen comedy <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=10695">License To Drive</a>, which come to UK DVD for the first </span><span style="background-color: white;">time since its release in 1989.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Fresh from their successful on screen pairing in <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=618">The Lost Boys</a> Feldman and </span><span style="background-color: white;">Haim returned for this eighties screwball comedy which arrives on DVD on 30 </span><span style="background-color: white;">July 2012 from Second Sight Films.</span><br /><br />Haim plays Les, the guy who’s friends are relying on him to pass his driving <span style="background-color: white;">test so he can provide the wheels for the weekend, but Les is more interested </span><span style="background-color: white;">in impressing his date Mercedes (Heather Graham). When things don’t go </span><span style="background-color: white;">according to plan he steals his grandfather’s immaculate Cadillac. But what </span><span style="background-color: white;">was supposed to be a dream date soon turns into a nightmare when </span><span style="background-color: white;">Mercedes gets drunk and dances on the bonnet in her stilettos, then passes</span><br />out in the back.<br /><br />He calls on his friend Dean (Feldman) for help and things go from bad to<br />worse when the car is towed and a car chase leads to disastrous<br />consequences.<span style="background-color: white;">This is a hilarious coming of age eighties classic.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002WH75LG/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=doyouremem-21&camp=1406&creative=6394&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=B002WH75LG&adid=12DYFY3SQFC05RJ32EFG&">Buy the DVD now on Amazon for £12.99</a></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"></span><br />Title: License To Drive<br />Release Date: 30 July 2012 RRP: £15.99<br />Cert: 12 Cat. No.: 2NDVD3236<br />Running time: 86 mins Language: English<br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Michael Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09847075712113836832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-9564935047457188662012-07-01T15:28:00.003+00:002012-07-01T15:30:29.798+00:00Wham bam!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2fFS7Q2kV98/T_BrvBVUAXI/AAAAAAAAAIc/KrHdprRY1ao/s1600/11996_wham-super-fizz.gif.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="237" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2fFS7Q2kV98/T_BrvBVUAXI/AAAAAAAAAIc/KrHdprRY1ao/s320/11996_wham-super-fizz.gif.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Everyone loves Friday, right? Well, last Friday was extra-special as it saw the official relaunch of one of our favourite ever sweets. The <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=4284">Wham bar</a> has returned and in keeping up with the times has its own Facebook page <a href="http://www.facebook.com/WhamOfficial">here</a>, which has been celebrated by the Twist & Pulse dance troupe putting on impromptu performances all across London.</div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, we know what you really want to hear - is it exactly the same as it was in the 80s? Is it as chewy, the same good value for money and as full of flavour? Well, despite being taken over by a new British-based manufacturer, Tangerine Confectionary (the people behind <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=3718">Sherbet Fountains</a>, <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=8156">Black Jacks</a> and <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=4283">Refreshers</a>, you won't be disappointed when you sink your teeth into this bad boy. Today's Wham line-up features Original, Raspberry, Cola, Sour Apple and Bew mixed fruit flavour bars, while you can also look forward to Mega Wham bars being released in September. But nothing else has changed: the bars are the same size, with the same retro wrapper and the same fizzy bits making your tongue tingle. Plus, at 29p for a mega bar, they are truly bargainous (though admittedly inflation has upped this from the measly 10p we used to pay out of our pocket money)! </div><div><br /></div><div>We expect John Prescott has already been stocking up after making a name as the first senior politician to back the return of the Wham bar. </div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy!<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Kirsty Eagleshamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06652584298618699982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-87020120135057496212012-06-04T20:16:00.004+00:002012-06-04T20:16:39.598+00:00Famous Five Series 2 out now on DVD<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007PQ5098/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=doyouremem-21&camp=1406&creative=6394&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=B007PQ5098&adid=01WJS5Q578B6ZV8RZ4MT" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-znABlgGRHFU/T80Wx6yoBkI/AAAAAAAAAmA/DPM4NK1ayR0/s1600/51RYQTi47-L._SL500_AA300_.jpg" /></a></div>Following on from last month's release of the Famous Five Series 1 on DVD, we're excited to tell you that fans of the TV series will shortly be able to get their hands on all 13 episodes of series 2 on DVD as well!<br /><br /><br />The Famous Five are back and the holidays have just begun - a sure time for new adventures on Kirren Island. Come along once again with Julian (Marcus Harris), Anne (Jennifer Thanisch), George (Michelle Gallagher) and beloved dog Timmy, to save the 5th member of the gang, Dick (Gary Russell) when he is kidnapped.<br /><br />This series, the five find themselves on a caravanning holiday, exploring a welsh mountain, and even locked in a lighthouse! All in the name of solving mysteries. Who is locked in the tower on the mountain? Who broke into Uncle Quentin's Study? And who is the mysterious magician Wu? There is a lot of investigating to do for The Famous Five !<br /><br /><br />Enid Blyton’s Famous Five - Season 2 is released on 25th June 2012 on DVD from Koch Media. <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007PQ5098/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=doyouremem-21&camp=1406&creative=6394&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=B007PQ5098&adid=01WJS5Q578B6ZV8RZ4MT">The three-disc set is available to preorder from Amazon now for £18.00</a><br /><br />Episode List – Series 2:<br /><br />Five Get Into Trouble - Prisoners (19 November 1978)<br />Five Get Into Trouble - Conspiracies (26 November 1978)<br />Five Get Into a Fix (3 December 1978)<br />Five Are Together Again: Part 1 (10 December 1978)<br />Five Are Together Again: Part 2 (17 December 1978)<br />Five Have a Wonderful Time (31 December 1978)<br />Five Fall Into Adventure: Part 1 (27 June 1979)<br />Five Fall Into Adventure: Part 2 (4 July 1979)<br />Five Run Away Together (11 July 1979)<br />Five Go to Demon's Rocks: Part 1 (18 July 1979)<br />Five Go to Demon's Rocks: Part 2 (25 July 1979)<br />Five Go Down to the Sea: Part 1 (1 August 1979)<br />Five Go Down to the Sea: Part 2 (8 August 1979)<br /><br />Watch a clip from series 2 here:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/Eu5DA6dR5U8?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0' /></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Michael Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09847075712113836832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-10190168712783076682012-05-28T10:55:00.002+00:002012-05-28T11:03:08.181+00:00Famous Five Series 1 out now on DVD<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007PQ500M/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=doyouremem-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B007PQ500M" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aooYXqOQmCU/T8NZcOP4-gI/AAAAAAAAAl0/7Y9CX6rOfiI/s1600/51uEf4rznAL.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Enid Blyton's Famous Five series of books, the popular 1970s television adaptation is now out on DVD. The three disc set includes the entire first series comprising 13 episodes.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meet the Famous Five: Julian (Marcus Harris), Dick (Gary Russell), Anne (Jennifer Thanisch), their cousin George (Michelle Gallagher) and her dog Timmy.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ruined castles and rolling moors; mysterious islands and hidden caves: the five can find adventure wherever they are. Join them at Kirrin Cottage, or away on their holidays as they encounter smugglers, scoundrels and spies. Thankfully, Uncle Quentin and Aunt Fanny are always around to offer lashings of ginger beer.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Based on the best-selling Enid Blyton series of books, this classic 70’s TV series also features the talent of classic British actors, including; Patrick Troughton, Ronald Fraser, Brian Glover, David Rappaport and an early appearance from Rupert Graves.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Head on over to our </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/doyouremember.co.uk" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Facebook page</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and you could be in with a chance of winning a copy of the DVD set.</span><br /><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></b><br /><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enid Blyton’s Famous Five - Season 1 is out now on DVD from Koch Media. The three-disc set has a running time of approximately 350 approximately minutes and <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007PQ500M/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=doyouremem-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B007PQ500M">is available from Amazon now for £21.37</a></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;">Watch a clip from the series:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" height="274" width="480"><font size="2" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="274" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zPZo6A49gQU?version=3&hl=en_GB"></font></object></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Michael Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09847075712113836832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-41376063615388296582012-05-20T19:15:00.000+00:002012-05-20T19:15:04.922+00:00Tribute to Donna Summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She brought sultry 70s disco into our lives with hits including I Feel Love and Love To Love You Baby. But sadly Hot Stuff singer Donna Summer passed away this week aged 63, after battling cancer. We couldn't let the Queen of D.I.S.C.O's passing go without posting a little tribute...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/f0h8Pjf4vNM?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0' /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Kirsty Eagleshamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06652584298618699982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-56638780963426193452012-05-17T16:20:00.000+00:002012-05-17T16:20:46.124+00:00Mr. T goes from gold to green<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6uO8jGNC17E/T7UlUkOT2gI/AAAAAAAAAlo/58MmpKNj8go/s1600/MAR052582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6uO8jGNC17E/T7UlUkOT2gI/AAAAAAAAAlo/58MmpKNj8go/s320/MAR052582.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Publisher Mohawk Media has launched its Mr. T series through its range of environmentally-friendly, paperless Eco Comics. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Mr. T joins other famous names at Eco Comics including Dracula, Robin Hood, Dick Turpin, and Tough Guy.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The Hollywood hard man, renowned for his image of Mohawk haircut, gold chains and catchphrases, previously appeared in print in the publisher’s graphic novels. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Editor Stuart Buckley says: "It was always our intention to release the Mr. T graphic novel as a comic book series. Each chapter was intentionally structured to be the same length as a comic book.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">"However, we’ve had to adjust to market demands. The graphic novel has sold out. The digital titles of Eco Comics have no print run, and so will never sell out, meaning every T fan can order a copy. The added satisfaction is that the environment hasn’t suffered as a result of paper production.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">"The clean cut art of JL Czerniawski makes this series a joy to behold in any format."<o:p></o:p></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">"This is great, and I am truly humbled," is how Mr. T describes becoming the star of a comic book in the foreword. And in the world exclusive interviews throughout the series, he goes further, including stating why he is an even tougher comic book hero than Wolverine. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Series writer Chris Bunting adds: "I’ve gone to great lengths to do things never attempted, such as making T as close to a super hero as possible while retaining his classic persona. After over twenty-five years of fame, this action icon finally gets a rogues' gallery, and even a new catchphrase. Old and new T fans can expect plenty of other surprises too. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">"Plus the amazing formats offered by Eco Comics really help bring this classic character into the digital age."</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The first five issues of Mr. T are available to order now in various digital formats via the Eco Comics store: <a href="http://www.mohawkmedia.co.uk/ecocomics">www.mohawkmedia.co.uk/ecocomics</a>The US dollar cover price is 0.99 for the first issue, and 1.95 for subsequent issues.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Michael Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09847075712113836832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-44382245355155468372012-04-14T21:03:00.003+00:002012-04-14T21:29:45.334+00:00Look who it is...<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y2HAnMRnORQ/T4nrS2J5sJI/AAAAAAAAAIU/2u8R1FV5-IY/s1600/IMG_0552.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y2HAnMRnORQ/T4nrS2J5sJI/AAAAAAAAAIU/2u8R1FV5-IY/s320/IMG_0552.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731370709812883602" /></a><div><br /></div>The other night I was lucky enough to stumble upon the one and only Roger Walker (of <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=1396">Rainbow</a> fame) as he played some brilliant banjo at <a href="http://www.thesussexarmstwickenham.co.uk/">The Sussex Arms</a> in Twickenham, Greater London. And what a lovely guy he is - not only did he pose for a photo, he asked to be friends on Facebook (you can find him <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=716336132">here</a>).<div><br /></div><div>Roger has worked extensively in television, from the 70s onwards - you may remember him for his role as a presenter/musician on kids' TV classics <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=1396">Rainbow</a> (1976-1981) and Bodger and Badger (1989), or as Kipper in <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=783">Big Deal</a> (1984-1986), and even his role as Bunny in <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=9116">Eldorado</a> (1992-1993). His acting is still going strong, too, with Roger more recently bagging guest parts in Heartbeat, Doc Martin, EastEnders and Holby City. Nothing beats Rainbow in our eyes though!</div><div><br /></div><div>Spotted a star from the 70s, 80s or 90s? Let us know what they're up to now - we're always interested.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Kirsty Eagleshamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06652584298618699982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-22153585498751341172012-04-01T15:31:00.005+00:002012-04-01T15:44:44.991+00:00Easter viewing<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wRFdt5L_QEg/T3h2fUxRbQI/AAAAAAAAAII/4_WGjprnJuI/s1600/equalizerpackshot3d.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wRFdt5L_QEg/T3h2fUxRbQI/AAAAAAAAAII/4_WGjprnJuI/s320/equalizerpackshot3d.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726457206724979970" /></a><br />Here's a little something just right for when you can't move off the sofa because you've eaten waaaay too many Easter eggs - The Equalizer Season 2 has just been released on DVD! <div><br /></div><div>You may remember <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=1629">The Equalizer</a> from the late 80s. If not, Robert McCall (played by <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=9537">Edward Woodward</a>) was kinda like the Jack Bauer of the 80s, on speed dial, promising to help "equalize" your life so the odds aren't against you any more. "Gotta problem? Odds against you? Call the Equalizer" as the saying goes. The show also boasts a score by Stewart Copeland of <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=392">The Police</a>, plus cameos from Kevin Spacey and William H Macy.<div><br /></div><div>You can get your hands on season two <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Equalizer-Season-Two-DVD/dp/B005DRNY1C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1333294844&sr=8-2">here</a>.</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Kirsty Eagleshamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06652584298618699982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-88523518377544072042012-03-18T09:14:00.005+00:002012-03-18T09:27:44.522+00:00Paddington Bear: UK's Favourite Animated Character<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RGCmmzUHl7o/T2Wp6HuWyPI/AAAAAAAAAH8/zfSNz8NWPoY/s1600/paddington.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RGCmmzUHl7o/T2Wp6HuWyPI/AAAAAAAAAH8/zfSNz8NWPoY/s320/paddington.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721165717615069426" /></a><div><br /></div>Super Ted wasn't quite super enough. Wallace & Gromit won't be wearing the trousers any more. And, the meerkats? Just a bit too "simples". Because at the British Animation Awards in London this week, <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=7897">Paddington Bear</a> from Peru was voted our best animated character of all-time.<div><br /></div><div>Paddington was created in 1958 by former BBC cameraman Michael Bond, when it was unleashed on the public as a story book, of which 35 million copies around the world have been sold to date. The most popular of these were turned into TV animations, aired in the mid-70s, and they're still making kids everywhere consider marmalade sandwiches as a viable lunch option.</div><div><br /></div><div>Three cheers for Paddington!</div><div><br /></div><div>Do let us know your favourites below...</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Kirsty Eagleshamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06652584298618699982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-77788525486937589592012-02-28T20:59:00.003+00:002012-02-28T21:23:19.943+00:00Upstairs, Downstairs<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YGP_5Rg1i04/T01FMoWc3fI/AAAAAAAAAHw/4eTkoNdwEBo/s1600/updown.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 263px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YGP_5Rg1i04/T01FMoWc3fI/AAAAAAAAAHw/4eTkoNdwEBo/s320/updown.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714299585495358962" /></a><div><br /></div>Downton Abbey is sooo 2011... Here at Doyouremember.co.uk we're glued to the Beeb's latest remake of <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=1823">Upstairs, Downstairs</a>.<div><br /></div><div>Starring Ed Stoppard as Sir Hallam Holland and Keeley Hawes as Lady Agnes Holland, the period drama based on the original (pictured above), hasn't lost any of its charm. Filled with sharp-as-cut-crystal one-liners, sumptuous costumes and dramatic storylines, it's a must-watch. You may well remember the original, which aired in 1973 on ITV and followed the lives of the servants downstairs and the masters upstairs at 165 Eaton Place, London, during World War I. It starred Jean Marsh in the role of Rose, who is also involved in the Beeb's remake. We'd love to hear what you think of it!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Kirsty Eagleshamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06652584298618699982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-69559468019394760952012-02-12T09:44:00.004+00:002012-02-12T10:24:42.548+00:00RIP Whitney Houston<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YZOXanSfJO0/TzeSWmwk-bI/AAAAAAAAAHg/Pf7wV6tliOo/s1600/whitney%252520houston-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YZOXanSfJO0/TzeSWmwk-bI/AAAAAAAAAHg/Pf7wV6tliOo/s320/whitney%252520houston-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708191969774467506" /></a><div><br /></div><div>She was once America's sweetheart, famed for starring in hit movie <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=4229">The Bodyguard</a> opposite <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=4230">Kevin Costner</a>, and for a successful music career. So it's a sad day that we have to say goodbye to <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=4008">Whitney Houston</a>, aged 48. The singer was discovered dead late last night in a Beverly Hills hotel room. It comes on the eve of The Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, which she had been due to attend.</div><div><br /></div><div>Born in 1963, Whitney Houston grew up in New Jersey, Houston, with a childhood steeped in gospel and soul music. Her cousin was Dionne Warwick and godmother Aretha Franklin. With what must be one of the finest voices of all-time, Whitney spent much of the 80s and 90s at the top of the charts (with 11 US number ones), collecting many well-earned awards, including a number of Grammys. Her biggest hit 'I Will Always Love You' remains the best-selling single by a female artist of all time, while others including 'The Greatest Love Of All', 'I Have Nothing' and 'Run To You'. She also achieved great reviews for her acting in The Bodyguard and Waiting To Exhale. </div><div><br /></div><div>More recently, her life had been tainted by drug abuse and a reportedly violent marriage to singer Bobby Brown which ended in divorce in 2007. All of this had unfortunately taken its toll on her voice.</div><div><br /></div><div>Fans and celebrities have come out in force to pay their respects to Whitney, with <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=234">Dolly Parton</a> saying: "I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song ' I Will Always Love You'" and <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=3899">Lionel Ritchie</a>: "She was just a gift in voice".</div><div><br /></div><div>We'll be celebrating Whitney's life by watching The Bodyguard - one of our favourite films of the 90s. We hope you'll be joining us.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Kirsty Eagleshamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06652584298618699982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-73468613849684881632012-01-28T15:39:00.004+00:002012-01-28T15:56:23.072+00:00Love is... Smurfy<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ByDw6BiIF_c/TyQaQj4BtqI/AAAAAAAAAHU/MFLJqGbxKkA/s1600/SMURF_VAL_3D_NOT_FINAL.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ByDw6BiIF_c/TyQaQj4BtqI/AAAAAAAAAHU/MFLJqGbxKkA/s320/SMURF_VAL_3D_NOT_FINAL.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702711899968353954" /></a><div><br /></div>If you can't wait for this summer's blockbuster, The Smurfs: The Movie, to be released, there's good news. As a little taster of what's to come, and to show all Smurf fans some lurrve, <a href="http://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/index.php?c=y&s=a5d02e0153ce88bcf6fb9a9e74a04048">Arrow Films</a> and Fabulous Films are releasing My Smurfy Valentine (out Monday) - just in time for you to wrap it up for V-Day!<div><br /></div><div>In this little bundle of love there are four episodes, including 'Romeo and Smurfette' and 'Papas Wedding Day' - that's over 100 minutes of <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=1739">Smurf </a>action. So, relive all your fave moments from this hit 80s show all over again. Get yours <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Smurfs-Smurfy-Valentine-Valentines-Favourites/dp/B006K2BW0O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327765970&sr=8-1">here.</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Who said romance was dead?</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Kirsty Eagleshamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06652584298618699982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-12942610604733090802012-01-19T23:04:00.003+00:002012-01-19T23:23:24.660+00:00G'day Sullivans!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4x0wKWKKy-4/Txiln5v3WzI/AAAAAAAAAHI/cPWQdURl34A/s1600/Sullivans_S1V1_3D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4x0wKWKKy-4/Txiln5v3WzI/AAAAAAAAAHI/cPWQdURl34A/s320/Sullivans_S1V1_3D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699487433372425010" /></a><div><br /></div>Just like a trusty boomerang, one of our fave Aussie families are back - this time on DVD, as The Sullivans Season One Volume One is released on 12th March. <div><br /></div><div>Forget Neighbours and Home & Away, cos <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=1746">The Sullivans</a> was the first and longest-running Australian drama to be broadcast on British TV - and how we loved it until the show stopped airing in 1988. Starring Mel Gibson, Paul Cronin, Lorraine Bayly and Andrew McFarlane as your typical family from Melbourne in 1939, we experienced the trials and tribulations of surviving WW2 through their eyes - along with audiences in 20 other countries around the world. And if your memory's as good as ours, you'll know that even the queen of pop, <a href="http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory.php?memID=288">Kylie Minogue</a>, made a cameo. And if it's good enough for our Kyl's... Pick up your DVD box set for £29.99 from <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sullivans-Season-DVD-Mel-Gibson/dp/B0068IOTZK/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1327015030&sr=1-2">Amazon</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Fairdinkum!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Kirsty Eagleshamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06652584298618699982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-82720252096830874832011-11-30T15:02:00.007+00:002011-11-30T15:19:52.417+00:00The past will be BACK this Christmas!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-59nxEnKQUP4/TtZI0fkk3tI/AAAAAAAAAHY/CeliXllhKy4/s1600/The_Iron_Lady.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-59nxEnKQUP4/TtZI0fkk3tI/AAAAAAAAAHY/CeliXllhKy4/s320/The_Iron_Lady.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680808046639767250" /></a><br />December is one of the most nostalgic months there is, if for not other reason than it's the month of Christmas. Without fail there will be a nostalgia-festival with old James Bond films, retro classics like Mary Poppins or E.T. on, not to mention Morecambe and Wise and then there's the classic music like Slade's "It's Christmas!" and The Wizzards "I wish it could be Christmas every day"!<br /><br />Well December 2011 is even more retro-themed than usual, as it happens, with a whole host of nostalgic film releases.<br /><br />First and foremost has to be the fact that Margaret Thatcher of the 1980's is going to be brought back alive - spectacularly - by Meryl Streep. The clips of the biopic film "The Iron Lady" that we've seen so far, have been eery in their accuracy! Meryl looks (and sounds!) just like Margaret Thatcher on the 1980's. The film is also a trip back in time to that turbulent era of strikes, low employment, and social chaos (issues that have been with us a fair bit in 2011, in fact.)<br /><br />Then there's the return of 1970's cartoon stalwarts "The Chipmunks", who's film franchise continues unabated and "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked" sees them and their hapless owner (Jason Lee) Shipwrecked. Expect more high pitched singing and hi-jinx, just like the 1983-1990 cartoon, only in this time in optional 3D!<br /><br />Not yet had enough? Well how about the remake of classic 1979 spy drama "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"? Where Gary Oldman takes Alec Guinness' role, as the put upon spymaster chief "Smiley". It's a classic tale and well worth a modern re-telling. Also 1970's TV series "Mission impossible" returns with it's high-octane Tom Cruisey-ness, more gadgets and explosions than you can shake a stick at! And then there's "Tintin" (who had a big part in my 1980's childhood though the comics). This film comes to the big screen as a massive 3D animation featuring the voice of Daniel Craig among others.<br /><br />So all in all it looks like there's a lot to remember, this upcoming December! Enjoy it, though don't get so drunk on the past that you forget to buy friends and family presents!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-80007682849723131702011-11-21T07:53:00.002+00:002011-11-23T15:15:51.941+00:00Mark Hall, 1936 - 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3xmm_sng65A/TsoDszh0B_I/AAAAAAAAAHA/loqNiJIW0vc/s1600/DM012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3xmm_sng65A/TsoDszh0B_I/AAAAAAAAAHA/loqNiJIW0vc/s320/DM012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677354348535089138" /></a><br />We all know the names of our favourite programmes from when we were younger - maybe it was Dangermouse or The Wind in the Willows, Count Duckula, Jamie and the Magic Torch or Cockleshell Bay? Though, the chances are that we probably don't know the names of the writers or creators of those programmes a fraction as well - however large a part of our childhood they were.<br /><br />Well Mark Hall was one of those almost anonymous creators. Astoundingly, Hall created ALL (!) of the programmes I mentioned above. Alongside his college friend Brain Cosgrove he made surely some of the best childrens programmes of the 1970's and 80's.<br /><br />Hall, was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, and was an artistic child who put on his own string-puppet shows for friends and then used those skills to good effect in his working life (so buy your kids some puppets now, if his work is anything to go by....) From 1969 he worked as a stop-frame animator, immediately working on some of the 1970's iconic kids programmes - such as the Noddy series.<br /><br />Then, along with Brian Cosgrove, he started the hugely successful "Cosgrove Hall Productions" in 1976. First came the cartoon Jamie and the Magic Torch (1976-79), then the surreal Chorlton and the Wheelies (1976-79), then Danger Mouse, 1981-92, the secret agent operating out of a London postbox, Count Duckula (1988-93), about a vegetarian vampire duck, Cockleshell Bay (1980-86), Creepy Crawlies (1987-89), Noddy's Toyland Adventures (1992-94), they even made the brilliant 1989 film version of Roald Dahl's book The BFG - one of my all time favorite films.<br /><br />I had no idea how far and wide Mark Hall's influence stretched into my childhood imagination! I think, in homage, tonight I will crack open a DVD of "Chorlton and the Wheelies" I have from a few years ago. I've been meaning to watch it for a while and this seems a fitting tribute. What a brilliant imagination Mark Hall had, he will undoubtedly be missed.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-33554633219577340052011-11-12T14:43:00.001+00:002011-11-12T14:46:16.867+00:00The Hitchikers Guide to 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eo8AmHqmeEs/Tr6GsU2eqvI/AAAAAAAAAGg/oGbnLrX8lws/s1600/the_hitch_hikers_guide_to_the_galaxy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eo8AmHqmeEs/Tr6GsU2eqvI/AAAAAAAAAGg/oGbnLrX8lws/s320/the_hitch_hikers_guide_to_the_galaxy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674120676602981106" /></a><br />It’s exactly 30 years since the TV series of Hitch Hikers guide to the Galaxy popularized the book to millions of people, and the genius of Douglas Adams was writ large on the nations consciousness.<br /><br />30 years is a long time, and many things can happen, many developments can occur, and while it is true that the Earth has NOT been bull-dozered to make way for an intergalactic superhighway, it is striking how many of the things Douglas Adams wrote about in his futuristic fiction have come to life!<br /><br />For a start, there’s the Internet, that in 1981 that was barely a twinkle in Bill Gates’ eye. But when Adams described the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (the magical book with the answer to everything...) it sounds almost exactly like the internet <br /><br />“It has the answer to everything known, compiled by people all round the galaxy beaming in their copy and it being instantly available to anybody to read – over something called the subethernet.”<br /><br />Or then there’s the Ipad/ Smart phone technology he describes:<br /><br />“It's sort of like an electronic book, you press the screen, and it lights up and gives you an index and characters appear upon the surface.”<br /><br />Visionary! There’s even predictions that came true about Artificial Intelligence, Genetically Modified Animals, Biological Computers, and satellite technology!<br /><br />It’s almost to the point where I wouldn’t be surprised if the earth ended up being a giant super computer run by mice! Well, I would be surprised, just not as much as I could be.<br /><br />Pick up the books again if you get the chance – they’re a staple at second hand shops – and have a laugh, they are truly as brilliant and as funny as you remember them! And you might even get a clue as to what the future holds for the 2020’s!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-17566037893663671132011-10-31T16:03:00.001+00:002011-10-31T16:06:12.050+00:00Sir Jimmy Savile 1926 - 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q9M8J07brgs/Tq7HZJaSgtI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/4jX9MhdyAyg/s1600/saville.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q9M8J07brgs/Tq7HZJaSgtI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/4jX9MhdyAyg/s320/saville.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669688215742874322" /></a><br />Sir Jimmy Savile was an iconic figure for almost half a century in the UK, a one-of-a-kind British celebrity that was as unique as he was recognizable. He will be missed by British people of every generation.<br /><br />If you were a child of the 1970's or 1980's there's no doubt that you spent hours watching or listening to Jimmy. <br /><br />He was a huge part of so many pivotal cultural TV and Radio programmes. He was the first presenter of Top of the Pops (and also presented the last one as well 42 years later!). He was one of the first DJ's on BBC Radio 1, and Radio Caroline. He even had his own comic impersonators in Harry Enfield's "Smashie and Nicey"<br /><br />In the 1970s, he started presenting Jim'll fix it. Astonishingly it ran for 20 years, and made the dreams of over 1500 children come true! It was a constant presence on TV early evening on a Saturday during my childhood. The featured children would be brought forth at the end of each programme to receive his bling "Jim'll fix it" medallion. I always wanted one of those (Even more than a Blue Peter badge)<br /><br />Sir Jimmy had an amazing life - he is credited with running the first ever disco's in the UK, he was a friend to Princess Diana and the other royals, he spent 5 years as a professional wrestler, smoked Havana cigars and wore more jewellery than BA Baracas.<br /><br />He was also a tireless charity campaigner, giving away 90% of his income to charitable causes and earning a staggering £30 Million for charities in his lifetime. £30 million! ("how about that then guys and gals!") Extraordinary! He ran the London Marathon countless times too, and ran marathons well into his 70's.<br /><br />So why not get him up on you tube, and have a nostalgic evening with good old Jimmy. He was classic, truly classic. Watch just a few snippets and you'll remember why...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-44672999752912864062011-10-24T13:43:00.004+00:002011-10-24T13:53:51.394+00:00The Complete Stone Roses<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z9FyxhWpeKo/TqVtD_EWfJI/AAAAAAAAAGA/ikPcUT8-XG4/s1600/the-complete-stone-roses12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z9FyxhWpeKo/TqVtD_EWfJI/AAAAAAAAAGA/ikPcUT8-XG4/s320/the-complete-stone-roses12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667055621352357010" /></a><br />Do you ever think back to some of the best gigs you've ever been to and think "Ah, I'll never have a night like that again"? Well, perhaps you will.<br /><br />In the last few months and years there have been a constant stream of bands you NEVER thought would reform, reforming - or at the very least talking about getting together very soon!<br /><br />The most recent news is that 1980's band, The Stone Roses, who quit acrimoniously in 1995 after cancelling their Glastonbury gig the same year are reforming for a special gig. The band have barely spoken in 15 years, but the original members of the band - Mani, Reni, Ian Brown and John Squire have decided to bury the hatchet and it looks like the news everyone was waiting for - tickets for their shows sold out in 14 minutes! Yes, 14 Minutes! And tickets for the gig are reportedly selling for over £1000! The tour is certainly on the cards, so keep your eyes peeled!<br /><br />With prices like that being bandied around it’s no surprise that even Oasis' Noel Gallagher thinks he could start talking to his brother Liam again soon - though their timescale is a lot more sober - they say Oasis could get together to mark the milestone of their 20th anniversary in 2015. The band split in 2009 after the pair fell out backstage before a gig in Paris.<br /><br />'In 2015, if we can put our differences aside, we can tour and play the album (Definitely Maybe) in its entirety for the 20th anniversary,' he told Rolling Stone. <br /><br />In the past few years it has been the trend of trends. But who can tell what bands will come back - Spandau Ballet singer Tony Hadley had once said "Hell would freeze over before we play together again.", and, well it must be chilly in Hades, as they've just finished a reunion tour! Is this illegal? Perhaps someone should call The Police? Ah, they already have, and Sting and his fellow musicians have reformed and are touring too!<br /><br />Of course over a year ago there was the announcement that Robbie Williams would be re-joining Take That and touring with them. And then this week, well the inevitable (post tour) news that Robbie is leaving Take That again, and that he will never play with them. Never, ever, ever, again. Hmmmm, well, lets wait and see, it's amazing what 15 years can do to change your mindset...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19454955.post-16501713439767676082011-10-08T15:01:00.003+00:002011-10-08T15:04:46.105+00:00Going back in time - to save money!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5_tauu7SM-A/TpBl7EGk5aI/AAAAAAAAAF4/XEAvfyBUcnc/s1600/Liftshare-board-game.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5_tauu7SM-A/TpBl7EGk5aI/AAAAAAAAAF4/XEAvfyBUcnc/s320/Liftshare-board-game.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661136796992726434" /></a><br />Nostalgia, isn't just about the toys, films, fashion, or celebrities of past decades, sometimes you can just look back and wish life was simpler and well, cheaper than it is today!<br /><br />My Father's eyes mist over when he talks about being able to buy a pint of beer for 50 pence, or when he used to buy stamps for 4 pence each. Those days are surely gone for good? Well, perhaps not...<br /><br />The cool people at liftshare.com have come up with a nice little idea to merge those nostalgic reverie's and a desire for a cheaper life into a smile-creating little advertising campaign!<br /><br />They make the point that car sharing and being economical with your petrol can bring your petrol costs right down to 1980's prices! This is of course great, and also you’d produce fewer of those pesky excess greenhouse gasses that are creating global warming….<br /><br />To highlight this point they've made a fun faux board game that literally takes you back in time through our recent history. You travel back through events like David Tennant becoming Dr Who, Britney Spears' first single, the first Harry Potter book, and first Toy Story film, way back into the 1980's when the Berlin Wall fell and there were Live Aid concerts.... And where do you find yourself? At petrol prices being 37 pence a litre (!).<br /><br />Take a look as it seems a solid plan to help you travel back in time financially! (My Dad will be off to the pub with his 50p's shortly to give that a go too). Look it up <a href="https://www.liftshare.com/uk/">here </a>and you can find out about saving almost £1000 a year on your petrol prices, and also help save the environment into the bargain!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/dyr" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0