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History posts by Mark Amies. London manufacturing history contributor on BBC Radio London's Robert Elms Show, author of two books. https://wordsbymarkamies.com/
Tom Baker looking increasingly deranged as Professor Plum on Cluedo
Paul Cornish@paulgcornish.bsky.social · 10h agoDoes anyone have access to that clip of Tom Baker on Cluedo looking increasingly more deranged with every passing week? @pipmadeley.bsky.social, was it one of your magnificent creations?
On Carol Reed's “The Third Man,” released in the U.K. on this day in 1949: crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...
Classic Corner: The Third Man — Crooked Marquee
Some movies are classics for a reason. Carol Reed's 1949 thriller, back in theaters in a new 35mm re-release, is one of them.
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The World of the Future: Star Travel (Usborne,1979) by Kenneth Gatland and David Jefferis. Inside page images from the great 2 Warps to Neptune blog
Aug 1977: Calculator ad from W.H.Smith (+Casio FX21; CBM SR7919D; Cambridge Scientific; and Casio Personal M-1) «Help him with his sums. W.H.Smith helps with the savings.»
Is #totp still a thing? Between the posho disruption of the proms and me going out for a change,I've lost the mood.
This block beside Waterloo station could now remain after redevelopment plans over the past decade went nowhere. Changes to facade and at street level now proposed.
Proper British bank holiday summer weather restored. If it’s going to be pouring with rain and you’re near Bradford, why don’t you come to this on Saturday? We will hang out with The Beatles and have lots of fun…
Samira Ahmed@samiraahmeduk.bsky.social · 6d agoBeatles event in Bradford is filling up fast! So don't leave it too late to buy tickets. Come&watch A Hard Day's Night on the @mediamuseum.bsky.social big screen on Bank Holiday Saturday 2pm Aug 29. With me, the Fab Four, Q&A+book signing too 🎸🎬🎶 www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/cinema/hard-...
A suitably upmarket luggage label for what was seen as an upmarket hotel in the British Transport Hotels chain of 'railway' hotels. This ca.1967 example for the Caledonian Hotel in #Edinburgh that survived closure of the neighbouring station in 1965. #ephemera #transport ↘️ flic.kr/p/2sxzoTp
I'm wondering why BBC Breakfast is overdosing on Dolly Parton and completely neglecting Tim Curry. It's been on for nearly an hour and literally not one mention of his passing.
Tim Curry as Wadsworth in Clue The Movie
ALT: Tim Curry as Wadsworth in Clue The Movie
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Another BBC annoyance. Antiques programme pronouncing 'Provenance' as 'provenonce'.
Tim Curry should also be remembered for featuring in the best between takes photo of an actor in recorded history.
I've just heard someone on TV refer to a sleeveless jumper a 'sweater vest'.
Man's Exasperated Facepalm
ALT: Man's Exasperated Facepalm
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How many of London's 'working-class sculptures' have you seen? I've found 16... but they're all of men londonist.substack.com/p/london-has...
London has at Least 16 ‘Working-Class Sculptures’... But Where Are The Women?
The city is very good at commemorating labouring men.
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We've been getting a lot of questions about how the Internet Archive digitizes books. The short answer: page by page, by hand. You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it. Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/m...
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Festival of Britain, and this milestone is being celebrated as part of the Lambeth Heritage Festival 2026. You can explore the full programme on www.lambeth.gov.uk/lambeth-heri...
#OtD 25 Aug 1918 women workers on London transport won their strike for a war bonus, but their demand for equal pay with men was not to be achieved for many years stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9712...
Aug 1930: Chocolate Truffle Sandwich ad from Cadbury's (+Chocolate Marzipan; Chocolate Tricolour Creme; Chocolate Wafer Biscuit; Nougat; Milk Chocolate Coffee Creme; Creme; Scotch Caramel; Almond Toffee; Truffle; Milk Chocolate Pistache; and Peppermint Creme) «A new delight for chocolate-lovers»
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West London Air Terminal - Post Three
What is now the Point West apartment building used to be the West London Air Terminal. This rather massive construction was opened in 1963 by British European Airways as much needed relief to the incr...
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"The code that the computer understands is normally put onto cards or paper tape" (1971) Artist: BH Robinson ‘How it Works: The Computer’
My blog post about making 1968 in colour and in widescreen is finally finished: www.kecskebak.hu?p=733 Many, many thanks to @transdiffusion.org, @fasttunesltd.bsky.social and @aldupres.bsky.social for their generosity.
1968 In Colour
One of the nice things about writing a blog is that readers will often respond with information or pictures that add more to the subjects that you have been writing on. I have recently written blog posts about BBC Network symbols that incorporate the Olympic rings, and BBC “polo mint” clocks and as a result [...]
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