Author of Timelink, and creator / researcher / writer of the BroaDWcast website, and co-creator / writer of The UK Hardy Boys website
Hamilton, New Zealand
Joined August 2011
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This is from a knitting pattern I found on line (don't ask!) It's from the 1980s, I think. They look familiar but I can't place them... Are these people famous at all? UK celebs? Actors, singers?
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The definitive guidebook will be published by @devonfirebooks, following the production of the series from inception through to the various attempts to get a spin-off launched, delving into the making of each episode and the globetrotting filming that brought it to life.
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In my idle moments, I got Dzine AI to animate loads of Doctor Who book covers, then asked Suno AI to write songs about them. I love this soul tune, about the inspirational effect on 70s kids of Target paperbacks by Terrance Dicks et al... Longer video in link 👇
50 years ago today (30 June 1975), NZ's second TV channel commenced broadcasts, albeit in Auckland and Christchurch only. Everything was now in colour (but we only had a b/w set). One of big-ticket highlights was Colditz, but best of all for me was a repeat of Thunderbirds!
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I don’t understand the criticism aimed at the modern Doctor Who regeneration effects. Personally, I think they’re so effective they should be retroactively added to all classic stories as the standard.
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We've finished our work on the Ngāruawāhia section of the Waikato Expressway, and the speed limit is now 110km/h. If you're travelling north of Hamilton you now have a clear run on the expressway. We know our work has been disruptive – thanks very much for your patience.
I'm trying to identify these album covers. They are from 1977/78. The one on the right is a "Greatest Hits".
Can anyone provide the answer: I have several hardback books from 1979 that have exactly 154 pages in them. [there are no missing pgs] I always thought book-binding required signatures to be in even multiples of 4 (eg 128, 144, 160, etc). So how can there be 154 pages?
Does anyone know where these gate posts are? It's apparently a well-known location in the UK, and has appeared on book and LP covers.
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Rai 11 Febbraio 1980 - Maria Grazia Picchetti annuncia #DoctorWho L'Arca Spaziale. Ho restaurato un minimo lo sfondo ma non oso mettere mano anche alla signora, comunque fantastico pezzo di storia
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Maybe eight years on from dropping the "Ask The SFXperts" page we still get "Can you identify this?" questions in our inbox from time to time. Does this TV show ring any bells for anyone?
So sad to hear of the passing of the great Bernard Cribbins. He battled the Daleks several times. Here he is in comic strip form - in a 1978 Argentinian movie magazine adaptation of Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 AD. (Ya gotta love the green TARDIS!)
Trying to identify the title of an ELO instrumental from the late 70s/early 80s; it was on RTR at least once. Anyone know any ELO experts?
It's only taken me 10 years to figure this out, but it wasn't ELO, but Violinksi (formed by members of ELO) . youtube.com/watch?v=udPM28JY…
