September 3, 2010
I noticed in the shops this last weekend in the UK that there was the start issue of a series (either weekly or monthly, I’m not sure) of a magazine which features episodes from the Bonanza TV series of the 1960s.
One of the problems with old TV shows is that it’s hard to find them on the internet to watch and Bonanza was a very popular TV series.
However, I did an article here in this blog in May of this year which may be of interest as it contains a history of the show and of the Bonanza name. A link to the article is below. The article also contains a link to the series on DVD on Amazon UK which is still valid (and at the time I write this) at half price.
Read my article in my blog here.
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Tags: 1960s, 60s, 70s, adam, ben, Bonanza, cartwright, hoss, little joe, ponderosa, series, sixties, tv, western
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September 2, 2010
I recently acquired from the internet an old copy of Woman’s Weekly for 14 May 1960 and I thought it would be interesting to look and see what was inside.
The magazine was launched, would you believe, in 1911 and, so far as I know, it is still going today and can be brought in the newsagents. The magazine has its own website which describes the magazine as Help, advice and inspiration for mature women. That is a description which, I believe, fits the magazine in the 1960s as well. From the website you can also download a high res image of a recent magazine cover to see what is inside.
Continue Reading »Woman’s Weekly May 1960 Part 1
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September 1, 2010
In the 1960s radios certainly played music but they also provided more news and entertainment and a greater range of programming than radios do now.
They were also seen as an important information source. Television was still new, not all homes had one and the information and entertainment programs on TV started much later in the afternoon. So the radio was still the main day-time news and information source. We are looking at a typical Sunday on the Light Program from the mid 1960s. The Light program was the station that in a few years would be divided to become both Radio 1 and Radio 2.
Looking at the listings, last week we finished at 12.00 Noon so we will continue from there.
Continue Reading »The BBC Light Program Part 3
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| Tags: bbc, comedy, jimmy clitheroe, kenneth williams, light program, radio, radio 1, radio 2, round the horn, the clitheroe kid
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August 30, 2010
Humber have been making vehicles since Thomas Humber’s bicycle company was founded as long ago as 1868 and for many years before have produced large, luxurious cars that were a delight to both see and ride in. However, in the 60s it was decided to give the marque to the masses and produce a car that was affordable but which still retained some of the class and luxury of the older models.
The Sceptre was based firmly on the Hillman Minx and was, in reality, an upmarket Super Minx. Between it and the Super Minx there came the lovely Singer Vogue with the double headlights but with a little less of the luxury of the Sceptre.
Continue Reading »Classic Car Humber Sceptre
Categories: Classic Cars
| Tags: auto, automobile, car, cars of the 1960s, classic, club, cool cars, hillman, humber, images, information, minx, model, racing, sceptre, sixties, sports, transport, two seater, used car
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August 25, 2010
Interestingly, two of the most iconic designs and ones that most people would instantly associate with the 1960s were neither particularly popular nor did they last for the whole of the decade.
It’s often the case in hindsight that the features we attribute to a period are those that are eye-catching or significantly different but which at the time may well have been considered too avant guard to be universally used. This was the case with the two items which, to anyone now, reek of 1960s but which, at the time, were thought of as ‘too modern’ to be used in most rooms.
The items in question are bean bags and blow up furniture and, on a personal note, I did indeed have both in my house but not until the 1960s had well and truly ended. I had bean bags in the 1990s and blow up furniture in, I think, the late 80s!
Continue Reading »The History Of 1960s Interior Design Part 4
Categories: History
| Tags: 1960s, 60s, bean bags, blow up furniture, color, colour, design, house, interior, pattern, rooms, sixties, style
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August 24, 2010
In the 1960s radios certainly played music but they also provided more news and entertainment and a greater range of programming than radios do now.
They were also seen as an important information source. Television was still new, not all homes had one and the information and entertainment programs on TV started much later in the afternoon. So the radio was still the main day-time news and information source. Looking at the listings, last week we finished at 8.00 AM so we will continue from there.
Continue Reading »The BBC Light Program Part 2
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| Tags: bbc, light program, radio, radio 1, radio 2
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