British writer and broadcaster Jamie Dyer writes about his week in consuming and discovering vintage related media. Hello and welcome to another edition of my blog on the Old Time […]
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Prior to 2012, Jack Benny was nothing more than a name I saw occasionally mentioned in articles about old TV or radio. As an Englishman born 15 years after Benny […]
One afternoon, while E4 played in the background, there was a lot of whooping and cheering coming from a scene in Melissa & Joey. Intrigued by this, I turned my […]
This week marks the 108th anniversary of the birth of comedienne Lucille Ball. I am going to come out and say it, I have never seen a full episode of […]
I absolutely loved watching classic ‘Looney Tunes’ cartoons when I was a kid. the Warner Bros theatrical short productions were never off my TV; either in their original form or […]
I often find myself up at night, usually working on one project or another. Just recently, I have been struggling to find the right series to settle down with. I’m […]
Following the death of Buddy Holly in a plane crash in 1959, his music continued to live on through tributes, compilations and special releases. An example of his legacy being […]
Hey HEY Hey! What’s Happening…and all that Jazz! I don’t know about anyone else, but I love good television binges. There is always a strange feeling in the air when […]
While I mainly focus on American produced television these days, my interest in the medium started by discovering the large amount of British TV that is out there. It may […]
This week marked the 38th anniversary of the passing of the American Game Show host Allen Ludden. While the name may be unfamiliar to a British audience, his place in […]