I recently watched Pluto’s Judgement Day, a 1930s Disney cartoon starring Mickey Mouse, in which the lovable character became rather scary. After the animation had finished, I began thinking about […]
Opinion
Growing up in Britain during the 1990s, exposure to vintage American media was difficult. Unless a TV show was rerun on one of the few networks, you never saw it. […]
The game show channel, Challenge TV, has focused on airing much newer shows in recent years. With the likes of The Chase, Millionaire and Pointless dominating their schedules, fans want […]
The 23rd July, the anniversary of Hank Worden‘s birthday, seemed like a great time to celebrate a man who was something of an unsung hero of film. Hank Worden was […]
It was on an evening in October that I sat in a coffee shop at my old university. I was preparing for an evening of sports broadcasting with some students. […]
When my husband received a parcel containing a collection of DVD box sets that had been on his wish list a long time, I was perhaps more curious than anxious […]
I first discovered Jack Benny about seven years ago, after researching the radio work of Mel Blanc. Over the next few years, I would eventually become a huge fan of […]
This post was originally an episode of The Old Time Review Daily Podcast. In each edition, Jamie Dyer spoke off the cuff about a famous person, film or song for up […]