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I saw some UNCLE repeats and the films on TV during the 80s and 90s. Have to say I'm not a fan of the series, always sexist and predictable always one dimensional characters, Solo always gets girl, Ilya always in different clothes to when he started. (Girl from UNCLE its spin off even more sexist ...

Later I got another job lot pile from E Bay, this time editions of Schoolfriend from Autumn 1963, including the entire November run. Great that many plugged gaps in my collections, but frustratingly all had the pop star features cut out! Does spoil a few strips, more frustrating is that I like to ...

You got a point there Jim.

I've got a small 2 drawer filing cabinet given to me by my landlady. Apart from the drawers not always closing properly id not exactly airtight and dust tight. I store some broadsheet humour comics (ie Topper and Beezer), and some girls' picture libraries in theses - all ...

Yeah I saw that too. I also noticed in a later scene in the same episode the corner of a Look and Learn comic in a later scene too.

I've been busy/distracted so I'll give a rundown of this month's collecting:

I got a job lot pile of some June and Schoolfriends from 65-71. Some good gap fillers among them - one meaning I've got all the 1969 editions - and some to replace some others I've got in poorer conditions. Another one in ...

Sorry for my mega late response Jim - I've been so busy and distracted these last few weeks.

Those Look ins were from mostly 1976-77; one had the Tomorrow People on the cover (the trio of John, Elizabeth and Mike line up), the very same artwork used on the front cover for the second volume of the ...

I think what I was trying to say (not very well) was that Venus sure got a poor deal in Fireball XL5, both in the series and the comic strips, often needing rescuing damsel in distress, and there has been wasted opportunities to put this right and amend this since. Like I say, if made today Fireball ...

Oops, I think I've mis-communicated my point. There were some good strong female characters in Gerry and Sylvia Anderson shows. Two sets to add to your list you missed, all were good:

Captain Scarlet: The Angels - team of female fighter pilots (when in 67 when it was made women were not allowed to ...

I went to Liverpool last Saturday - a change of scenery and a chance to see some newer antiques places I'd read about.

I walked (after dodging some heavy drizzle showers) all the way to Liverpool Antiques Centre on great Howard Street, but not many comics on sale and had many annuals but I had got ...

Sorry I should've explained what a "rah" is earlier; Jim gave a spot on description.

I'd add that many have Mummy and Daddy's millions backing them, so they don't have to do any work and can pay chancellors if they fail exams, and ridicule those in distress. Also have no respect of consideration of ...

Yeah I remember those red triangle films. Many satire sketch shows poked fun of the triangle.

I love Hell Drivers and agree McGoohan is chillingly menacing and depraved in the film. Anytime - like when waiting for a bus - I start thinking of a list of worst and vilest villains in British films of ...

I never saw most of the Irwin Allen shows on C4 originally. This was often because I had something else going on when they were being shown; the fact that my parents would not allow me to have my own TV in my room until I was 18 (whilst my peers got theirs from ages of 8), in 1988. Or later on, when ...

Thanks will take a look, although I'd prefer to physically view first for suitability. Only the catch is transporting them; I don't drive, and paying for their transporting is a king's ransom these days.

Recently my landlady invested in new office furniture, but could not spare nor is replacing any ...

2 small irritations of rewind TV:

The way coming next signs jump out of closing titles just as I'm trying to see the guest star lists. At least TPTV let the closing titles of all things shown be visually and in sound be uninterrupted. That's respect to classic Tv and films.

Also I agree are too ...

You may be thinking of Derek Batey for the Mr and Mrs host. Have no record of Hobson doing said quiz.

Derek Batey was the best known host, doing the editions made by tiny Carlisle based Border Tv (of which he was a major shareholder) from the 1960s to the 1980s. Batey also hosted a daytime talk ...