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The night I met the Dam Busters
Posted on 1:50pm Friday 24th May 2013
I cannot let this month slip by without mentioning the 70th anniversary of the Dam Busters raid that took place in May 1943.
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Looking back to One Million Years BC
Posted on 12:18pm Friday 17th May 2013
It has been a sad few days with the death of two former special guests from the annual Elstree film evenings I used to organise and host from 1984 until 2008.
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The wages of sin? £6,000 a time for a Hammer Horror flick and £1,000 for commanding the Death Star
Posted on 3:31pm Friday 10th May 2013
I cannot think of a particular theme this week as I sit typing by candlelight in my attic so here is a pot pourri of thoughts.
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From Borehamwood to Hollywood
Posted on 5:08pm Friday 3rd May 2013
This week we look back at a lovely actress I had the pleasure to know and who was the only film star I can recall who actually grew up in Borehamwood.
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Before they were famous
Posted on 4:33pm Friday 26th April 2013
I see the new owners of Lucasfilm, the legendary Disney company, have announced they are planning a new Star Wars film every year.
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Staying one step ahead of the obituary writers
Posted on 3:35pm Friday 19th April 2013
You may not know this but the reason newspapers can print rapid obituaries when the great and the good pass on is that they keep obituaries on file, with just the need to put on a header and perhaps a final few paragraphs.
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Roast beef, the Clitheroe Kid, pea soupers - and only two television channels?
Posted on 2:27pm Friday 12th April 2013
This column is really about nostalgia and it was very nice last Sunday that a couple of strangers came up to me while I was enjoying a pint at the Mops and Brooms and said they thoroughly enjoyed these trips down memory lane.
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Remembering Richard Griffiths, The Devil Rides Out and the days of 'straight to video' films
Posted on 11:37am Friday 5th April 2013
I was sad to read about the death of Richard Griffiths, whom most readers will remember as the heavily-built actor from the Harry Potter films and the hugely successful stage play The History Boys.
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No need for big budgets - all you need is a good story
Posted on 11:47am Friday 22nd March 2013
It is good to hear the popular BBC television programme Pointless has relocated to Elstree Studios and will no doubt be the first of many programmes to use the revamped and modernised stages 8 and 9.
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The day I proved James Bond wrong - you can beat big business
Posted on 9:39am Friday 15th March 2013
I cannot believe this year marks the 25th anniversary of the launching of the “Save Our Studios” campaign, when Elstree Studios was under a definite threat of closure.
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