A 1978 sci-fi variety show even more unlikely than the Star Wars Holiday Special.
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The Obscenity Trials Of The Century
Two high-profile British trials in 2012 attempted to draw a line in the sand over what was acceptable sexual behaviour between consensual adults.
Shudder Originals And The Great Reset In How We Consume Movies
Examining a collection of Shudder Originals while pondering how the streaming revolution feels more like a return to the norm than a giant leap forward.
British TV Advertising’s Brief Flirtation With The Female Nipple
1994 saw British television advertising step forward into the brave new world of European openness – and then quickly step back again.
The Things You Think Are Precious I Can’t Understand: Cover Versions That Miss The Point
In which introspective, personal studies of human frailty and despair are turned into vacuously bouncy dancefloor bangers, metal misfires and saccharine pop show tunes.
The Bizarre And Disturbing World Of Victorian Taxidermy Hats
The weird turn of the century craze for wearing stuffed animals as headwear.
The Alternative Cartoon Reality Of Spin A Magic Tune
An oddball collection of easy listening show tunes inspired by the children’s TV favourites of the early 1970s.
An Evening With Kitten Natividad
A curious burlesque VHS short featuring Russ Meyer’s legendary muse.
Paparazzi’s Big Pictures – Stories From The Gutters Of Empty Celebrity
Memories of working on the photo desk of the world’s most infamous photo agency.
Classy Freddie Blassie And The Pencil Neck Geek
Professional wrestling’s most notorious novelty record by one of its most enduring stars.
Printed Poison – Mid-Sixties Moral Panic From The Citizens For Decent Literature
More 1960s anti-smut hysteria from notorious fraudster Charles Keating.
The Misadventures Of Tommy Kirk
The one-time Disney star had a career dogged by scandal, but his movies – and his life – are a fascinating study of changing 1960s culture.