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Tag: The Avengers
M Appeal: Diana Rigg’s Mysterious German 8mm Movies
In 1969, the star of The Avengers was appearing in two big-budget movies – but still found time to make a collection of low-budget shorts for the home movie market.
Halloween Hammer: Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter
Continuing our Hammer Horror retrospective with a look at their swashbuckling, vampire-battling superhero.
Austin Powers – A Man Of His Time
Looking back at the Austin Powers films, a series now almost as out of touch with modern sensibilities as the character himself. But does that matter?
Take This Job And Shove It – Actors Biting The Hand That Feeds
The curious habit that celebrities have of utterly hating the very thing that has made them rich and famous.
Avengers Reassembled: John Steed And Tara King Return In 1975
The French champagne commercial that briefly reunited the stars of The Avengers and paved the way for a new TV series.
This Was Their Lives: TV’s Sycophantic Celebrity Biographies
A selection of classic episodes from the UK edition of This Is Your Life.
Honor Blackman And Patrick MacNee’s Kinky Boots
The cheesy and outrageous novelty record from the stars of The Avengers that became an unexpected hit over a quarter of a century after it
The Peter Wyngarde Estate Auction
The estate of the famously flamboyant British actor is everything you hoped it would be.
Honor Blackman’s Book Of Self Defence
The Avengers star shows women how to deal with the unwanted attentions of sleazy men.
Pathé News Meets The Bunny Girls
Bunny Girls, celebrities, pop stars and fashion in these news reports from London’s Playboy Club in the 190s.
Deservedly Forgotten – The Clumsy British Spy Series Spyder’s Web
The long-lost British spy TV series proves not to be a buried treasure.