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Trailer for the very first episode of Heartbeat.
Trailer broadcast before Inspector Morse on Wed 8th April 1992…Heartbeat premiered that Friday the 10th (odd to think of it on any day except Sunday, but it didn’t move to Sundays until S2)
Trailer broadcast before Inspector Morse on Wed 8th April 1992…Heartbeat premiered that Friday the 10th (odd to think of it on any day except Sunday, but it didn’t move to Sundays until S2)
August 13, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Trailer for the very first episode of Heartbeat.
Trailer broadcast before Inspector Morse on Wed 8th April 1992…Heartbeat premiered that Friday the 10th (odd to think of it on any day except Sunday, but it didn’t move to Sundays until S2)
Trailer broadcast before Inspector Morse on Wed 8th April 1992…Heartbeat premiered that Friday the 10th (odd to think of it on any day except Sunday, but it didn’t move to Sundays until S2)
Ah, Sunday mornings in the 90s…was there anything better than relaxing in front of UK Golds double bill of Doctor Who and Blake’s 7.
A quick look through listings suggest this particular double bill was on the 4th December 1994.
A quick look through listings suggest this particular double bill was on the 4th December 1994.
August 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Ah, Sunday mornings in the 90s…was there anything better than relaxing in front of UK Golds double bill of Doctor Who and Blake’s 7.
A quick look through listings suggest this particular double bill was on the 4th December 1994.
A quick look through listings suggest this particular double bill was on the 4th December 1994.
The early days of Sky, I remember the Family Channel…only have vague memories of Tony Slatterys Trivial Pursuit gameshow
August 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The early days of Sky, I remember the Family Channel…only have vague memories of Tony Slatterys Trivial Pursuit gameshow
From issue 8, here’s that letter :)
January 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
From issue 8, here’s that letter :)
Happy new Year everyone
January 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Happy new Year everyone
This is always worth a post on Christmas Eve, a page from Calvin and Hobbes
December 24, 2024 at 1:03 PM
This is always worth a post on Christmas Eve, a page from Calvin and Hobbes
Day 24 of Advent, and who better to fill this last spot than Dennis the Menace. 2 strips here from creator Davey Law, and one from David Sutherland.
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December 24, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Day 24 of Advent, and who better to fill this last spot than Dennis the Menace. 2 strips here from creator Davey Law, and one from David Sutherland.
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#BritishComicsAdvent
I remember after UK Gold showed it for the first time, DWB received a number of letters praising it and they commented “is there anyone out there who’s seen The Gunfighters recently and doesn’t like it?”.
It was such a good time to be a fan, all those old episodes gradually becoming available.
It was such a good time to be a fan, all those old episodes gradually becoming available.
December 23, 2024 at 11:40 PM
I remember after UK Gold showed it for the first time, DWB received a number of letters praising it and they commented “is there anyone out there who’s seen The Gunfighters recently and doesn’t like it?”.
It was such a good time to be a fan, all those old episodes gradually becoming available.
It was such a good time to be a fan, all those old episodes gradually becoming available.
It’s hard to underestimate how much the opinions of so few people really shaped fandom. For me (like with so many in the 80s) it was Peter Hainings A Celebration book with its reviews by Jeremy Bentham which became the standard opinions for stories we couldn’t see.
December 23, 2024 at 11:19 PM
It’s hard to underestimate how much the opinions of so few people really shaped fandom. For me (like with so many in the 80s) it was Peter Hainings A Celebration book with its reviews by Jeremy Bentham which became the standard opinions for stories we couldn’t see.
Day 23 of Advent, and time for Minnie the Minx. Here’s 3 strips, the first 2 by her creator Leo Baxendale, the 3rd by her longest serving artist Jim Petrie who drew the strip from 1962 to 2001
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December 23, 2024 at 10:55 AM
Day 23 of Advent, and time for Minnie the Minx. Here’s 3 strips, the first 2 by her creator Leo Baxendale, the 3rd by her longest serving artist Jim Petrie who drew the strip from 1962 to 2001
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Day 22 of Advent, and perhaps a lesser known strip, but chosen because it was always one of my favourites. From Whizzer and Chips, debuting in 1981, Store Wars drawn mainly by Jim Watson
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December 22, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Day 22 of Advent, and perhaps a lesser known strip, but chosen because it was always one of my favourites. From Whizzer and Chips, debuting in 1981, Store Wars drawn mainly by Jim Watson
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And one here from Roger’s longest running artist, Robert Nixon who was artist in 2 runs from 64 to 73, and then from 1984 until his death in 2002 (though he’d stockpiled enough strips for his work to continue being published into 2003)
December 21, 2024 at 1:05 PM
And one here from Roger’s longest running artist, Robert Nixon who was artist in 2 runs from 64 to 73, and then from 1984 until his death in 2002 (though he’d stockpiled enough strips for his work to continue being published into 2003)
Day 21 of advent, and today it’s Roger the Dodger. Debuted in 1953 drawn by Ken Reid, and there’s been many different artists over the years, so there’s 2 posts for todays entry
Examples here from 1959 by Gordon Bell
1975 by Tom Lavery
1976 by Frank McDiarmid
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Examples here from 1959 by Gordon Bell
1975 by Tom Lavery
1976 by Frank McDiarmid
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December 21, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Day 21 of advent, and today it’s Roger the Dodger. Debuted in 1953 drawn by Ken Reid, and there’s been many different artists over the years, so there’s 2 posts for todays entry
Examples here from 1959 by Gordon Bell
1975 by Tom Lavery
1976 by Frank McDiarmid
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Examples here from 1959 by Gordon Bell
1975 by Tom Lavery
1976 by Frank McDiarmid
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Day 20 of advent, and always a fave character in Whizzer and Chips (and later Buster) was Sweet Tooth. Drawn by Trevor Metcalf
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December 20, 2024 at 11:07 AM
Day 20 of advent, and always a fave character in Whizzer and Chips (and later Buster) was Sweet Tooth. Drawn by Trevor Metcalf
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Day 19 of advent, and back to the Beano for another adventure strip, Billy the Cat.
2 examples here, the first by original artist David Sutherland, the second by Sandy Calder.
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2 examples here, the first by original artist David Sutherland, the second by Sandy Calder.
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December 19, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Day 19 of advent, and back to the Beano for another adventure strip, Billy the Cat.
2 examples here, the first by original artist David Sutherland, the second by Sandy Calder.
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2 examples here, the first by original artist David Sutherland, the second by Sandy Calder.
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Not part of my comics advent series, but rereading old Buster comics from the 60s, the choice of celebs that have strips based around them is quite varied…for example Professor Jimmy Edwards, Charlie Drake, Benny Hill and Freddie “Parrot Face” Davies.
December 18, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Not part of my comics advent series, but rereading old Buster comics from the 60s, the choice of celebs that have strips based around them is quite varied…for example Professor Jimmy Edwards, Charlie Drake, Benny Hill and Freddie “Parrot Face” Davies.
Day 18 of Advent, and for a little change of pace we go back to Buster and one of the longer running Adventure serial strips which they had a lot of in the 60s and 70s.
Galaxus, the thing from outer space ran from 66 to 74, drawn by Solano Lopez
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Galaxus, the thing from outer space ran from 66 to 74, drawn by Solano Lopez
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December 18, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Day 18 of Advent, and for a little change of pace we go back to Buster and one of the longer running Adventure serial strips which they had a lot of in the 60s and 70s.
Galaxus, the thing from outer space ran from 66 to 74, drawn by Solano Lopez
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Galaxus, the thing from outer space ran from 66 to 74, drawn by Solano Lopez
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Day 17 of Advent, and today it’s a classic from the Dandy that I always loved. Winker Watson, as drawn by Eric Roberts.
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December 17, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Day 17 of Advent, and today it’s a classic from the Dandy that I always loved. Winker Watson, as drawn by Eric Roberts.
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#BritishComicsAdvent
Day 16 of Advent, and time for Buster, originally subtitled “Son of Andy Capp”, his strip had many different titles over the years. Here are 3 examples
The first by original artist Bill Titcombe
The second by Angel Nadal Quirch
The third by Reg Parlett
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The first by original artist Bill Titcombe
The second by Angel Nadal Quirch
The third by Reg Parlett
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December 16, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Day 16 of Advent, and time for Buster, originally subtitled “Son of Andy Capp”, his strip had many different titles over the years. Here are 3 examples
The first by original artist Bill Titcombe
The second by Angel Nadal Quirch
The third by Reg Parlett
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The first by original artist Bill Titcombe
The second by Angel Nadal Quirch
The third by Reg Parlett
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Day 15 of advent, and let’s go with one of the big stars of uk kids comics…Desperate Dan. Appearing in the very first issue of the Dandy, right through till the last.
Two examples here, the first by original artist Dudley D Watkins, the second by Ken H Harrison
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Two examples here, the first by original artist Dudley D Watkins, the second by Ken H Harrison
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December 15, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Day 15 of advent, and let’s go with one of the big stars of uk kids comics…Desperate Dan. Appearing in the very first issue of the Dandy, right through till the last.
Two examples here, the first by original artist Dudley D Watkins, the second by Ken H Harrison
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Two examples here, the first by original artist Dudley D Watkins, the second by Ken H Harrison
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Day 14 of Advent, and another of the names that was ever present across the IPC titles in the 80s was Terry Bave. Here’s a couple of his Sammy Shrink strips from Whizzer and Chips
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December 14, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Day 14 of Advent, and another of the names that was ever present across the IPC titles in the 80s was Terry Bave. Here’s a couple of his Sammy Shrink strips from Whizzer and Chips
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Day 13 of Advent, and today it’s another classic from IPC, Frankie Stein. First appearing in Wow, then later in Shiver and Shake, Monster Fun and Whoopee.
Originally drawn by Ken Reid, as a kid of the 80s it was the Robert Nixon strips which I remember, though this is from 1976
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Originally drawn by Ken Reid, as a kid of the 80s it was the Robert Nixon strips which I remember, though this is from 1976
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December 13, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Day 13 of Advent, and today it’s another classic from IPC, Frankie Stein. First appearing in Wow, then later in Shiver and Shake, Monster Fun and Whoopee.
Originally drawn by Ken Reid, as a kid of the 80s it was the Robert Nixon strips which I remember, though this is from 1976
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Originally drawn by Ken Reid, as a kid of the 80s it was the Robert Nixon strips which I remember, though this is from 1976
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Day 12 of Advent, and a classic from the pages of The Beezer (and later the Beano)…The Numskulls. A couple of examples here, the first by original artist Malcolm Judge, the second by 80s artist Tom Lavery
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December 12, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Day 12 of Advent, and a classic from the pages of The Beezer (and later the Beano)…The Numskulls. A couple of examples here, the first by original artist Malcolm Judge, the second by 80s artist Tom Lavery
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Day 11 of advent. Yesterday I posted a Sweeney Toddler strip drawn by Tom Paterson, but it was originally created by Leo Baxendale. In a relatively short stint at DC Thomson lasting about a decade, he created some of their most notable characters including “The Bash Street Kids”
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December 11, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Day 11 of advent. Yesterday I posted a Sweeney Toddler strip drawn by Tom Paterson, but it was originally created by Leo Baxendale. In a relatively short stint at DC Thomson lasting about a decade, he created some of their most notable characters including “The Bash Street Kids”
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Here’s a trailer for that episode (broadcast Boxing Day), shown before the Xmas day showing of Miss Marple - 4.50 from Paddington
December 10, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Here’s a trailer for that episode (broadcast Boxing Day), shown before the Xmas day showing of Miss Marple - 4.50 from Paddington