Today’s ear worm is the jingle from the Opal Fruits advert. Apparently, the slogan was invented by Murray Walker, the man more famous for screaming about racing brum brum cars. This 1974 advert does all the things that make adverts from this time period feel really creepy. Weird lighting, whispering voice over, odd angles. Ten…
For a long time now I’ve been wanting to write an old-fashioned programme guide. One you can hold in your hand and thumb through, make notes on, spill coffee on. So I did. Proctology: A Bottom Examination is my deep dive into Bottom, the hit BBC Two sitcom starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. That’s…
Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him eight years older than Clive Dunn was when he was first cast in Dad’s Army. But don’t panic, Clive Dunn was always playing much older characters than his own age. Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him seven years older than Stephanie Cole was when she was first…
