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September 10, 2020

RIP Diana Rigg

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Cosy up with something steamy [books]

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August 16, 2018

The Pincers of Death – Toby Frost

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December 08, 2017

Bulldog Drummond [film]

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August 03, 2017

Go on a 1930s adventure

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January 15, 2017

Miss Fisher: action heroine

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December 06, 2016

My five favourite Bond films

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October 26, 2016

The Mystery of Tunnel 51 [books]

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Get Wallace! [book]

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January 13, 2015

A Game of Battleships / End of Empires, Toby Frost [books]

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December 28, 2014

Goodwill to all humans!

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The Man From the Diogenes Club [book]

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Toby Frost, Wrath of the Lemming Men! [book]

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January 13, 2014

God Emperor of Didcot, Toby Frost [books]

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December 04, 2013

Space Captain Smith, Toby Frost [books]

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January 04, 2013

Sexton Blake: The Eight Swords and Other Stories

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October 03, 2012

Dick Barton - Special Agent: The Paris Adventure [radio]

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November 17, 2011

The Vesuvius Club, Mark Gatiss [books]

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November 10, 2011

The Scar-Crow Men, Mark Chadbourn [books]

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October 14, 2011

Principe Valiente and Spanish swashbucklers

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Mim: This blog is a sort of mini-magazine about things I'm interested in, all with a vintage, alternate reality or retro-futuristic theme. There is no commercial aspect to this blog: no sponsorship, no advertising, no affiliations. However, if you need to contact me, crinolinerobot AT yahoo DOT com is the email to use.

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