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October 25, 2018

Pan-tastic!

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October 27, 2017

Stop! Hammer time!

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British anarchic humour

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December 30, 2015

Five fantastic detective duos

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Five retro heroes

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December 19, 2014

Old Square Eyes' festive telly and radio picks

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October 20, 2014

The BBC's Gothic season

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D-Day 70 Years On [radio]

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September 05, 2013

Televisual delights coming your way

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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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September 28, 2012

Square eyes, square ears...

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A spot of weekend Bond-age (radio)

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John Arlott's Cricketing Wides, Byes and Slips!

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Show Live

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October 11, 2011

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy [film/ book/ radio/ telly]

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September 30, 2011

Radio alert! The Long Goodbye

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September 11, 2011

Next week's radio

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Radio and telly roundup

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Spiffing! [radio]

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Copyright Miriam McDonald

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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