I recently watched Pluto’s Judgement Day, a 1930s Disney cartoon starring Mickey Mouse, in which the lovable character became rather scary. After the animation had finished, I began thinking about […]
Opinion
Twenty One is one of the most controversial game shows in both US and UK history. Just saying the name to most fans of game shows will be met with […]
Growing up in Britain during the 1990s, exposure to vintage American media was difficult. Unless a TV show was rerun on one of the few networks, you never saw it. […]
Charylee writes about the US game show ‘What’s My Line’, which ran on CBS from 1950 to 1967; hosted by John Charles Daly. Too many times I find myself up […]
The game show channel, Challenge TV, has focused on airing much newer shows in recent years. With the likes of The Chase, Millionaire and Pointless dominating their schedules, fans want […]
The 23rd July, the anniversary of Hank Worden‘s birthday, seemed like a great time to celebrate a man who was something of an unsung hero of film. Hank Worden was […]
This week marks the 115th anniversary of the birth of Bandleader, Singer, Comedian and Actor Phil Harris. I have already written about him in a previous article, so felt this […]
It was on an evening in October that I sat in a coffee shop at my old university. I was preparing for an evening of sports broadcasting with some students. […]
When my husband received a parcel containing a collection of DVD box sets that had been on his wish list a long time, I was perhaps more curious than anxious […]
I first discovered Jack Benny about seven years ago, after researching the radio work of Mel Blanc. Over the next few years, I would eventually become a huge fan of […]