There are many teen comedies, and teen sex comedies. None, however, come close toGregory's Girl, a story of love and lust burning in all its teenage intensity that manages both realism and unspeakable hilarity without ever forgetting to sympathise with its subjects.John Gordon Sinclairis the y...
about a hapless witch (written and drawn by Joe Collins), and a handful of half-page adverts. With the tagline "stories not to be read at night" and a strong strand of horror and punishment in its one-shot tales, Misty is most remembered for terrifying its young readers. Collings (...
This article is a case study of the 1970s British girls’ comics Spellbound (DC Thomson, 1976–1977) and Misty (IPC, 1978–1980). These mystery anthology comics followed the more famous American horror comics from publishers like EC Comics - but were aim
My archive of British cat and pet magazines runs from the 1970s until the present day. I spent several hours trawling through these magazines. I found Whiskas adverts in the 1990s showing cats in the position my correspondent described, but the slogan was “body language.” I did some ...
always use even if they don't want them. Inthe run-up to Father's Day, or indeed Mother's Day, therewill be adverts on the TV giving us ideas of CDs or gadgetswe can buy. Card shops will be full of mugs or pens andsimilar merchandise with “World's Greatest Dad” writtenon them...
Country Life butter first went on sale in 1970. Our 'Butter Men' adverts in the 1980s became a well-loved fixture on British TV for many years Watch Frequently Asked Questions Why do spreads have a cover paper? + Why are you removing the cover paper?
90.“Kiss Me Goodnight, Sergeant Major”A BOAC TV advertisement from the 1960s. 89.“The Sun Never Sets On British Airways”From 1985 when BA starts to promote not just its global reach and network, but also its in-flight service. ...
50 gifts for Dads are probably ties,chocolates or socks because these are things that Dads can 51 use even if they don’t want them.In the runup (即将来到之际) to Father’s Day,or indeed Mother’s Day,there will be adverts (广告) on TV giving 52 ideas of CDs or gadgets (小...
But Jonny’s speciality is finding lost and unreleased music – film music, TV music or “esoteric things like music made by school kids in the 1970s,” he tells It’s Nice That. He is now one of the foremost collectors of library music and exotic recordings in the world, he has his...
50gifts for Dads are probably ties,chocolates or socks because these are things that Dads can51use even if they don’t want them.In the runup (即将来到之际) to Father’s Day,or indeed Mother’s Day,there will be adverts (广告) on TV giving52ideas of CDs or gadgets (小玩具,小...