Victory at Sea (The War Files) DVD.

961152511 LFgHi S Victory at Sea (The War Files) DVD.These DVD’s are made up of four separate films assembled from original World War II footage under the general title Victory at Sea.

Each film takes as its theme a particular stage of the War that was waged at sea .

In ‘Sea and Sand’

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A Magical Musical History Tour

961153922 YztFw S A Magical Musical History TourEnglish pop, skiffle and rock n’ roll started in a handful of South London pubs and clubs.

That Liverpool lot came a bit later.

What started out as a teenage craze with no career plan in mind conquered the world.

It is fantastic to think that a handful of these teenagers are still with us

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Many A Flower by Ron Dixon

937441783 Kd44U S Many A Flower by Ron DixonMemoir of a Sunderland coalfield, childhood, and adventures in flowers.
Ron Dixon was born the son of a Sunderland miner and grew up to the sights and sounds of a World at War, dreading a full moon because that meant that the German bombers would come and that he would be

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Wartime Musical Memories

898216684 yC4RR S Wartime Musical Memories‘During the war’ were three words often heard from grandad’s and grandma’s.

They were the words often related to a bygone age when the world was at war between 1939 and 1945 and tales of what happened usually  followed.

It was during those times that ration books were issued along with tokens for butter, eggs, and bacon and households were

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Classic TV on stage

885961107 ttdZN S Classic TV on stageWhen it comes to classic comedy lines there cannot be many more memorable.

‘And vot eez your name?…’Don’t tell him Pike’!!

The wonderful humour of Jimmy Perry and David Croft writer of ‘Dad’s Army’ delivered with great aplomb  by Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe) and Pike (Ian Lavender) when confronted by a German officer in one of the TV

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Remembering Petticoats and other things

Sixties nostalgia with Dreamboats and Petticoats showIf you’re of the age when you can remember sixties songs when they were not reused to sell products on TV then there’s a special treat in store for you at Sunderland Empire.

Inspired by the smash hit million selling albums Dreamboats and Petticoats 1,2 and 3, the West End sell out production of the same name

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Is that cat dead

830154210 WLVFq S Is that cat deadAs a youngster I can remember tramping through woods, climbing trees and inevitably getting stung by nettles.

I can also remember the advice given by fellow adventurers,”find a docken leaf and rub it over the sting, it’ll make it go away”.

I can also remember trying the remedy and eleviating the pain, but never knew whether it was

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Do you yearn for the good life?

792683845 fbtai S Do you yearn for the good life?Talk about ‘How Times Flies’

It’s hard to believe that it is thirty five years ago since the first appearance of one of the most popular programmes on TV.

In those days it was a compulsive watch as we were entertained each week by Tom, Barbara, Jerry and the infamous Margo.

If

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Lost Nights on the Dance Floors of Europe…

As a fan of rock and guitar orientated music, my heart sank when I received a request to review this album. Unless I can hear the sound of guitars, the dance floors of Europe will remain safe from my robotic manoeuvres. Only my younger Brother has witnessed what I am truly capable of and we both agree, the robotic beast

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Jim Reeves The Anthology DVD

When it comes to longevity in music there are certainly a few in the world of country.
Hank Williams, and Patsy Cline are two that spring to mind but I would bet if you were to do a spot check on the street apart from

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