George 1978
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Heinz did more than one of these adverts in a short series (possibly two or three of them?) which were seen on TV in around 1992-1993 - one of them had a young footballer in it, using an orange baked bean as the ball, scoring a goal in a monochrome football sequence which I believe was archive footage... -
Exactly five years to the day since this thread was created and what do I see outside? I look out of the window and see that it is snowing outside! Why wasn't the weather like this 15 days ago when it would have been traditional, and songs about snow were still playing on the radio? It never snows when...Leave a comment:
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This is more towards Toys and Games territory, but it made me think of those who owned a Teddy Ruxpin in the mid to late 1980s and other similar toys which had their own cassettes with songs and stories on - did they play ordinary tapes inside the bear and watched the bear speak if it was a "talking...Leave a comment:
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Christmas Television 2025
Anyone watched any television over Christmas? It seemed that not many people did. I am not the person who would play Monopoly or count how many times Stop the Calavary has been played on the radio in 24 hours.
I have to admit that it hasn't been too bad over the past couple of weeks,... -
Happy New Year!
I know it's a cliche to say at the start of the year, but I hope that it is better than the last one!...Leave a comment:
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What were your highlights of 2025?
As we are about to bid farewell to 2025 and welcome in 2026, I thought that I would mention the highlights of 2025 which I think shaped what the year would be remembered for, both officially and personally.
The "Top Twenty" events of 2025 happen to be, as far as I am concerned:...Last edited by George 1978; 2 weeks ago. -
He was someone whose character was so famous that the actor's name doesn't immediately quite come to mind. At least he made it to a quarter of the way into the 21st century if not the 25th century!...Leave a comment:
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I have been away for the past four months due to my previous computer packing up (in the August heatwave this year), and I didn't fancy writing from my tablet, but I am now pleased to say that on Friday 19th December I have got a new laptop from the family as an early Christmas present, which means...Leave a comment:
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