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[Richard1978]

I couldn't find any when I searched.

[Richard1978]

It's possible sales weren't high enough to make it worth distributing them to all their stores, then having to return the unsold copies as they were taking up shelf space. I guess after the first few instalments there wouldn't be so much interest in people started to collect them up, as they would...

[Richard1978]

A lot of partworks seemed to switch to subscription only after a few parts, or at least needed an ordered in at your local newsagent.

[Richard1978]

OK I thought that might be the case....

[Richard1978]

Sad news, I remember watching some of the Up programmes at school & tried to keep up since then, but didn't get round to seeing the last ones made.

I hope someone can continue the series as it's been a very good chronicle of life over the time they have been made.

Didn't...

[Richard1978]

It's only something I've heard about, possibly it was a blink & miss it moment.

[Richard1978]

I found a group on Facebook where there post old catalogue pages. Mostly American, but some 1970s fashions were very strange even by the standards of the day.

[Richard1978]

My wife has been trying to keep our trips out to a minimum & was right about not seeing anyone over Christmas as this seems to have caused a spike in numbers.

[Richard1978]

I did hear he was based on various people on radio & TV, DJ Mark Page being one of them....

[Richard1978]

I heard there was an episode of the Six Million Dollar Man where Steve goes into a toyshop and passes a shelf full of toys from the series.

[Richard1978]

Last of the Summer Wine ran from 1973 to 2010 with a new series in most years.

[Richard1978]

I normally put them in a charity bag once they start to get worn out.

[Richard1978]

The infamous partially collapsed tower block was Ronan Point in East London, which was caused by a gas explosion when someone lit their cooker one morning.

[Richard1978]

Supposedly Martin Fry was trying to shed his super slick squeaky clean image at the time, which didn't help things....

[Richard1978]

I heard he was offered another film but his agent persuaded him to turn it down as he thought the Bond films would die out in the 1970s.

George had problems while filming OHMSS because at first he insisted on doing his own stunts until he hurt himself....

[Richard1978]

Planes Trains & Automobiles

Frozen

[Richard1978]

John Wayne as Genghis Khan in The Conqueror, he insisted on being in it as he felt he was stereotyped being cowboys and army officers.

[Richard1978]

Apparently she wasn't going to be Irish but Eileen couldn't manage a consistent Scouse accent.

[Richard1978]

Early Man from the makers of Wallace & Grommet.

[Richard1978]

Same here, I couldn't see any shortages at my local Aldi....