The 2024 Classic & Retro Car Revival, sponsored by Hagerty UK, emerges in place of the Passion for Power Classic Motor Show, which has been running for more than 30 years at the picturesque Tatton Park. This event always attracts thousands of visitors and will be held this year over the weekend of August 17-18,…
Every day certainly is a learning day in this job, and over the years a combination of readers’ letters, and the articles submitted by our freelance contributors, have filled in a few gaps. Although many of these “discoveries” amount to nothing more than a juicy titbit or two, there are times when the contents of…
Between 1973 and 1975, a total of 67 episodes of Dad’s Army were adapted from Jimmy Perry and David Croft’s original television scripts for broadcast on BBC Radio 4. The much-loved cast, which included Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier and John Laurie, recreated their screen performances for audio with reworked scripts by Harold Snoad and…
TV chef Dave Myers, best known as one half of the Hairy Bikers, has died at the age of 66, according to a statement from his co-star Si King on social media. He found fame alongside King, his friend of 30 years, as part of the motorcycle-riding cooking duo. He reached new fans in 2013…
Two stars of Doctor Who are joining forces to play the world’s most famous detectives. Colin Baker and Terry Molloy, otherwise known as the Sixth Doctor and Dalek creator Davros, will play Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in a stage production of The Hound of the Baskervilles. On tour from Tuesday 5 March to Sunday…
Photographs, production records and correspondence relating to The Persuaders, the 1970s TV series starring Roger Moore and Tony Curtis, have been discovered in the archives of the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust. The material was found in the personal collection of the late Roger Stowers, company historian at Aston Martin Lagonda Limited, and contains a…
Comedy writer David Croft has died at his home in Portugal, he was 89. Working with co-writer Jimmy Perry, the pair had a string of successes that began with Dad’s Army and continued through to It Ain’t Half Hot Mum, Hi-De-Hi and You Rang, M’Lord? Another creative partnership with Jeremy Lloyd delivered the hit comedies…
