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Saturday, January 24, 2015

British Shows on American Network Television in the Fifties and Sixties Part Two

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Today it is almost unknown for British television shows to air on the American broadcast networks. What is more, this has been the case for ...
Friday, January 23, 2015

British Shows on American Network Television in the Fifties and Sixties Part One

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Since the Seventies there have been only a few venues where one could see British television shows in the United States. Over the years the ...
Thursday, January 22, 2015

Why Twitter's "While You Were Away" Feature Might Be a Big Mistake

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For the past several years I have used HootSuite to access Twitter. My reason is that it seems that with each passing year Twitter makes m...
Sunday, January 18, 2015

Cinematographer Takao Saitô R.I.P.

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Takao Saitô, the cameraman and cinematographer who worked with director Akira Kurosawa on such films as Seven Samurai , Ran , Yojimbo , Thro...
Saturday, January 17, 2015

Trevor "Dozy" Ward-Davies R.I.P.

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Mick, Beaky, Tich, Dave Dee, and Dozy Trevor Ward-Davies (better known by his nickname "Dozy"), bassist for the legendary Brit...
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Cavern Club Owner Ray McFall Passes On

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Ray McFall, the one time owner of the Cavern Club in Liverpool who booked The Beatles there, died on 8 January 2015 at the age of 88. Ra...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Anita Ekberg R.I.P.

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Anita Ekberg, the Sixties sex symbol who gained fame for her romp in the Trevi Fountain in La Dolce Vita (1960), died 11 January 2015 at t...