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Happy birthday to Patrick Stewart, who turns 86 today!

Happy birthday to Patrick Stewart, who turns 86 today!

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No one actually enjoyed playing Atari Lunar Lander. I refuse to believe it!

No one actually enjoyed playing Atari Lunar Lander. I refuse to believe it!

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Happy Commodore users. They must have got the special tape recorder to work!

Happy Commodore users. They must have got the special tape recorder to work!

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Today in pulp: how the East German Stasi waged war on the Commodore 64 during the 1980s! We'll need to take this story one byte at a time. Komm mit mir...

Today in pulp: how the East German Stasi waged war on the Commodore 64 during the 1980s! We'll need to take this story one byte at a time. Komm mit mir...

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The 1984 BBC Video logo. Shown at the start and end of BBC Videos from 1981-88, the end version reverses the visuals but keeps the same music. There's lots of colour and an elaborate typeface to convince you that you'd made a fine purchase! In mid-1988 this was replaced with the BBC globe logo and slower, more swelling synth music. In 1991 it changed again, using the three letter BBC name in boxes with coloured underlines and a much shorter, simpler musical sting.

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Farewell Gil Gerard...

Farewell Gil Gerard...

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Fashion designer and Channel 4 Eurotrash host Jean Paul Gaultier turns 73 today. Happy birthday JP!

Fashion designer and Channel 4 Eurotrash host Jean Paul Gaultier turns 73 today. Happy birthday JP!

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Battle Beyond The Stars (1980). George Peppard explains what a hot dog is to aliens.

Battle Beyond The Stars (1980). George Peppard explains what a hot dog is to aliens.

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Which was the better Ballard adaption: Crash (1996) or High-Rise (2015)?

Which was the better Ballard adaption: Crash (1996) or High-Rise (2015)?

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Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989). This was one of three TV movies bringing Lee Majors and Lindsay Wagner together to reprise their bionic roles. It also features Sandra Bullock in one of her first TV appearances.

Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989). This was one of three TV movies bringing Lee Majors and Lindsay Wagner together to reprise their bionic roles. It also features Sandra Bullock in one of her first TV appearances.

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Happy Decimal Day to all who celebrate! 55 years of new money and counting...

Happy Decimal Day to all who celebrate! 55 years of new money and counting...

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Vicious Lips (1986). What if we put a New Wave band into space? Well director Albert Pyun did just that, taking the songs of Californian band Sue Saad and the Next and giving them to Judy Jetson (played by Dru-Anne Perry) and her space band Vicious Lips. The plot? Hmm, the band have to get to a gig on the far side of the galaxy and it's a bit tricky. That's about it. But this was shot guerrilla style in a week and the big hair / big guitar combo makes it feel like an MTV movie for a band that never broke through. It is very '80s and for that it's certainly worth a watch.

Vicious Lips (1986). What if we put a New Wave band into space? Well director Albert Pyun did just that, taking the songs of Californian band Sue Saad and the Next and giving them to Judy Jetson (played by Dru-Anne Perry) and her space band Vicious Lips. The plot? Hmm, the band have to get to a gig on the far side of the galaxy and it's a bit tricky. That's about it. But this was shot guerrilla style in a week and the big hair / big guitar combo makes it feel like an MTV movie for a band that never broke through. It is very '80s and for that it's certainly worth a watch.

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Happy birthday to director Paul Verhoeven, who turns 88 today!

Happy birthday to director Paul Verhoeven, who turns 88 today!

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Dschinghis Khan: Dschinghis Khan (1979). The greatest song never to win Eurovision.

Dschinghis Khan: Dschinghis Khan (1979). The greatest song never to win Eurovision.

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This is Spielberg level film blocking. 10/10 no notes. The BBC were masters of this. Pan's People, Top of the Pops June 1975: "Do The Hustle."

This is Spielberg level film blocking. 10/10 no notes. The BBC were masters of this. Pan's People, Top of the Pops June 1975: "Do The Hustle."

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City of Crime (1987). Tom Hanks and Dan Aykroyd did this soundtrack single for their 1987 movie Dragnet. Paula Abdul managed the choreography. It never troubled the charts, but it's pretty fun.

City of Crime (1987). Tom Hanks and Dan Aykroyd did this soundtrack single for their 1987 movie Dragnet. Paula Abdul managed the choreography. It never troubled the charts, but it's pretty fun.

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Jonathan Meades: Magnetic North (2008). A genuinely smart and engaging documentary series, where Meades tries to both psychologically map and understand Northern Europe. I do hope BBC4 repeats this at some point.

Jonathan Meades: Magnetic North (2008). A genuinely smart and engaging documentary series, where Meades tries to both psychologically map and understand Northern Europe. I do hope BBC4 repeats this at some point.

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There's only one movie to watch today: The Spirit of '76 (1990). DEVO sends David Cassidy back in time to save the Declaration of Independence, but he arrives in time for the 1976 Bicentennial...

There's only one movie to watch today: The Spirit of '76 (1990). DEVO sends David Cassidy back in time to save the Declaration of Independence, but he arrives in time for the 1976 Bicentennial...

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Whatever happened to singers pointing at the camera and winking? Are these skills now lost to history?

Whatever happened to singers pointing at the camera and winking? Are these skills now lost to history?

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Commando (1985). Written to make the most of Arnold Schwarzenegger's larger than life persona, this '80s action extravaganza sees Arnie carrying huge logs one handed, throwing telephone boxes about, firing rocket launchers and taking his shirt off a lot.

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Commando (1985). Written to make the most of Arnold Schwarzenegger's larger than life persona, this '80s action extravaganza sees Arnie carrying huge logs one handed, throwing telephone boxes about, firing rocket launchers and taking his shirt off a lot.

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What if we combined the epic poem Beowulf with, say, the video game Mortal Kombat and: - Beowulf is Christopher Lambert - Grendel's Mother is a Playboy centrefold - Front 242 and Anthrax do the music Beowulf (1999): "I must fight the evil to keep from becoming evil..."

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What if we combined the epic poem Beowulf with, say, the video game Mortal Kombat and: - Beowulf is Christopher Lambert - Grendel's Mother is a Playboy centrefold - Front 242 and Anthrax do the music Beowulf (1999): "I must fight the evil to keep from becoming evil..."

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Television producer: "You know what The Cure needs? Some go-go dancers!"

Television producer: "You know what The Cure needs? Some go-go dancers!"

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The Hawkmen actors in Flash Gordon (1980) could not sit down on set because their huge costume wings would rip into their backs. Instead they spent their rest periods lying on their stomachs and struggling to get up.

The Hawkmen actors in Flash Gordon (1980) could not sit down on set because their huge costume wings would rip into their backs. Instead they spent their rest periods lying on their stomachs and struggling to get up.

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Shock Treatment (1981). The 'sequel' to The Rocky Horror Picture Show that most people forgot about...

Shock Treatment (1981). The 'sequel' to The Rocky Horror Picture Show that most people forgot about...

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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963). I think Barrie Chase is the only member of the cast still with us. Here she is dancing with Dick Shawn...

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963). I think Barrie Chase is the only member of the cast still with us. Here she is dancing with Dick Shawn...

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The Flashing Blade (1967). The historical French children's drama set during the War of the Mantuan Succession - that's what the kids want! It was recut and redubbed by the BBC in 1969 and frequently shown throughout the 1970s.

The Flashing Blade (1967). The historical French children's drama set during the War of the Mantuan Succession - that's what the kids want! It was recut and redubbed by the BBC in 1969 and frequently shown throughout the 1970s.

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Everyone goes on about air conditioning, but nobody talks about having a waterbed to cool you down in the heat...

Everyone goes on about air conditioning, but nobody talks about having a waterbed to cool you down in the heat...

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Babylon Zoo: Spaceman (1996). Originally used for a Levi's jeans ad in 1995 after a rare demo version was played on a Manchester radio station - that's how we rolled in the '90s! This was the only real hit for the Wolverhampton indie rockers when it was released the following year. Top 10 across all of Europe, No 1 in the UK, France and Germany, and then they faded away...

Babylon Zoo: Spaceman (1996). Originally used for a Levi's jeans ad in 1995 after a rare demo version was played on a Manchester radio station - that's how we rolled in the '90s! This was the only real hit for the Wolverhampton indie rockers when it was released the following year. Top 10 across all of Europe, No 1 in the UK, France and Germany, and then they faded away...

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Christopher Lee sings! If you haven't seen The Return of Captain Invincible (1983) then you should, not least for the musical numbers. Alan Arkin is the retired 1940s superhero with a booze problem, living in Australia and keeping out of sight. Christopher Lee is his arch-nemesis Mr. Midnight, who realises the Captain's fatal weakness is booze. Can Captain Invincible master his forgotten superpowers to save the world, or will the demon drink be his Kryptonite? Richard O'Brien and Richard Hartley contributed a number of songs, including Name Your Poison, to give it a slight Rocky Horror vibe. The budget is low, the comedy is madcap and in-between it does touch on some interesting themes about heroes and celebrity. The film tanked at the box office, not helped by a legal dispute over whether it counted as an Australian film and was entitled to tax breaks. It has found a new audience over the years and is now seen as a bit of an Aussie gem: a diamond in the rough.

Christopher Lee sings! If you haven't seen The Return of Captain Invincible (1983) then you should, not least for the musical numbers. Alan Arkin is the retired 1940s superhero with a booze problem, living in Australia and keeping out of sight. Christopher Lee is his arch-nemesis Mr. Midnight, who realises the Captain's fatal weakness is booze. Can Captain Invincible master his forgotten superpowers to save the world, or will the demon drink be his Kryptonite? Richard O'Brien and Richard Hartley contributed a number of songs, including Name Your Poison, to give it a slight Rocky Horror vibe. The budget is low, the comedy is madcap and in-between it does touch on some interesting themes about heroes and celebrity. The film tanked at the box office, not helped by a legal dispute over whether it counted as an Australian film and was entitled to tax breaks. It has found a new audience over the years and is now seen as a bit of an Aussie gem: a diamond in the rough.

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Return To The planet Of The Apes (1975). One of the more frightening kids cartoons of the 1970s and a bit slow paced and stilted. But that artwork!

Return To The planet Of The Apes (1975). One of the more frightening kids cartoons of the 1970s and a bit slow paced and stilted. But that artwork!

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Battletruck (1982). A Kiwi take on Mad Max, even if the lead actors are all American. Michael Beck battles James Wainwright after the Oil Wars leave the world in desperation. Shot on the Central Otago plains of New Zealand it's all action, lots of carnage and the aforementioned battletruck smashes everything in its path. John Ratzenberger's in it too!

Battletruck (1982). A Kiwi take on Mad Max, even if the lead actors are all American. Michael Beck battles James Wainwright after the Oil Wars leave the world in desperation. Shot on the Central Otago plains of New Zealand it's all action, lots of carnage and the aforementioned battletruck smashes everything in its path. John Ratzenberger's in it too!

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