Tag Archives: BBC

Willy Beable: Diana Dors Documentary

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Erik Schneider

“Short documentary profiling the life of British ‘Blonde Bombshell’ Diana Dors, who died of cancer in 1984.” From Willy Beable English Muffin Diana Dors (as I call her) got tagged as the British Marilyn Monroe and the latest Hollywood Blonde Bombshell … Continue reading →

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Archive TV: BBC Arena- Anita Ekberg Documentary: The Swedish Goddess

Posted on March 23, 2018 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat In the 1950s in Hollywood, there was this blonde bombshell trend that was going on there. Directors and producers, studio executives, were looking got the next hot blonde. Gorgeous, curvy, sexy women, who also happened to be … Continue reading →

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Jack Ruby: Lee Harvey Oswald Assassin

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Rik Schneider

Source:Britannica– Dallas nightclub owner and perhaps part-time Dallas Mafia assassin Jack Ruby. Source:The New Democrat  “Jack Ruby, in full Jack L. Ruby, original name Jacob Rubenstein, (born March 25?, 1911, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died January 3, 1967, Dallas, Texas), American nightclub … Continue reading →

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BBC: 1999 Jayne Mansfield Documentary

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Erik Schneider

Source:BBC– Hollywood Babydoll Jayne Mansfield, being interviewed by BBC for their documentary about her. Source:The Daily Review “Movie star, pin-up queen, nightclub performer Jayne Mansfield lived a short but colorful life (1933-1967) during which she married three times, had five … Continue reading →

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Franken Splean: Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1978)

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Derik Schneider

Source:The Daily Review If I was growing up, or an adult in the 1960s and 1970s, I might consider if I had access to, going through that decade on one big alcohol and illegal narcotics high. The problem with that … Continue reading →

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ESPN: ‘An Audience With Muhammad Ali (1974)’

Posted on October 18, 2015 by kireschneider

Source:ESPN– World Heavyweight Champion and The Greatest of All Time, on Muhammad Ali, in London, England, in 1974. “An Audience with Muhammad: an audience with muhammad ali reg gutteridge documentary sugar ray robinson jake lamotta gene fullmer bobo olson randy … Continue reading →

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Retro Viewing: BBC’s I Love 1979

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Derik Schneider

Source:The Daily Review What do I remember about 1979? Not much. First year of nursery school and unfortunately I do remember that. I still have a class photo from June, 1979 that proves I was there. Living in Bethesda, Maryland, … Continue reading →

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The Michael Parkinson Show: Diana Dors, Kenneth Williams & Desmond Morris (1971)

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Source:Anorak– English Muffin Diana Dors, on The Michael Parkinshow in 1971. “Diana Dors, Kenneth Williams and Desmond Wilcox on Parkinson show 1971” From Anorak From every interview I’ve seen of Diana Dors at least from the 1970s, she reminds me a … Continue reading →

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BBC: David Frost Interview With Muhammad Ali (1974)

Posted on March 30, 2015 by kireschneider

Source:BBC– interviewing The Greatest of All-Time in 1974. “Sir David Frost interviews legendary boxing champion and former World Heavyweight title holder, Muhammad Ali. During the interview Frost presses Ali on a number of topics, particularly his forthcoming title fight with … Continue reading →

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BBC: Tories, The Course of Margaret Thatcher (2001)

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Rik Schneider

. I’m not an expert on British politics obviously, but I do follow their politics and government similar to how British political junkies follow American politics. And what the British Labour Party went through from 1997 after they just lost … Continue reading →

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