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Swing Museum with Jan Eberle
I say this is a bit of a turn up for the book, The wonderful Jan Eberle (daughter of the Big Band leader Ray Eberle) will be interviewing us (Harry & Edna) for her show Swing Museum Sure going to be strange being on the other side of the interviewers microphone. .- Warden
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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9th April ~ Danish Film
Hello chums, need wanting to see this film for a while, thankfully it is now available in the UK via one of the streaming services, if you get the chance I would watch it. (As long as you do not mind a film in subtitles ) -
American Air Museum ~ IWM Duxford UK
The American Air Museum at IWM Duxford has recently re opened. Thought I would share with you our Harry & Edna on the Wireless radio show which was at the opening. Plus in the interviews they also talk about this years air shows. You can stream the radio show by clicking this link... -
Blue Monday ~ 1930s style
New Order's Blue Monday was released on 7 March 1983, and its cutting-edge electronic groove changed pop music forever. But what would it have sounded like if it had been made 50 years earlier? In a special film, using only instruments available in the 1930s - from the theremin and musical saw... -
Imperial War Museum London ~ Fashion on the Ration
Hello everyone Thought our latest Harry & Edna on the Wireless would be of interested to the forum. This week we were joined by IWM curator Laura Clouting who talked about the new IWM London exhibition 'Fashion on the Ration'. The show is online if you like to hear it. Just click the link... -
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Inter War Aviation
Love civilian aircraft from the inter war period, so when on our radio show, author Robert Bluffield joined us to talk about his new inter-war aviation book I was over the moon. Thought you chaps might be interested. If you want to listen the show is online on the link below...- Warden
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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Miss Piggy: Harris Tweed's new style icon
Miss Piggy has emerged as the latest high profile TV and film character to bring attention to Harris Tweed. Hand-woven on the Western Isles, clothing made from the fabric has already been worn by Ben Affleck in spy film Argo and Matt Smith as Doctor Who. Vivienne Westwood designed the...- Warden
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- Forum: The Front Parlor
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Rare RAF Aldergrove film from World War Two found in attic
Rare footage of Royal Air Force servicemen on duty during the first few months of World War Two has been found in an attic in Northern Ireland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-26818893 -
The Children's War ~ A Harry & Edna on the Wireless special
We have just recorded / broadcast a special Harry & Edna on the Wireless. In this programme we feature the war though the eyes of British children. The show includes clips from the BBC & my 9 year old daughter interviewing her Grandma about living through the Blitz. Hope you enjoy the... -
Well I appear to have a luxury lifestyle
Well according to this article, I appear to have a luxury lifestyle http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23523599 Well kind of, my suits are 2nd hand, paying around £150 each, not the £1500 mentioned in this article. Although my passion for travelling on historic railways is a major vice...- Warden
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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1942 US Command Performance
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Levittown ~ built for the "American dream"
I found this news story on the BBC news website and found it interesting reading As it compares vintage Levittown in photographs http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18560866 With Levittown today, 60 years on http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18560867 Background to the news story...- Warden
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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nose art and pin-ups boosted WWII USAAF troops' morale
Just seen this on the BBC news website thought you guys might be interested Read the news story on this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19288744 -
Vintage health & safety posters found in UK warehouse
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has discovered a host of vintage health and safety posters from the 50s, 60s and 70s in a warehouse. Here, the society's history project manager, Janice Cave, describes the posters found and talks about what they tell us about changing...- Warden
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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The Olympic torch relay it was all Adolf Hitler's flaming idea
Today, the Olympic torch will be lit in a ceremony in Ancient Olympia. After a short relay around Greece, it will be flown to Britain a week tomorrow to be carried around the country by a succession of torchbearers. Finally, it will be used to light the cauldron at London’s Olympic Stadium...- Warden
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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1930's Murder case to be investigated again
Northamptonshire Police (England) may look at 1930 'blazing car murder'. For more than 80 years, an unidentified victim of a murder has laid in the grave of an "unknown man" in a Northamptonshire cemetery. Read the BBC news story here.- Warden
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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Abercrombie & Fitch ~ Savile Row protest London
I did have a read through the various threads but could not see a mention of our brave chaps trying to hold up standards in London. I mean where will this end a 'Superdrug' in Harley Street? Pleased to see it even got a mention over the pond...- Warden
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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WWII memorial planned for USAAF at Greenham Common
American troops who died while based in Berkshire during World War II will be commemorated with a new memorial. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-17521255 -
Harry & Edna on the Wireless
Following our good chum Greg's example, Edna & I have taken to the air waves with a weekly radio show playing delightful tip top tunes on our local radio station. http://www.homefrontfriends.org.uk/HFF-admin/page2.html There is a listen again option, so even if you cannot listen to the... -
Hugh Grant renews Fort George museum appeal
Actor Hugh Grant helped fund-raisers renew their appeal after they revealed they still need to find £350,000 towards the £2.9m revamp of a military museum at Fort George near Inverness. See BBC news article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-17095693
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