Chris Hallam
@moviebore.bsky.social
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Freelance writer. Nostalgia, TV, film, old things.
2026: Book 17.
4 days ago
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Read my features on Roald Dahl and director, Tony Scott in issue 99 of Yours Retro!
5 days ago
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2026: Book 16.
10 days ago
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2026: Book 15.
14 days ago
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2026: Book: 14.
17 days ago
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
18 days ago
What we’ve done with Londoners over the last decade is just the start. Together, we’ve cleaned our air and delivered 1m+ free school meals. Now, we’re taking that momentum into the next few years to build a London that works for everyone. The journey continues.
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10 years that have transformed London
YouTube video by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
https://youtu.be/VE6cCUt2y6c
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A decade on from her death, read all about the
#comedy
legend behind Two Soups, Acorn Antiques and Let's Do It,
#VictoriaWood
, in my new feature in the latest issue of Best of British magazine...
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2026: Book 13.
20 days ago
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Wandavision: A Fish Called Wanda - Comedy Rewind - British Comedy Guide
From John Cleese and Ealing legend Charles Crichton, A Fish Called Wanda is an Oscar-winning comedy classic that absolutely everyone needs to watch at least once.
https://www.comedy.co.uk/features/comedy-rewind/a-fish-called-wanda/
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Dennis the Menace is 75! I wrote this five years ago...
chrishallamworldview.wordpress.com/2021/03/17/7...
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70 years of Dennis the Menace: A timeline
1951: Dennis the Menace first appears in The Beano, drawn by Scots cartoonist, Davey Law. There is no Gnasher yet and Dennis’s distinctive stripy black and red jumper do not appear for some w…
https://chrishallamworldview.wordpress.com/2021/03/17/70-years-of-dennis-the-menace-a-timeline/
28 days ago
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2026: Book 12.
29 days ago
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Pascal Jacquemain
29 days ago
Michael Sheen to replace Richard Osman in BBC's House of Games - BBC News
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Michael Sheen to replace Richard Osman in BBC's House of Games
He will replace Richard Osman, who has presented House Of Games for the last nine years.
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2026: Book 11.
about 1 month ago
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#TonyBenn
chrishallamworldview.wordpress.com/2014/03/14/t...
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Tony Benn: 1925-2014
Tony Benn, who had died, aged eighty-eight was primarily famous for the following things: He was a Labour MP for longer than almost anyone else. He represented Bristol South East from 1950 until 19…
https://chrishallamworldview.wordpress.com/2014/03/14/tony-benn-1925-2014/
about 1 month ago
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Joe Scaramanga
about 1 month ago
These adverts were so good. Clearly made with such affection for the source. The Shadows gag just gave me a heart attack.
add a skeleton here at some point
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Read all about Britain's best
#Oscar
moments and the great friendship between Michael Palin and Terry Jones in my features in the latest Yours Retro!
about 1 month ago
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2026: Book 10.
about 1 month ago
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My top 10 old music videos. No: 10.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=vn_o...
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They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by RHINO
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vn_or9gEB6g&list=RDvn_or9gEB6g&start_radio=1&pp=ygUrYmlyZGhvdXNlIGluIHlvdXIgc291bCB0aGV5IG1pZ2h0IGJlIGdpYW50c6AHAQ%3D%3D
about 1 month ago
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My top 10 old music videos. No: 9.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=qvVv...
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Madonna - Oh Father [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by Madonna
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qvVvN0QvzTk&list=RDqvVvN0QvzTk&start_radio=1&pp=ygURbWFkb25uYSBvaCBmYXRoZXKgBwE%3D
about 1 month ago
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My top 10 old music videos: No. 8.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=eFTL...
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Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by billyjoelVEVO
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eFTLKWw542g&list=RDeFTLKWw542g&start_radio=1&pp=ygUKYmlsbHkgam9lbKAHAdIHCQnFCgGHKiGM7w%3D%3D
about 1 month ago
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My top 10 old music videos. No: 7.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ2X...
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Madness - House of Fun (Official 4K Video)
YouTube video by Madness
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ2X9SANsME&list=RDGJ2X9SANsME&start_radio=1&pp=ygUUbWFkbmVzcyBob3VzZSBvZiBmdW6gBwE%3D
about 1 month ago
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My top 10 old music videos. No: 6.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=SckD...
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The Smiths - Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by The Smiths
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SckD99B51IA&list=RDSckD99B51IA&start_radio=1&pp=ygU4c21pdGhzIHN0b3AgbWUgaWYgeW91IHRoaW5rIHlvdSd2ZSBoZWFyZCB0aGlzIG9uZSBiZWZvcmWgBwE%3D
about 1 month ago
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My top 10 old music videos. No: 5.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=tpKC...
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The Chemical Brothers - Hey Boy Hey Girl (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by ChemicalBrothersVEVO
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tpKCqp9CALQ&list=RDtpKCqp9CALQ&start_radio=1&pp=ygUQaGV5IGdpcmwgaGV5IGJveaAHAQ%3D%3D
about 1 month ago
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My top 10 old music videos. No: 4.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=bLaS...
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R.E.M. - Stand (Video)
YouTube video by Warner Records Vault
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bLaSXpqp__E&list=RDbLaSXpqp__E&start_radio=1&pp=ygUJcmVtIHN0YW5koAcB
about 1 month ago
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My top 10 music videos. No.3.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=5IsS...
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Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime (Official Video)
YouTube video by Talking Heads
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5IsSpAOD6K8&list=RD5IsSpAOD6K8&start_radio=1&pp=ygUNdGFsa2luZyBoZWFkc6AHAQ%3D%3D
about 1 month ago
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My top 10 old music videos. No.2: only one of them is actually a man without a hat.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1p_B...
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Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by DemonMusicGroup
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1p_BvaHsgGg&list=RD1p_BvaHsgGg&start_radio=1&pp=ygUMc2FmZXR5IGRhbmNloAcB
about 1 month ago
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My top 10 old music videos. No.1 (directed by Ade Edmondson).
m.youtube.com/watch?v=TNNp...
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Squeeze - Hourglass (HQ)
YouTube video by Eduardo Montenegro M1
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TNNpQM9TY84
about 1 month ago
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TV Zone
about 1 month ago
Richard Osman steps down as host of
#HouseOfGames
after nine series. The BBC have confirmed the show will continue with a new host. More details:
www.tvzoneuk.com/post/houseof...
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RICHARD OSMAN TO STEP DOWN AS HOST OF HOUSE OF GAMES, POPULAR GAMESHOW TO CONTINUE WITH NEW HOST
Richard Osman has announced that he is to step down as presenter on BBC Two’s Richard Osman’s House of Games after nine years and will be handing the reins over to a new host.  The series, which is pr...
https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/houseofgames-richardosman-stepsdown-ann1
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Brian Blessed: the facts
The loudest sound ever recorded was caused by Brian Blessed sneezing in 1992. It is widely believed that if you listen hard enough from anywhere on the Earth, you can always hear Brian Blessed talk…
https://chrishallamworldview.wordpress.com/2026/02/28/brian-blessed-the-facts/
about 2 months ago
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Brian Blessed's greatest fear is that he will one day encounter his evil nemesis....Brian Cursed.
about 2 months ago
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Fact: wherever you are on the Earth, if you listen hard enough, you can always hear
#BrianBlessed
talking somewhere...
about 2 months ago
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Ben Willbond
about 2 months ago
But seriously. We are back! Next week we start shooting
#bbcghosts
the movie! Huge excitement in the camp, lots of splendid people joining us.
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Read my new features on John and Emily Mortimer, Lord Norman Tebbit and The Beezer and Topper in the latest issue of Best of British!
about 2 months ago
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Red Dwarf co-creator Rob Grant dies - British Comedy Guide
Rob Grant, the co-creator of Red Dwarf, has died suddenly.
https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/news/8655/rip-rob-grant/
about 2 months ago
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2026. Book 9.
about 2 months ago
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#RIP
#RobertDuvall
1931-2026.
about 2 months ago
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Great! Super! Read all about The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin in the latest issue of Yours Retro.
about 2 months ago
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British Comedy Guide
2 months ago
In this Comedy Rewind article we take a look at 'Dear John....' the 1980s sitcom from Only Fools And Horses writer John Sullivan which remains criminally overlooked.
www.comedy.co.uk/features/com...
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By the time you read these lines you'll want to watch Dear John.... - Comedy Rewind - British Comedy Guide
John Sullivan's 1980s sitcoms are legendary, with Only Fools And Horses enduringly popular; this series from the middle of the decade is a particular work of genius, but remains criminally overlooked.
https://www.comedy.co.uk/features/comedy-rewind/dear-john/
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Forty years of Dear John...
www.comedy.co.uk/features/com...
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By the time you read these lines you'll want to watch Dear John.... - Comedy Rewind - British Comedy Guide
John Sullivan's 1980s sitcoms are legendary, with Only Fools And Horses enduringly popular; this series from the middle of the decade is a particular work of genius, but remains criminally overlooked.
https://www.comedy.co.uk/features/comedy-rewind/dear-john/
2 months ago
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2026: Book 8.
2 months ago
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RIP Catherine O'Hara (1954-2026). A great comic actress. Here is her own eulogy for John Candy from 1994....
m.youtube.com/watch?v=rKHK...
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Catherine O'Hara John Candy Eulogy (with cleaned up audio)
YouTube video by Grant Barrett
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rKHKTfrWL5w
2 months ago
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2026. Book 7
2 months ago
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Read my features on Janet and Allan Ahlberg and comedian, Stanley Baxter inside!
3 months ago
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Brilliant
#Traitors
Final! Well done
#BBC
!
3 months ago
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Book review: A Shellshocked Nation: Britain Between the Wars, by Alwyn Turner
Book review: A Shellshocked Nation: Britain Between the Wars, by Alwyn Turner. Published by: Profile Books. Available: now. The time from the Armistice of November 1918 and the declaration of war i…
https://chrishallamworldview.wordpress.com/2026/01/23/book-review-a-shellshocked-nation-britain-between-the-wars-by-alwyn-turner/
3 months ago
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2026: Book 6.
3 months ago
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Has Histordle gone forever? What's happening?
3 months ago
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2026. Book 5.
3 months ago
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2026: Book 4.
3 months ago
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Enjoy my new features on classic sitcom, Open All Hours as well as screen legends, David Niven and Gloria Swanson in the latest Yours Retro! Available now.
3 months ago
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