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Wednesday, 7 October 2020

New October SwordCast on Celtica Radio: Listen Again Anytime

Listen again to tonight's SWORDcast, a half hour of our vibrant vintage toy talk and chatter.

It's a perfectly mint boxed way to enjoy your toy hobby on the radio, on your phone or on your PC.

So come listen again anytime on Celtica Radio

http://s124347079.websitehome.co.uk/NewCelts/swordcast.mp3

It's playfully toyish!

Let us know what you think!

There will be new SWORDCAST artwork on Cetica Radio's Facebook and Twitter feed tonight at 8pm UK time to compliment the Cast in the radio. The art has been created by Bill Everatt, Station Manager at Celtica Radio. Check it out!

JELLIKINS WITH RIK MAYALL

Another of Moonbase Junior's fave old TV cartoon theme songs. Jellikins with Rik Mayall.

A History That Never Happened By Paul A

Hi Woodsy

In their 2020 Mainline range Hot Wheels have included a series of ten models devoted to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. These are all existing models, decorated with graphics depicting various sports.

On 1st August I picked up several new Hot Wheels, including the first Olympic model that I have seen. It is a large scale skateboard called Skate Grom, which carries the copyright date 2013 on its metal base.

It is mainly purple, marked Tokyo 2020, and Skateboarding, the black plastic figure also has the Olympic symbol on his chest. This is model number 6 of the 10 in the series. Now to find the remaining nine.

With the Tokyo Olympic Games deferred until at least next year, if they happen at all, what is going to happen to all the souvenirs that have already been produced ? Will they be sold, or scraped ?

This little model now records a history that never happened - like something from a science fiction story, just like all the souvenirs produced for the planned coronation of King Edward VIII in 1937.

Paul Adams

New Zealand

Tuesday, 6 October 2020

i would go out tonight but i haven't got a stitch to wear

CRUMBS!

Now that's what I call a biscuit tin!

In the Sixties they thought we would have colonised the moon by now and erected domes everywhere to eat our biscuits in!

Its a lovely vision.

Did or do you have any space related tins?

THE CINEMA'S CLOSED

Its the end of an era for me. Cineworld has closed all its UK and US cinemas due to Covid.

I have been going to to my local Cineworld with a friend for years - maybe 15 or 20 - and during its orange Wednesday period we went every week. There was hardly any fantasy, horror and sci-fi we didn't see.

I'm really quite gutted its all over. Oh I know its meant to be a temporary closure but it feels like Cineworld has shut forever. The end of cinema-going with my film buddy.

Is the cinema near you still open?