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Established in the 1940s to produce and sell domestic labour-saving devices, Kenwood has survived and evolved to become a British icon. It is high time someone recorded (almost) everything they ever made, and put a date to it, so that future generations can make sense of what was happening in U.K. kitchens, in business, in industrial design and in manufacturing. The first item off the production line, the Turnover Toaster, was made by Roger Laurence and Kenneth Wood in 1947, and over a hundred separate domestic objects would follow over the next thirty years. Inside this book, you will find full-colour photographs, descriptions and original retail prices of these mixers, accessories and appl...
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Whatever your level of experience, all hams will find articles that are enjoyable to read and easy to understand. The articles in this book will become your companion as you navigate the ham bands in search of adventure, fun and new friends.
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The Sweeney broke the mould for British cop shows. Until it was broadcast, they’d been rather stolid, sometimes quaint, dramas like Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars and Softly, Softly about policemen – or even bobbies: not cops. They were about upholding the law: not breaking it: about smart blue uniforms, not kipper ties and long hair. They were about preventing or punishing violence – not about inflicting it with pleasure on villains. Then, in 1975, The Sweeney burst onto commercial television. Based on the notoriously corrupt activities of Scotland Yard’s Flying Squad, it followed two dishevelled, uncouth detectives, Regan and Carter, played by John Thaw and Dennis Waterman, who hurtle...
It's 35 years since Patrick McGoohan's thriller series The Prisoner, a strange blend of espionage, psychodrama and fantasy, first entranced the British public. Tracing the program's evolution from sixties' curiosity to worldwide cult, the book examines the volatile social and political background which shaped its development. With an episode-by-episode analysis, a wealth of previously unpublished photographs, production designs, props and memorabilia, production details, cast biographies and interviews with the cast and crew, The Prisoner: The Official Companion to the Classic TV Series is the ultimate guide to what is now viewed as one of the seminal television series of its time. It will be promoted on the dozens of rabid Prisoner websites.
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