Out on 28 August: the 91st edition of #YoursRetro, featuring my account of how the British Government exiled #GeorgeRaft from these shores due to perceived connections with organised crime. #Hollywood #Mafia #movies #acting
Out now: the latest #YoursRetro, featuring my account of the highly controversial pacifist stance #JamesMason took in the early days of WW2, and the deep impact it had upon both his family life and his #movie career. #Hollywood #actor #acting #films
The next issue of #YoursRetro hits newsstands on 31 July and includes my feature on the personal and profession crisis faced by British actor #JamesMason as war broke out in 1939.
#freelance #journalism #acting #film #movies #Hollywood
#Doomwatch was a great show -- and quite controversial at th the time -- which sadly fell partial victim to the BBC's insanely short-sighted 1980s gutting of its video archive. The latest issue of #YoursRetro includes an overview of the series by #DouglasMcPherson.
June's #YoursRetro hits supermarkets and news-stands today, with my feature on British comedy star #RonnieCorbett among the many profiles and overviews within its covers.
June's #YoursRetro includes my feature on the stage and screen career of comic actor #RonnieCorbett, and the end of his celebrated #television partnership with #RonnieBarker.
#BBC #LWT #TheTwoRonnies #comedy
Congratulations to all at #BauerMediaGroup, where I'm delighted to be one of the regular contributors to #YoursRetro.
April's #YoursRetro includes features on #BingCrosby's courtship of #KathrynGrant, #AlainDelon's link to a high-profile murder, plus #GregoryPeck, #BarbraStreisand, #BobMonkhouse, #DickVanDyke, #JackHawkins, #GloriaSwanson, #DebbieReynolds, #RichardRoundtree, #EddieCochran, #MartiCaine, #TheGoonies.
Hitting the shelves today: #YoursRetro #86, featuring my article on #BingCrosby's extended courtship of actress #KathrynGrant, his future second wife.
#freelance #journalism
The April edition of #YoursRetro hits UK magazine stands on Thursday, featuring my look at #BingCrosby's protracted courtship of actress #KathrynGrant, his future second wife.
‘Mother and father would have had to tie me down, apply handcuffs and put a straight jacket on me to have kept me from becoming a performer.’ Grab a copy 🌈 #YoursRetro #JudyGarland
This hits the stands in the UK on Thursday and is available to purchase internationally online. A labour of love to write this. Such a difficult subject, but done with respect and affection 💕 #YoursRetro
It was a labour of love to write this article. Perhaps the most difficult subject to analyse. I approached it with trepidation but walked away with joy. Mums and daughters. Sons and mums. We’ve all walked similar paths. It’s out March 13th #YoursRetro #JudyGarland
February's edition of #YoursRetro hits the magazine racks on Thursday, including my profile of innovative adman and maverick moviemaker #AlanParker.
#cinema #film #movies #journalism
I'll be checking out the career of British movie director #AlanParker, whose varied output included such films as #MidnightExpress and #BugsyMalone, in February's #YoursRetro, out on Thursday.
"We only ever had romantic dates," recalled actress #KathrynGrant of her three-year courtship by #BingCrosby. But why the delay? I'll be shedding light upon their extended romance in the April edition of #YoursRetro.
January's #YoursRetro is available now, including my feature on 1970s tv show #JasonKing, starring #PeterWyngarde. Got your copy yet?
Received a rather lovely response today to my #YoursRetro feature on #JasonKing, from Tina Wyngarde-Hopkins, #PeterWyngarde's lifemate for 30+ years and current curator of his appreciation society's extensive website.
The first #YoursRetro of 2025 hits newsstands today, including my feature on 1970s crime series #JasonKing and its suave star #PeterWyngarde.
My profile of British #movie director #AlanParker, whose #films include #BugsyMalone, #TheCommitments, #Birdy, #MississippiBurning, #MidnightExpress and #AngelHeart, is scheduled to appear in the February issue of #YoursRetro.
Currently on UK supermarket and newsagency shelves, issue 81 of #YoursRetro features my profile of #MargaretRutherford and look behind the making of tv hit #TheUntouchables.
Issue 82 of #YoursRetro hits the stands next week, and includes my exploration of the mystery surrounding #EarthaKitt's family history, plus features on #BetteDavis and #DianaDors.
Available now at Tesco, Morrison and a variety of other retail outlets. #YoursRetro #MargaretRutherford #RobertStack
Forthcoming in the pages of #YoursRetro: issue 82, due out on 19 December, includes my investigation into the family mystery surrounding iconic entertainer #EarthaKitt; issue 84, scheduled for 16 January, features my take on the 1970s action-adventure series #JasonKing, starring #PeterWyngarde.
Issue 81 of #YoursRetro hits the UK supermarket shelves on Thursday, containing two articles with my byline: a profile of the wonderful comic actress #MargaretRutherford plus an overview of the 1960s tv series #TheUntouchables, featuring #RobertStack as #EliotNess.
#film #television #comedy #crime
Out this Thursday, the latest issue of #YoursRetro features my profile of neglected #horror star #TodSlaughter.
Now on sale: issue 68 of #YoursRetro. I supplied the articles on #ClarkGable and #TheFugitive. I also have a profile of #WillHay scheduled for issue 70 and one on #TodSlaughter for 71.
#Hollywood #cinema #movies #comedy #horror #television
A sneak peak into issue 68 of #YoursRetro, which hits UK supermarkets and other magazine outlets on 23 November.
#ClarkGable #ClaudetteColbert #ItHappenedOneNight #CaroleLombard #DavidNiven #MarilynMonroe #MongomeryClift #TheMisfits #Hollywood
#TheFugitive #DavidJanssen #BarryMorse #TheOneArmedMan
