PATRICK MOWER
PATRICK MOWER By DANIEL OLIVER 1973: a decisive time in the men’s fragrance market. Bass noted musk, the disposable cartridge safety razor, soap-on-a-rope. There is everything to play for. But one man alone holds t...
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The Men Who Would Be Bond
By NICHOLAS HUGHES “To look for a new James Bond is one of the most impossible jobs in the entire world”. These are the words of Debbie McWilliams, the head casting agent for the Bond movies. It has always been thus. The...
Blog on Blog
Here’s my random thought for the day; have you ever noticed how in a 70’s disaster movie, it’s always Robert Wagner’s fault? Who installed the dodgy wiring that caused the fire? Who cut back on th...
Before I kill you, Mr Blog
So, I’m back after seeing “Skyfall”. I always knew it was going to be good. It’s the 3rd Daniel Craig Bond movie and the rule is that the third movie a Bond actor does is the defining one of their era: Goldfinger, The Sp...
Nicky Henson
by DANIEL OLIVER “O.K. I want long hair, I want cocky, I want leathers. I want the man most likely to get my daughter up the duff. There’s only one guy in the frame here, and as luck would have it, he’...
Judi Bowker
JUDI BOWKER by NICHOLAS HUGHES When I was growing up in the 1970’s and Saturday TV in the daytime meant watching The Flashing Blade or Swap Shop and drooling over Action Man adverts, my boys’ own junior machi...
Who Are The Flare Players?
by DANIEL OLIVER ‘Who are they?’ I hear you all ask, crowds now swarming forward with an insatiable hunger to learn more. Well, I’ll tell you. The Flare Players were a loose collection of British acting...