Christmas Toys of the 1980s
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Tom Christie and Santa Joe Moore welcome you to "Traditionally Speaking", all things Christmas on both sides of the Atlantic. Christmas Lights. Copyright © Tom Christie and Joe Moore, all rights reserved. Christmas Toys of the 1980s.
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Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" (Part 6) by Thomas A. Christie
In this section: "The Pawn" by Magnetic Scrolls for Rainbird Software (1987)Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" by Thomas A. ChristieThe Sinclair ZX Spectrum was one of the most popular home computers in British history, selling over five million units in its 1980s heyday.Amongst the thousands of titles released for the Spectrum during its lifetime, the text adventure game was to emerge as one of the most significant genres on the system.Covering 100 games in all, this book celebrates the Spectrum’s thriving interactive fiction scene of the eighties, chronicling the achievements of major publishers as well as independent developers from the machine’s launch in 1982 until the end of the decade in 1989."The Spectrum of Adventure" is Copyright ©2016 Thomas A. Christie, all rights reserved, and is published by Extremis Publishing Ltd.This title is available as a physical book from www.extremispublishing.com and all good online retailers and independent booksellers worldwide.
Glass Eye, by Tess Tyler
Glass Eye, by Tess Tyler, Directed by James Brailsford
The Cold East Wind, by Nathan Eve
Nathan Eve, solo acoustic guitar, The Cold East Wind
Lights - A Year In Provence
LIGHTS from indie-rock band A Year In Provence.A Year In Provence consists of five members: Matt Potter (Lead Vocals/Guitar), Adam Bacon (Bass), James Fermer (Backing Vocals/Guitar), Dan Wing (Lead Guitar) and Jack Smith (Drums). Originally all from Kent, United Kingdom. We all met in 2016 but after undergoing a few line-up changes, 2020 produced the current line-up.Written in Lockdown 1 of 2020 and released 18 September 2021, Lights encapsulates the feeling of confinement and the desire to be free to live life again.
Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" (Part 6) by Thomas A. Christie
In this section: "The Pawn" by Magnetic Scrolls for Rainbird Software (1987)Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" by Thomas A. ChristieThe Sinclair ZX Spectrum was one of the most popular home computers in British history, selling over five million units in its 1980s heyday.Amongst the thousands of titles released for the Spectrum during its lifetime, the text adventure game was to emerge as one of the most significant genres on the system.Covering 100 games in all, this book celebrates the Spectrum’s thriving interactive fiction scene of the eighties, chronicling the achievements of major publishers as well as independent developers from the machine’s launch in 1982 until the end of the decade in 1989."The Spectrum of Adventure" is Copyright ©2016 Thomas A. Christie, all rights reserved, and is published by Extremis Publishing Ltd.This title is available as a physical book from www.extremispublishing.com and all good online retailers and independent booksellers worldwide.
Lights - A Year In Provence
LIGHTS from indie-rock band A Year In Provence.A Year In Provence consists of five members: Matt Potter (Lead Vocals/Guitar), Adam Bacon (Bass), James Fermer (Backing Vocals/Guitar), Dan Wing (Lead Guitar) and Jack Smith (Drums). Originally all from Kent, United Kingdom. We all met in 2016 but after undergoing a few line-up changes, 2020 produced the current line-up.Written in Lockdown 1 of 2020 and released 18 September 2021, Lights encapsulates the feeling of confinement and the desire to be free to live life again.