The Wigan Casino meant nothing to me at the time. I was too young, Lego and Subbuteo were my kicks, but I was still aware of it, with two older sisters who used to make the short journey from Bolton to Wigan every weekend.
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London Dossier by Len Deighton (Penguin)
This is a book by Len Deighton…but London Dossier is not a spy novel.
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings – Soul Time! (Daptone)
The latest studio outing from Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, aka one of the hottest live soul acts on the planet, serves up a faithful and suitably heartfelt dozen tracks that have been staples of their performances for many years now.
More (1969)
I first saw this as a late night channel 4 screening many years back. Fasty forward and More is now out on Blu-ray. Does this Pink Floyd-soundtrack movie still cut the mustard?
To Sir With Love (1967)
Think sixties and it’s hard to avoid the word ‘swinging’ in the same sentence. British cinema audiences of the era didn’t want misery on the big screen when they left their miserable jobs – they wanted glamour, colour and above all, entertainment.
Modesty Blaise (1966)
Yeah…..I know….plenty of these around back in the day…and in retrospect it’s sometimes hard to separate spoof from serious when it comes to 60’s espionage flicks….far easier to sort out the good from the bad, the wheat from the chaff.
Georgy Girl (1966)
A ‘homely’ girl is desperate to live the glam life of her ‘swinging London’ roommate.
Morgan (A Suitable Case For Treatment) (1966)
Morgan is a film that could only be from the sixties – the characters, plot and scenery would make it impossible to re-make in the modern age. And in truth, I don’t think any director would be overly keen to take it on.
