THE GREAT MULLARD MAGIC BLOG — television

Saucy seaside postcards were once a mainstay of British life during summer, but are rarely seen in the 21st century.  In an age of instant communication, it is easy to forget that sending a postcard to friends and relatives was a ritual for holidaymakers.  Postcards made their first appearance in Britain in 1870. They were plain with an imprinted halfpenny stamp on the front, half the price of sending a letter. With the address going on the front and the message on the back they were a great success, with over 75 million sent in Britain in 1871, rising to...

I just love this period photo from 1959 which shows a Norwegian family taking their television on a summer picnic.  Dad looks a bit worried maybe because they need to get a wiggle on to get the TV set up in time such that Mrs Hansen doesn't miss Kroning Gate! For extra points can any of my regular readers identify the make and model of the TV please? The car of course is the PV544 Duett, an early SUV that was built from 1951 - 1969.    As you can see, the Duett is both a handsome vehicle and can handle...

My 7 year old niece Ellie was bemoaning the fact that the family telly only had one remote control and isn’t it a pity that she couldn’t switch channels using her ‘tablet’ !@£$.     There then followed a “kids of today speech” where both nephew & niece were astounded that tellies were black and white, had an 18-inch screen only three channels and no such thing as a remote control back when I was their age.  This little dialogue got me thinking and so led to this blog entry on the subject of remote control in general as well as remote...