THE GREAT MULLARD MAGIC BLOG

Its interesting the lengths that were taken in order to sell tape recorders, just look at this advertising shot from 1959:- I have suggested to Mrs Mullard Magic that we re-enact this scene for the 21st century but she said that if I came near her with my little Nagra  then she would belt me with her loofah, oooo-errrr.  At least I suggested a battery tape deck as a concession to 'Elf & Safety!'

Everyone was stunned when Mrs Brown's Boys popped up on our screen in 2011 as something new in the comedic realm but was it really? They say that there is nothing new in showbiz and that people have short memories and this may be true when we go back to 1993 when another redoubtable lady appeared in Mrs Doubtfire. And if you go back even further to 1977 , well, look who........ Which one of these stunners is the most comely then?    

 Well what an advert, bet that made you sit up and take notice in 1975!!!!  Once you get past the strategically placed thongs and cards you wonder what the advert is for, well, if you're sitting comfortably, then I'll tell you!  First though, I will say that I bet that the lady pictured turns heads these days at the Post Office as she stands in the Pension encashment queue!  Anyhow, I digress, as  Britannia Row Audio Ltd was an offshoot of Britannia Row Studios and  was created to hire out Pink Floyd's tour equipment and keep the skills of its crew...

Well beat me on the bottom with a rolled up BVWS bulletin and call me Edna, just look at this.  When have you ever seen a Chernobyl pre amplifier.   I'll bet this thermionic masterpiece just radiates a sweet and mellifluous sound. As some of you may know, during  1972, the Duga-1 radio receiver, part of the Duga radar array was constructed 11 km (6.8 mi) west-northwest of Chernobyl. It was the origin of the Russian Woodpecker which allegedly, if it stopped transmitting, would herald a Soviet nuclear strike on the West. Also during 1972, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was constructed 9 miles northwest...

The Wizard of Linn is a science fiction novel by Canadian - American writer AE van Vogt.  This, his second novel was originally serialised in the Astounding Science Fiction magazine during April to June 1950 with publication in book format in 1961 titled as Der Zauberer von Linn - it was a German publication after all. But for we radio/hifi types we know of an alternative Wizard of Linn, well, its Ivor Sigmund Tiefenbrun MBE the founder of Linn Products. Tiefenbrun was born in the Gorbals area of Glasgow and went on to hone his engineering and business skills in his late father's...