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Drop Dead Fred – Forgotten Childhood

September 15, 2016 Carrie Moon

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So, who’s for snot-flicking? This week, I decided to look back on Drop Dead Fred, a surprisingly inspiring dark comedy from 1991. I watched it with my four-year-old niece, which in hindsight was probably not so much of a good idea. (My sister may have to deal with some mud pies in the near future!). […]

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Books

Grim Tales With Rik Mayall – Forgotten Childhood

April 7, 2016 Dave McEvoy

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I’ve been on a total Roald Dahl nostalgia trip ever since that The BFG trailer. George’s Marvelous Medicine, the story of a perfectly normal boy who not quite inadvertently creates a magic potion and gives it unpleasant and cantankerous grandmother, is my favourite of them all. The only screen adaptation it has received was a five-part […]

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Comedy Star Rik Mayall Passes Away Aged 56

June 9, 2014 Anthony McGlynn

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Rik Mayall, the comedian and actor whose performances include The Young Ones, Blackadder, Bottom, Drop Dead Fred and Guest House Paradiso, has passed away. Mayall spearheaded alternative comedy in the 80’s and is a name beloved to many who grew up in the 80’s and 90’s. The circumstances behind his death have not been released. […]

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