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Tom Baker returns to ‘Doctor Who’… in telephone commercials

‘Yeeeeees, I knew you’d be surprised!’ intones the Doctor, encouraging viewers of his TV show to use a certain telecommunication company. Surprised? Not really, because despite the use of unlicensed BBC set designs, props, trademarks and teeth – a canny copyrighter at Television Centre must have ensured that the Fourth Doctor’s famously dentine grin was … >

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Cassetteboy presents: ‘The Diamond Queen’

‘Hello, Queen!’ Sadly expunged from the official Cassetteboy channel, this heartfelt jubilee tribute to the reigning British monarch from Andrew Marr has thankfully reappeared on YouTube and spread across the web as quickly as long-lens camera shots of sunbathing members of Her Majesty’s extended family.

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Rekorderlig Swedish School

Every wanted to find your Swedish side? Rekorderlig Swedish School / Svenska Skolan exists under the vision of one man, Olof Håkansson. As visionary and founder of the school, Olof, together with his team of teachers, has created a place which recognises that everyone could be beautifully Swedish if given the essential techniques inherent in … >

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Amy Pond in ‘Portal’

Separated from her husband and best friend, Amy Pond visits Aperture Science, creator of a certain handheld device in the Portal video game series…

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‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ – the original swordsman scene

The story of Harrison Ford catching dysentery whilst shooting Raiders of the Lost Ark in Tunisia is now part of Hollywood folklore. Literally sick to his stomach, the actor suggested binning a complicated whip-and-sword fight against a villain in favour of something simpler. ‘Let’s just shoot the fucker,’ Ford is reputed to have said – … >

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