Musicians waiting for work in Archer Street, Soho, 1935.
From the 1920s to the 1950s musicians flocked to Archer Street on Mondays to collect pay and find work
The Beatles on ToTPs
Film is Fabulous! is delighted to confirm the 35mm negative presented to John Franklin at the recent film convention in Oxted, contains the The Beatles first appearance on Top of the Tops.
Apart from the fact that I am no longer receiving payment for my voice & guitar samples, apart from the fact that his team tried to take a share of the writer share, & apart from the fact that he made what was supposed to be a “politically correct” version of the song for its use as the title track for the Flipper movie which starred Paul Hogan, I guess that it was ok. I received an award for the version, but awards don’t pay bills. I have several. Thanks for the very good question, & depending on where you are, have a good one, day, morning, evening etc
RIP the great Micheal Keating. The heart and soul of Blake's 7, he played cowardly con-man Vila Restal (my favourite character) with a beautifully world-weary charm, and perfect comic timing. He and Paul Darrow's Avon made one of the all-time great double acts.