Smelly stuff for Christmas

Some adverts from 1970s issues of Penthouse and Mayfair magazine.

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Parky in Penthouse

A rather worried-looking Michael Parkinson in an advert for Black & White whisky from the Christmas 1970 issue of Penthouse magazine. This was a little before he embarked on his career as a chat-show host, which began on the BBC in the following June. Today, he can be found flogging life insurance to the over-50s.

Roy Raymonde's Fairy Tales

A lusty take on some traditional fairy tales, as re-told by cartoonist Roy Raymonde (1929-2009) in Mayfair magazine, issue 5/2 (1970).

The temptation of Adam

Hmm... a naked woman or a naked woman with stockings? No contest really!

From Mayfair magazine, issue 5/9 (1970); the artist was Norman Mansbridge (1911-93).

Farewell, Dinah

I was sad to hear yesterday, of the death of that splendid actress Dinah Sheridan, aged 92. Two of here best remembered films are amongst my favourites, too. First is the 1953 London to Brighton Veteran car run comedy, Genevieve, in which she co-starred with John Gregson, Kenneth More and Kay Kendall, whist in 1970 came The Railway Children, in which she played mother to Gary Warren, Sally Thomsett and Jenny Agutter. Who doesn't love that film?? I was sure that I had seen her in something recently on DVD; turns out that Dinah had appeared in a 1999 episode of Jonathan Creek.

With John Gregson in Genevieve

With Sally Thomsett in The Railway Children

Also from The Railway Children

Farewell Max

With the sad news today of the death of comedian and entertainer, Max Bygraves, I have looked out this programme of his show at the Bournemouth Winter Gardens Theatre for 1970.

His supporting acts on this occasion were comic Tony Cawley and juggler Ric Benny, with music provided by The Selmas, none of whom I have heard of before or since. I suspect that we chose to see Max on our 1970 visit (rather than Jimmy Tarbuck or Harry Corbett & Sooty, who were also in town that summer), because of Auntie Mu, who was a fan of his. Sadly he blotted his copybook with her by swearing on stage (the word bloody was heard) and I don't think she ever forgave him.........