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Uncle Edgars twirling moustache! It’s only the weekend! Somewhere deep inside a dense African forest, let us be your forever migrating herd of magnificently giant but eloquent elephants, as we plough our way through the thick bush of retro movie magic looking for  vegetation to nourish our cinematic hunger before we stop and bathe in an oasis of celluloid wonder.

Have a happy retro Weekend!

SATURDAY 12th APRIL

Smokey and the Bandit (1977) ITV London 1:15 pm-3:00 pm (1 hour 45 minutes)

A truck driver accepts a challenge to deliver a consignment of beer to a party. He claims he can make the 900-mile round trip in just 28 hours, but a pompous sheriff is determined to stop him in his tracks, not least because his prospective daughter-in-law has deserted his son and hitched a ride with the unlikely hero. Comedy, starring Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Sally Field and Jerry Reed

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That's right folks today is the big day!

Yep World Book Day is once again here for the 17th year and is looking bigger and better than ever with some amazing initiatives and ideas to get as many people reading and loving book including some total classics.

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So what's World Book Day you ask?

World Book Day is a celebration! It’s a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it’s a celebration of reading. In fact, it’s the biggest celebration of its kind, designated by UNESCO as a worldwide effort, and marked in over 100 countries all over the world. Wowzers!

The main aim of World Book Day in the UK and Ireland is to encourage kids all over to explore the pleasures of books and reading by providing them with the opportunity to have a book of their own by sending schools packs of Book Tokens.

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Rumple Stiltskin! It’s the Weekend!

So under the Big Top Circus tent amongst  a ramble of multi coloured dysfunctional clowns in floppy shoes and ill fitting dungarees, let us be your well trained tricycle riding chimps as we race to find you retro movie magic before we jump the ramp of awesome cinematic magnitude so we can receive a standing ovation of celluloid wonder.

Have a happy retro weekend.

SATURDAY 7th September

Brewster's Millions (1985) Film4 1:00pm-3:00pm (2 hours)

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Hi Roald Dahl fans! We've got such a big treat for you lovely lot this week. Yes we've teamed up with the truly amazing people of the Roald Dahl Literary Estate to create one of our biggest and best competitions to date!

As huuuge Roald Dahl fans, we simply had to launch our very own range of Roald Dahl T-Shirts which have gone down a storm. To say a big thank you to everyone and to help inspire people to re-live the childhood classics, we'd like to invite you all to take part in our amazing giveaway.....

The Prize

Possibly our best prizes... EVER! We're giving just one oh so lucky winner a huge collection of Roald Dahl prizes including a complete hardback book set, three exclusive Roald Dahl T-Shirts of their choice, AND a family ticket for the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Roald Dahl’s hometown of Great Missenden! Amazing or what!?

Included in these prizes are.....

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Abraham Lincoln's stove pipe hat! Is it that time again?

Like a big old block of yellow Swiss cheese sat on top an old rusty trap, let us be your sneaky super cute little mouse and risk our precious mousy noses as we steal you sweet smelling retro pieces of golden nostalgic cinematic loveliness mmmm cheesy.

Have a happy retro weekend :-)

SATURDAY 20th OCTOBER

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992) ITV1 1:25pm-3:00pm (1 hour 35 minutes)

A tough Los Angeles cop receives a visit from his overprotective mother. Not content with tidying his home and meddling in his love life, she joins him on duty to rid the streets of crime after witnessing a murder. Comedy, starring Sylvester Stallone, Estelle Getty, JoBeth Williams, Roger Rees and Martin Ferrero.

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