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Guy Fawkes' pointy beard!....is it movie time again?

So like a huddled mass of excited youths gathered around an inflamed bonfire put together with pieces of old wooden furniture and tree branches let us be your crudely stuffed "Guy" made from your poor old man’s pyjamas our smouldering paper mache head tilting awkwardly toward the heavens as we stand in awe and anticipate the explosive, retroactive cinematic magic.

Have happy retro weekend :-)

SATURDAY 3rd NOVEMBER

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) ITV1 London 3:15pm-5:35pm (2 hours 20 minutes)

The rebels are scattered across the galaxy after forces of the evil Empire launch a devastating attack on their secret base. Luke Skywalker searches out a Jedi master to complete his training, while Han Solo and Princess Leia are relentlessly pursued by Darth Vader's space fleet. Sci-fi adventure sequel, with Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Alec Guinness and David Prowse.

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If like me, you're bored to the back teeth of trashy reality T.V then boy have we got a treat for you this weekend! Prepare to cosy up with us TruffleShufflers on the sofa and veg out big time out for a  full on old school movie master class.

Yes, I’ve quite literally challenged myself to watch as many retro movies as possible over the coming weekend. Don't worry - I've only chosen movies available on freeview or terrestrial channels so everyone can join in with my square eyed extravaganza.

The amount of awesome movies on the old telly box is quite frankly incredible so here's my very own old school TV guide for your viewing pleasure!

SATURDAY 8TH OCTOBER

As most normal people don’t get out of bed on a Saturday before Noon, I'm starting with James Bond Live and Let Die which is on ITV4 at 12:30 - 3:00pm!

Here's a taster of that famous crocodile scene to wet your appetite...

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