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Lost Television: Journeyman

A TV series that faced lots of problems that led to its premature demise – but is worth a second look.

Addicted To Lovefilm

Remembering the glory days of the DVD-by-mail service.

Andrew Jones And The Little Indie Film Factory That Could

Remembering the king of low-budget, high-concept straight-to-supermarket British horror.

Adventures In Space And Beneath The Sea – Britain’s Forgotten Sci-Fi Dramas

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The pioneering and popular British science fiction TV series that has become lost in time and space.

Jingle Balls! The World Of X-Rated Christmas Movies

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A collection of festive movies that are most definitely on the naughty list.

The X-Rated Spider-Man Movies Of Axel Braun

The porn parodies of classic Marvel comics are at once overly ambitious and too stuck in adult movie traditions to fully work – but are nevertheless fun alternative versions of the web-slinging superhero.

The DVD Is Not Dead Yet

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Let’s not write off old-school physical media just yet.

Sound Or Vision: The BBFC’s Audio Commentary Scam

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Should option soundtracks on DVDs and Blu-rays be classified as separate video recordings? The censors claim they should – but they are wrong.

Supermarket Swept: The Demise Of The Impulse-Buy DVD

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Does the decline of physical media sold in supermarkets also signal the end of the British ‘geezer’ movie?

CED – The Video Format That Was Dead On Arrival

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RCA’s unique vinyl-based video format arrived on the market too late to have any chance of success – but remains an intriguingly unique system.

The Incomprehensible Appeal of The Cassette

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Cassette tapes are having a rise in popularity and it makes no sense at all.

A Movie With Your Morning Paper

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Remembering the time when tomorrow’s fish and chip wrappers contained yesterday’s films.