80s – retrohen

Retro Life: The Disappearance of High Street Banks

Posted on 07/12/202507/12/2025

“You need four O’Levels including English and Maths to work for us” were the words of the representative of a major high street bank. This was back in 1984 at a careers open evening at school. There were at least a dozen employers on show, all with the intention of wooing us into working for […]

Rapid Retro: the rise and fall of cigarette advertising

Posted on 20/09/202520/09/2025

Mr Frosty

Posted on 14/07/202507/12/2025

Rapid Retro: Halifax Cardcash

Posted on 24/05/202524/05/2025

Britannia Music Club

Posted on 06/05/202507/05/2025

Rapid Retro: Brut… more than Splash It All Over

Posted on 06/02/202509/02/2025

I published my first retro post in 2015: Taming of the Brut. Ten years later, I’m back revisiting the iconic men’s grooming brand. Pulling in sporting stars Henry Cooper, Barry Sheen and Kevin Keegan for their television advertising, Brut stood top of the UK aftershave podium during the 1970s. If you thought the Brut range […]