80s – Page 11 – retrohen

Treasure Hunt: Anneka Rice, racing hearts and beads of sweat

Posted on 31/08/201926/03/2020

WHEN Treasure Hunt is mentioned, maybe thoughts of a gleaming pirate’s face dazzled by a chest full of gold come to mind. Treasure Hunt could conjure memories of childhood: excitedly hunting around the garden for hidden Easter eggs or birthday presents. There were no signs of fine jewellery or chocolate eggs in Channel 4’s iconic […]

The retro TV set: brutality in action

Posted on 25/08/201925/10/2022

The Quatro conundrum

Posted on 18/08/201930/03/2020

Kellogg’s Coco Pops: the lyrical freestyle

Posted on 20/07/201920/04/2024

The Raleigh Chopper and the career ladder

Posted on 18/07/201901/06/2023

Tunes: a blocked nose, misunderstandings and cures

Posted on 07/07/201919/09/2022

THE traveller wanted a second-class return to Nottingham. The chap at the ticket office couldn’t understand the traveller’s request. The reason the traveller was not understood: an annoying blocked nose! Nottingham sounded like Dottingham when requested by the traveller, causing confusion on the face of the chap in the ticket office. Luckily, the traveller was […]