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Are the blockbusters of today worth their massive budgets?
Who were your pre-1980s favourite stars? I'd love to know!
Up early to fire some blanks before the Czech was dubbed
Indulging my macabre side with a walk around London murder sites
Royal visits to Elstree Studios - and meeting the future King
I recommended a restaurant to Tom Cruise and he didn't even ask me to join him
Remembering one of British cinema's unsung Bond heroes at Pinewood
My trip to Hollywood in a luxury scandal tour hearse
The horror film secret that Alfred Hitchcock understood
When Liberace sued over being 'outed' as gay
Tales from the casting couch in Hollywood's golden age
From Hammer to Star Wars - memories of Peter Cushing
The last great party held at Elstree Studios
Visiting the new EastEnders set - and looking back 37 years to the first
When unions almost brought Elstree to its knees
Remembering 'true gent' Sidney Poitier and Dixon of Dock Green and Colditz stars
Elstree Studios have never stopped changing in 46 years
I saw one of the final Holby City scenes being shot (and almost ruined it)
Don't mention the war! Introducing the Dambusters march to a German crowd
Product placement is now allowed on TV - but does it work?
Quatermass and the Pint: Hollywood stars who liked a drink
Strictly needs less lacklustre celebrities
A long time ago at a youth club not far away, Mark Hamil stayed for hours to meet 300 children
I met East 17 and Robbie Williams - but didn't realise it at the time
A road with royal connections
Why the BBC needs a good prune - and television loves a villain
Family write to Prince Charles seeking posthumous medal for 'unsung war hero'
I spent my weekends saving cinema heritage from destruction (and what a soundtrack)
Behind the scenes of county history
Watching out for crime
Popularity on the box
Health at whose expense?
Sylvia is on song for golden anniversary
Heritage for the masses
Life was sweet in the street
When stockings were the Key to employment
You’ve got to have faith
It’s bin a long road to recycling
Patrols don’t miss a beat
Looking after the troops
Cashing in on customers
A life well preserved
Brigade blazes a trail
Ringing the changes
Full speed on the wrong track
The rise of the council house
Good grounds for trading places
Post from the past
Centre of excellence
To the manor forlorn
Working the land
A long way from home
Crossing paths with history
Crossing paths with history