The voice

Britain's in shock after the murder of sitting MP David Amess. America's in mourning for former Secretary of State Colin Powell.

We at Dolores Delargo Towers are very sad at another departure for Fabulon. For, lost among the banner headlines, came the sad news today that yet another piece of my childhood has died - Miss Denise Bryer. Who? I hear you ask...

Miss Bryer was not only married for 35 years to the late TV stalwart and "national treasure" Nicholas Parsons (they divorced in 1989 but remained friends), but she carved herself a niche behind the scenes as a voice actor for numerous (mainly children's) telly programmes and films. She was Twizzle, Noddy, "The Junk Lady" in Labyrinth and "Billina" in Return to Oz - but it's for two significant roles in shows that are dear to our nostalgic hearts that we raise a toast to her memory...

She was "Kiki the Frog" in Hector's House:

Hector's House - Good Morning Frog

...and "Zelda" in Terrahawks!

Terrahawks - Space Samurai

The Saturday Show - Terrahawks Special

RIP, Denise Bryer (5th January 1928 – 16th October 2021)

Days of future past?

"Can I do this, or will I look like some sort of gay superhero?"

As I am enjoying a verrrrry slow day - I made the most of that "extra hour in bed", and have just basically mooched about all day: a bit of watering in the garden, a bit of shopping, mainly recovering from the excesses of John-John's birthday bash last night (which ended with me not getting to bed till 2am - which would have been 3am the night before, the clocks having gone back) - I think we need something lovely from those geniuses over at the Soft Tempo Lounge to complement the mood, as it begins to get dark (so early!)...

How about this faboo little trip into the future - as it was envisioned back in 1970 - featuring that cult Gerry Anderson epic series UFO? [Which starred Benedict Cumberbatch's Mum Wanda Ventham!]

Soft Tempo Lounge - U.F.O.

Sci-fi-tastic!

[Music: Blue Media by Lee Selmoco Orchestra]

An indestructible Captain, a very friendly lion, the ring-a-ding-a-ling-a-ling king, Zebedee and TC

The death of children's telly stalwart John Noakes has put me in rather a nostalgic mood.

All day I have been humming various themes from long-lost programmes of yore.

Including these [and I wonder whether anyone else out there remembers any of them?]...

Arthur and the Square Knights Of The Round Table(1968)

Magic Roundabout closing credits (1965)

Batman intro (1966)

Parsley sings The Friendly Lion (1968)

Top Cat TC (1961)

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967)

The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (1968)

Hector's House (1965)

Happy memories.