Champ (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #01 (25 Feb 1984).
First Appearances:
Kingsway Comprehensive (Kids Rule-OK) in Champ #01 (25 Feb 1984).
The Sinister World of Mr. Pendragon in Champ #01 (25 Feb 1984).
Mike Sadler (Mike's Mi££ions) in Champ #01 (25 Feb 1984).
Joe Pearson (We Are United) in Champ #01 (25 Feb 1984).
Births:
J.T. Edson (1928); Jonathan Pugh (1962)
Deaths:
George Denholm Armour (1949); Franco Bignotti (1991); Tony Luke (2016); Alan Aldridge (2017)
Notable Events:
The Elementary Education Act 1870 came into effect on this date, paving the way for the publication of George Newnes' Tit-Bits.
The first of the The Wonderful Adventures of Pip, Squeak & Wilfred animated shorts began their cinema run in 1921. Luvly.
Sir Osbert Lancaster was a castaway on Desert Island Discs, on BBC Radio 4, in 1955.
When the Wind Blows adaptation broadcast on Radio 4 FM, as part of The Monday Play series, in 1983.
George Melly's Last Stand was broadcast on BBC Two in 2008.
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Sunday, February 17, 2019
Thursday, November 8, 2018
On This Day: 08 Nov
Rogue Trooper: Tales of Nu-Earth Vol.3 (2012) ISBN-13: 978-1-78108-068-9.
First Appearances:
Rupert Bear in newspaper strip
Births:
Franco Bignotti (1929); Richard Curtis (1956)
Deaths:
Edward Ardizzone (1979); Chad Varah (2007)
Notable Events:
Rupert Bear appeared for the first time in the story entitled "The Adventures of a Little Lost Bear" in The Daily Express in 1920.
Nelson newspaper strip began in The Daily Mirror in 1924.
In 1930 the Laurel and Hardy strip started a 27 year run in Film Fun, drawn initially by George Wakefield.
A Festival of Girls' Choirs, organised by Girl, was held at the Royal Festival Hall, London, in 1952. Glyn Jones, BBC choral conductor, and the Girls' Choirs of Eastbourne, Hastings, Ilford, and Manchester sang their most popular songs, and George Melachrino conducted his Grand Concert Orchestra.
An Earful of Zit audio-cassette released on the Funny Business label in 1993.
Bryan Talbot presented a free talk and slide-show, at the Wheatsheaf Lending Library, Rochdale, in 2002.
The lacklustre CGI animated series Rupert Bear, Follow The Magic... began broadcast on Five in 2006.
Comica Presents Kevin O'Neill: An Extraordinary Century, with the artist discussing his collaboration with Alan Moore, took place in 2012.
Roger Perry, while living in Tacloban City, was caught in typhoon Haiyan in 2013.
First Appearances:
Rupert Bear in newspaper strip
Births:
Franco Bignotti (1929); Richard Curtis (1956)
Deaths:
Edward Ardizzone (1979); Chad Varah (2007)
Notable Events:
Rupert Bear appeared for the first time in the story entitled "The Adventures of a Little Lost Bear" in The Daily Express in 1920.
Nelson newspaper strip began in The Daily Mirror in 1924.
In 1930 the Laurel and Hardy strip started a 27 year run in Film Fun, drawn initially by George Wakefield.
A Festival of Girls' Choirs, organised by Girl, was held at the Royal Festival Hall, London, in 1952. Glyn Jones, BBC choral conductor, and the Girls' Choirs of Eastbourne, Hastings, Ilford, and Manchester sang their most popular songs, and George Melachrino conducted his Grand Concert Orchestra.
An Earful of Zit audio-cassette released on the Funny Business label in 1993.
Bryan Talbot presented a free talk and slide-show, at the Wheatsheaf Lending Library, Rochdale, in 2002.
The lacklustre CGI animated series Rupert Bear, Follow The Magic... began broadcast on Five in 2006.
Comica Presents Kevin O'Neill: An Extraordinary Century, with the artist discussing his collaboration with Alan Moore, took place in 2012.
Roger Perry, while living in Tacloban City, was caught in typhoon Haiyan in 2013.
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