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Micro But Many – A new book on Micro Machines
If you’re here, I’m guessing you know about the 80s! And I’m guessing you know about, or are at least aware of, Micro Machines. As a quick explanation for people who are just exploring the internet, have found this and would like a brief overview, Micro Machines were miniature vehicles sold in sets of 5 […]
Comic Con Liverpool – 6th to 8th March
Comiccon Liverpool is returning this March and, as ever, the line-up is huge. The 40+ guests hail from a wide range of TV and Film. Many of the guests will be well knows to fans of 90’s and 2000’s film and TV, but if you’re also looking to meet 80s legends then this is the […]
For The Love Of Sci-fi 2019
Monopoly Events Presents ‘For the Love of Sci-fi 2019’ The world’s biggest Sci-Fi fan convention is BACK and bigger than ever! Join the party as FTLOSF celebrates its 5th birthday with its army of loyal fans and celebrity guests at Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Longbridge Rd, Stretford, Manchester M17 1EH, on the 7th and 8th of December 2019 (with […]
Purple People Eater
This was a game in which you had to remove little plastic people from the mouth of a gelatinous purple people eater. It worked in much the same way as Operation, in that you used metal pliers to extract people from the monsters metal-lined mouth. In a way this is most 80s boys dream, getting […]
Stoppit And Tidyup
Up until the age of 3, I thought my name was “don’t touch”. Bearing that in mind, here is a program with some characters with serious problems. Welcome to the land of “Do as your told”. Stoppit is a mischievous little character that lives in a dump. Tidyup is his friend that lives just across […]
Grange Hill
Grange Hill is a British television drama series originally made by the BBC. The show began in 1978 on BBC1 and was one of the longest running programmes on British television. It was created by Phil Redmond who is also responsible for the Channel 4 dramas Brookside and Hollyoaks; other notable production team members down […]
For The Love Of Horror 2019 – full line-up!
For The Love Of Horror is a fantastic new concept brought to you Monopoly Events team which crosses a scare attraction with a fan convention. After a hugely successful launch event in 2018, we’ve come back bigger and better, as we represent some of the most iconic horror films and franchises of all times. We are pleased to […]
For The Love Of Horror – Lost Boys Reunion
This October, Monopoly Events are bringing cast from The Lost Boys to Manchester for a spectacular reunion! That’s right, six of the original cast from the 1987 Lost Boys will be here in Manchester on 19th & 20th October 2019. We can’t wait! Kiefer Sutherland – David […]
HORROR ICONS UNITE TO CELEBRATE ICON ROBERT ENGLUND
Horror Icons such as Corey Taylor, Bill Moseley, Eli Roth, Corey Taylor, Ken Kirzinger, Michael Berryman, Andrew Divoff and R.A. Mihailoff are uniting together in the upcoming documentary ICON: The Robert Englund Story, to celebrate the iconic status and career of genre legend Robert Englund. As well as celebrating his Horror Iconic status the documentary […]
The 80sNostalgia Podcast Launches 9th June
The 80sNostalgia Podcast launches on the 20th anniversary of this site, the 9th June 2019. Can you believe this little ol’ website is 20 years old? Hard to believe that it first came into being last century, back in the 90s! The podcast is available on iTunes, Google Podcasts, acast, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Soundcloud, and […]
Manchester Comiccon Weekend
I got back to my house at 7pm last Sunday, slumped onto the couch and said, “Well, that was a weekend and a half!” I was exhausted. We had spent two days at Manchester Comiccon which, by far, had been the best weekend we had experienced in a good few years. Over the weekend I […]
Comic Con Manchester
For The Love Of The 80’s & 90’s is coming to Manchester! I am so excited! I’m literally the giddiest of all the kippers! Comic Con Manchester is just a few weeks away, and I CANNOT WAIT! The world’s biggest celebrity guests includes first time UK signer Steve Guttenberg from Police Academy, Cocoon and Three […]
Wales Comiccon 2019
Wales Comiccon first launched in 2008 and has remained one of the main places I go to to meet what I class as 80s legends. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Comiccons, they are a complex thing to try to explain – They are an event where people can dress up like their […]
Mysterious Cities Of Gold
It is the 16th century. From all over Europe great ships sale west to conquer the new world, the Americas. These men eager to seek their fortune, to find new adventures in new lands. They long to cross uncharted seas and discover unknown countries. To find secret gold on a mountain trail high in the […]
Speak and Spell
What an amazing piece of 80s electronic gadgetry this was! A bright orange TALKING computer game, with loads of buttons and LOADS of spelling games! I loved my Speak and Spell! It was created by Texas Instruments and was probably the most popular toy of 1978. It practically ate batteries, using 4 at a time, […]
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