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Alphabet Castle
Alphabet Castle began in 1993 with a series of 26 episodes (each episode dedicated to a letter of the alphabet). It had three main characters: King Alpha, Queen Bet, and Gobbledygook the turkey. It starred Stephen Cannon and the late Joanne Campb...
Alphabet Castle
Alphabet Castle began in 1993 with a series of 26 episodes (each episode dedicated to a letter of the alphabet). It had three main characters: King Alpha, Queen Bet, and Gobbledygook the turkey. It starred Stephen Cannon and the late Joanne Campb...
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The Enchanted Castle
...ve me the shivers as a small kid!! Four kids who were on holiday found a magical world in the grounds of 'The Enchanted Castle'. The gardens included large stone animal statues which they would climb inside. The statues would walk around, there w...
The Enchanted Castle
...ve me the shivers as a small kid!! Four kids who were on holiday found a magical world in the grounds of 'The Enchanted Castle'. The gardens included large stone animal statues which they would climb inside. The statues would walk around, there w...
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Up The Elephant and Round The Castle
...work man who is left a Victorian house by his Aunt Minnie when she dies. It was set in the East End in the Elephant And Castle area of South London. It had really fake props and scenery if I remember rightly. He had a squatter living upstairs and...
Up The Elephant and Round The Castle
...work man who is left a Victorian house by his Aunt Minnie when she dies. It was set in the East End in the Elephant And Castle area of South London. It had really fake props and scenery if I remember rightly. He had a squatter living upstairs and...
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Ghost Castle
If you remember the Ghost Castle board game, then you'll remember the glow in the dark skull, the knight in armour and the skeleton in the dungeon. Absolute classic game from the 80's....
Ghost Castle
If you remember the Ghost Castle board game, then you'll remember the glow in the dark skull, the knight in armour and the skeleton in the dungeon. Absolute classic game from the 80's....
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Noah's Castle
An early 80s kids show set in the not too distant future, starring the late, great Mike Reid of EastEnders fame. Noah's Castle had a superb piece of synthesiser into music and the plot revolved around a shortage of food and rampant inflation (a p...
Noah's Castle
An early 80s kids show set in the not too distant future, starring the late, great Mike Reid of EastEnders fame. Noah's Castle had a superb piece of synthesiser into music and the plot revolved around a shortage of food and rampant inflation (a p...
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Castle Grayskull
Castle Grayskull was the type of 80s toy you always really really wanted, but in reality only the boy next door would get it for Christmas. So, every day after school you'd have to lug all your He-Man figures over to play. It was also huge - and ...
Castle Grayskull
Castle Grayskull was the type of 80s toy you always really really wanted, but in reality only the boy next door would get it for Christmas. So, every day after school you'd have to lug all your He-Man figures over to play. It was also huge - and ...
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Hardcastle and McCormick
Judge Milton Hardcastle (Brian Keith) was retired from the Los Angeles Superior Court, but he hadn't quit the fight for justice. In 20 years on the bench he had seen scores of criminals walk free thanks to legal loopholes. Now he was going af...
Hardcastle and McCormick
Judge Milton Hardcastle (Brian Keith) was retired from the Los Angeles Superior Court, but he hadn't quit the fight for justice. In 20 years on the bench he had seen scores of criminals walk free thanks to legal loopholes. Now he was going af...
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Cloppa Castle
Cloppa Castle came to our TV screens in 1977. Two series of Cloppa Castle were made, consisting of a total of 52 episodes, each lasting 11 minutes. The characters were all puppets set in the Dark Ages. Cloppa Castle followed the adventures of two...
Cloppa Castle
Cloppa Castle came to our TV screens in 1977. Two series of Cloppa Castle were made, consisting of a total of 52 episodes, each lasting 11 minutes. The characters were all puppets set in the Dark Ages. Cloppa Castle followed the adventures of two...
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Paul Hardcastle
Paul Hardcastle was a producer and keyboardist from London, probably best known for his controversial song "19" which included facts regarding the Vietnam War. Possibly less known as being the face behind the Top Of The Pops theme (The ...
Paul Hardcastle
Paul Hardcastle was a producer and keyboardist from London, probably best known for his controversial song "19" which included facts regarding the Vietnam War. Possibly less known as being the face behind the Top Of The Pops theme (The ...
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Bouncy Castle
One of the staples of summer fetes when we were all younger was the bouncy castle, (along with the coconut shy, bowling and a real life buckaroo.) Begging to go on it was also part of the summer festival season. “Pleeeeeaaassseee! Muuuuuummmmâ€...
Bouncy Castle
One of the staples of summer fetes when we were all younger was the bouncy castle, (along with the coconut shy, bowling and a real life buckaroo.) Begging to go on it was also part of the summer festival season. “Pleeeeeaaassseee! Muuuuuummmmâ€...
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Colecovision
...mes included Donkey Kong (the pack-in), Donkey Kong Junior, Carnival, Lady Bug, Mouse Trap, Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle, and Zaxxon. ColecoVision sold very well in direct competition with the Atari 2600 before the video game industry cr...
Colecovision
...mes included Donkey Kong (the pack-in), Donkey Kong Junior, Carnival, Lady Bug, Mouse Trap, Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle, and Zaxxon. ColecoVision sold very well in direct competition with the Atari 2600 before the video game industry cr...
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Magic Sand
...s aplenty. But why so magical, you may well ask?See, your standard sand allowed you to mould it into various homages to Castle Greyskull, but when the tide came in later on, you'd watch as hours of hard work was obliterated in an instant and turn...
Magic Sand
...s aplenty. But why so magical, you may well ask?See, your standard sand allowed you to mould it into various homages to Castle Greyskull, but when the tide came in later on, you'd watch as hours of hard work was obliterated in an instant and turn...
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After Eights
... kilo chocolate for After Eight’s fiftieth anniversary in 2012. In 1970 production transferred to a new factory in Castleford in West Yorkshire and in 1988 Nestlé bought Rowntree’s and took over the After Eights brand. They are currently ...
After Eights
... kilo chocolate for After Eight’s fiftieth anniversary in 2012. In 1970 production transferred to a new factory in Castleford in West Yorkshire and in 1988 Nestlé bought Rowntree’s and took over the After Eights brand. They are currently ...
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Star Fairies
...r, Nightsong, Spice, True Love and Royal Princess Sparkle) 6 extra costumes, 3 animal friends(a cat, a swan, a rabbit), Castle Wishstar, Star Coach and Lavender the unicorn, a run-way type dressing room and even an animated film, featuring the vo...
Star Fairies
...r, Nightsong, Spice, True Love and Royal Princess Sparkle) 6 extra costumes, 3 animal friends(a cat, a swan, a rabbit), Castle Wishstar, Star Coach and Lavender the unicorn, a run-way type dressing room and even an animated film, featuring the vo...
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Game of Dracula
... board game released in the UK by Waddingtons in 1977. All I can remember from it is that it had something to do with a Castle and it had a red plastic Dracula piece. ...
Game of Dracula
... board game released in the UK by Waddingtons in 1977. All I can remember from it is that it had something to do with a Castle and it had a red plastic Dracula piece. ...
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The Raising of the Mary Rose
...angerous role; Scotland and France became allies against the English and she joined a fleet which moved troops up to Newcastle for their onward transportation to Northumberland and the Battle of Flodden. The ship took part in other battles ...
The Raising of the Mary Rose
...angerous role; Scotland and France became allies against the English and she joined a fleet which moved troops up to Newcastle for their onward transportation to Northumberland and the Battle of Flodden. The ship took part in other battles ...
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Crossbows and Catapaults
The players of Crossbows and Catapaults each started out with a little treasure of some sort that they built a castle around using plastic bricks. You and your opponent would then take turns either launching ammunition at each other's castles wit...
Crossbows and Catapaults
The players of Crossbows and Catapaults each started out with a little treasure of some sort that they built a castle around using plastic bricks. You and your opponent would then take turns either launching ammunition at each other's castles wit...
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Knightmare
...uter games, each episode featured a team of four secondary school aged children negotiating their way around Knightmare Castle’s dungeons, overseen by Dungeon Master Treguard (played by Hugo Myatt). One team member would volunteer to be the ‘...
Knightmare
...uter games, each episode featured a team of four secondary school aged children negotiating their way around Knightmare Castle’s dungeons, overseen by Dungeon Master Treguard (played by Hugo Myatt). One team member would volunteer to be the ‘...
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The Trap Door
... creepier than the programme itself. A door creaked, a storm crashed and sinister music played over the silhouette of a castle, framed by shadowy trees. Rushton intoned (in the style of Vincent Price) the following: ‘Somewhere in the dark and n...
The Trap Door
... creepier than the programme itself. A door creaked, a storm crashed and sinister music played over the silhouette of a castle, framed by shadowy trees. Rushton intoned (in the style of Vincent Price) the following: ‘Somewhere in the dark and n...
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Escape From Colditz
...ted, but once you got the idea, it was great fun. The idea was that you controlled a team trying to escape from Colditz Castle, the World War 2 German POW camp. It was based on the books and TV series of the same name.The board had a detailed di...
Escape From Colditz
...ted, but once you got the idea, it was great fun. The idea was that you controlled a team trying to escape from Colditz Castle, the World War 2 German POW camp. It was based on the books and TV series of the same name.The board had a detailed di...
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PJ and Duncan
were a teenage singing duo from Newcastle upon Tyne. Their real names were Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. Pj and Duncan were the names of the characters they had played in BBC1 children's drama Byker Grove (also based in Newcastle). When...
PJ and Duncan
were a teenage singing duo from Newcastle upon Tyne. Their real names were Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. Pj and Duncan were the names of the characters they had played in BBC1 children's drama Byker Grove (also based in Newcastle). When...
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The special beginning of Playmobil
...ildren in our neighborhood: Those who enjoyed building challenges with Lego bricks and those fared into adventures with castles or pirateships in realm of Playmobil.A very brief recap of Playmobil history. Back in 1971 German toy engineer Ha...
The special beginning of Playmobil
...ildren in our neighborhood: Those who enjoyed building challenges with Lego bricks and those fared into adventures with castles or pirateships in realm of Playmobil.A very brief recap of Playmobil history. Back in 1971 German toy engineer Ha...
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Hunchback
...ler through screen after screen of trundling cannon balls, arrows, pits full of fire in order to reach Esmerelda in the castle keep. At the end of each screen you'd jump onto the rope hanging from the bell, ringing it to pass to the next screen. ...
Hunchback
...ler through screen after screen of trundling cannon balls, arrows, pits full of fire in order to reach Esmerelda in the castle keep. At the end of each screen you'd jump onto the rope hanging from the bell, ringing it to pass to the next screen. ...
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Alphabet Zoo
...e way of things on TV, the format was revived - this time by ITV Carlton on the (familiar sounding series...) Alphabet Castle - which ran from September 1993 to December 1995 - presumably until they reached the letter Z....
Alphabet Zoo
...e way of things on TV, the format was revived - this time by ITV Carlton on the (familiar sounding series...) Alphabet Castle - which ran from September 1993 to December 1995 - presumably until they reached the letter Z....
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Ocean Pacific
...such as palm trees or ocean scene and usually, on the back, another print. Made for the summer... unless you're from Newcastle and then they are also worn in the "what do you mean it's cold? are you soft or something?" winter months. They also ma...
Ocean Pacific
...such as palm trees or ocean scene and usually, on the back, another print. Made for the summer... unless you're from Newcastle and then they are also worn in the "what do you mean it's cold? are you soft or something?" winter months. They also ma...
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Dr Zitbag's Transylvania Pet Shop
...ist with rotten teeth, and was perpetually stooped, wearing worn and patched clothes and lived and worked in a run down castle. He was always trying to sell grotesque, monstrous pets but this usually backfired on him with unpleasant, catastrophic...
Dr Zitbag's Transylvania Pet Shop
...ist with rotten teeth, and was perpetually stooped, wearing worn and patched clothes and lived and worked in a run down castle. He was always trying to sell grotesque, monstrous pets but this usually backfired on him with unpleasant, catastrophic...
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Treasure Hunt
...e on the time - letting the contestants know if they were ahead or behind schedule.Some of the clues were hidden inside castles, or on bridges but sometimes Anneka had to complete an army assault course or take part in a stage play to earn the cl...
Treasure Hunt
...e on the time - letting the contestants know if they were ahead or behind schedule.Some of the clues were hidden inside castles, or on bridges but sometimes Anneka had to complete an army assault course or take part in a stage play to earn the cl...
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Guns n Roses
...of that year was "Sweet Child o' mine" and that summer they were 2nd on the bill for the "Monsters of Rock" festival at Castle Donington.Some of you may remember this for the tragic death of 2 fans during the crush at the start of their set. Load...
Guns n Roses
...of that year was "Sweet Child o' mine" and that summer they were 2nd on the bill for the "Monsters of Rock" festival at Castle Donington.Some of you may remember this for the tragic death of 2 fans during the crush at the start of their set. Load...
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Quatermass- The Final Chapter (1979)
... 'urban collapse' vision was more than believable in the dark Punk days of the '70s / early '80s, and echoes of 'Noah's Castle' abound. The late great old Wembley Stadium has a prominent role in this chilling fantasy, which is now available on DV...
Quatermass- The Final Chapter (1979)
... 'urban collapse' vision was more than believable in the dark Punk days of the '70s / early '80s, and echoes of 'Noah's Castle' abound. The late great old Wembley Stadium has a prominent role in this chilling fantasy, which is now available on DV...
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Blackadder
... gets his one and only chance at being the intelligent one. Shooting a fair few of the scenes at big locations (Alnwick Castle in Northumberland for one), and using a pretty huge cast of main characters and extras in period costumes proved to be ...
Blackadder
... gets his one and only chance at being the intelligent one. Shooting a fair few of the scenes at big locations (Alnwick Castle in Northumberland for one), and using a pretty huge cast of main characters and extras in period costumes proved to be ...
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Catweazle
...he TV is warming up ready for Catweazle!Catweazle was a medieval wizard who managed to jump into the 20th century via a castle moat while being pursued by knights, presumably to try him for witchcraft (well that's how I remember it).He had a magi...
Catweazle
...he TV is warming up ready for Catweazle!Catweazle was a medieval wizard who managed to jump into the 20th century via a castle moat while being pursued by knights, presumably to try him for witchcraft (well that's how I remember it).He had a magi...
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Colditz
...ured Robert Wagner as Flight LT Phil Carrington'Colditz' storyline was based around the Prisoners of War in the Colditz Castle, which was a "special" escape-proof camp, designed by the Germans to hold high-risk and politically important prisoners...
Colditz
...ured Robert Wagner as Flight LT Phil Carrington'Colditz' storyline was based around the Prisoners of War in the Colditz Castle, which was a "special" escape-proof camp, designed by the Germans to hold high-risk and politically important prisoners...
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It's a Knockout
...ockout was a late 70s gameshow in which adults got to run around firing water cannons, wear big suits, jump over bouncy castles and fight each other using big foam weapons. A bit like a real war, but in the name of fun.Stuart Hall presented and ...
It's a Knockout
...ockout was a late 70s gameshow in which adults got to run around firing water cannons, wear big suits, jump over bouncy castles and fight each other using big foam weapons. A bit like a real war, but in the name of fun.Stuart Hall presented and ...
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John Craven's Newsround
...leader of the Conservatives, the Challenger Space Shuttle tragedy in 1986 and the first report from the fire at Windsor Castle were all Newsround exclusives. From its beginning until 1986 Craven was the main presenter, with outside news being rep...
John Craven's Newsround
...leader of the Conservatives, the Challenger Space Shuttle tragedy in 1986 and the first report from the fire at Windsor Castle were all Newsround exclusives. From its beginning until 1986 Craven was the main presenter, with outside news being rep...
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Record Breakers
...n for 29 years during the children’s television slot on the BBC. Presented by the perma-grinning, tap-dancing Roy Castle from its inception in December 1972 until 1994, it showed the viewers a different world record each time; looking into ...
Record Breakers
...n for 29 years during the children’s television slot on the BBC. Presented by the perma-grinning, tap-dancing Roy Castle from its inception in December 1972 until 1994, it showed the viewers a different world record each time; looking into ...
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Lynne Perrie
...ne had a regular television role as Diana Dors' arch enermy Mrs. Petty in the Yorkshire TV comedy series Queenie's Castle, from 1970 to 1972, and appeared in single plays such as Leeds United for the BBC Play for Today slot, and ITV's A...
Lynne Perrie
...ne had a regular television role as Diana Dors' arch enermy Mrs. Petty in the Yorkshire TV comedy series Queenie's Castle, from 1970 to 1972, and appeared in single plays such as Leeds United for the BBC Play for Today slot, and ITV's A...
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The Life and Loves of a She Devil
...he devil, a tool with which to reek her fury upon the world, and as a result Mary's world crumbles about her, the fairy castle becoming tarnished and unlovely.At times harrowing, Fay Weldon's work portrays the desperate plight of the unwanted and...
The Life and Loves of a She Devil
...he devil, a tool with which to reek her fury upon the world, and as a result Mary's world crumbles about her, the fairy castle becoming tarnished and unlovely.At times harrowing, Fay Weldon's work portrays the desperate plight of the unwanted and...
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The Three Investigators
...k was called jupiter they had a caravan as an office in jupiters uncles junk yard the most famous one was called terror castle books by alfred hitchcock Detectives - Juvenile detectives - this book series was first with the rather impressive titl...
The Three Investigators
...k was called jupiter they had a caravan as an office in jupiters uncles junk yard the most famous one was called terror castle books by alfred hitchcock Detectives - Juvenile detectives - this book series was first with the rather impressive titl...
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Why Don't You?
...barn in Scotland. This lasted for nearly a decade until the locations changed and other areas, such as Liverpool and Newcastle, were introduced. One of the really great things about Why Don’t You was the fact that there was a huge mix of region...
Why Don't You?
...barn in Scotland. This lasted for nearly a decade until the locations changed and other areas, such as Liverpool and Newcastle, were introduced. One of the really great things about Why Don’t You was the fact that there was a huge mix of region...
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He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
...e-Ra and son of King Randor and Queen Marlena). Having been given his ability to change into He-Man by the Sorceress of Castle Grayskull - all he has to do is hold his sword high in the air and say with great authority: "By the power of Grayskull...
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
...e-Ra and son of King Randor and Queen Marlena). Having been given his ability to change into He-Man by the Sorceress of Castle Grayskull - all he has to do is hold his sword high in the air and say with great authority: "By the power of Grayskull...
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Patrick Swayze
...rst appeared on the big screen in the movie Skatetown but it wasn't until 1987 that he became a big name playing Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing (for which he received a Golden Globe nomination).Patrick Swayze received a second Golden Globe nomina...
Patrick Swayze
...rst appeared on the big screen in the movie Skatetown but it wasn't until 1987 that he became a big name playing Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing (for which he received a Golden Globe nomination).Patrick Swayze received a second Golden Globe nomina...
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The Crystal Maze
...he Aztec Zone (a ruined ancient village with ropey looking palm trees all over the place); the Medieval Zone (a shadowy castle complete with candles and cobwebs); the Industrial Zone (inside a chemical factory) and the Futuristic Zone (a space st...
The Crystal Maze
...he Aztec Zone (a ruined ancient village with ropey looking palm trees all over the place); the Medieval Zone (a shadowy castle complete with candles and cobwebs); the Industrial Zone (inside a chemical factory) and the Futuristic Zone (a space st...
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Bubble Bells / Bubble Belles
...pelled) were dolls that came with inflatable accessories. For example, Seabrina doll came with the inflatable Sea Spray Castle with a special bubble pump that you filled with bubble bath. When pumped you would get a fountain of bubbles in the mid...
Bubble Bells / Bubble Belles
...pelled) were dolls that came with inflatable accessories. For example, Seabrina doll came with the inflatable Sea Spray Castle with a special bubble pump that you filled with bubble bath. When pumped you would get a fountain of bubbles in the mid...
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Candy Land
...ren also suffering from the disease.The idea of the game was to be the first to get your Gingerbread character to Candy Castle without getting lost in Lollipop Woods, stuck in Molasses Swamp or trapped on Gooey Gumdrops.If you landed on the right...
Candy Land
...ren also suffering from the disease.The idea of the game was to be the first to get your Gingerbread character to Candy Castle without getting lost in Lollipop Woods, stuck in Molasses Swamp or trapped on Gooey Gumdrops.If you landed on the right...
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Musical Tower
...hich you placed metal xylophone bars. You were provided with two sticks to play 'a tune'. The game also came with a red castle top and base, this meant that you could stack the plastic bases with their xylophone keys onto the bottom one, and put ...
Musical Tower
...hich you placed metal xylophone bars. You were provided with two sticks to play 'a tune'. The game also came with a red castle top and base, this meant that you could stack the plastic bases with their xylophone keys onto the bottom one, and put ...
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Dazzle Dolls
...curtains and little wooden furniture pieces, and creating area rugs out of carpet samples. Of course, this home was the castle for my beautiful Dazzle Dolls and action figures. I was thrilled that my action figures had lovely ladies to interact w...
Dazzle Dolls
...curtains and little wooden furniture pieces, and creating area rugs out of carpet samples. Of course, this home was the castle for my beautiful Dazzle Dolls and action figures. I was thrilled that my action figures had lovely ladies to interact w...
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Domino Rally
... entertaining to just watch the fruits of other people’s labour on television shows like Record Breakers with Roy Castle and Norris McWhirter where groups of students would set up millions of dominos in old aircraft hangars and set them off...
Domino Rally
... entertaining to just watch the fruits of other people’s labour on television shows like Record Breakers with Roy Castle and Norris McWhirter where groups of students would set up millions of dominos in old aircraft hangars and set them off...
