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So how many official James Bond films have there been? Do I really care whether it was one more or less. I loved them all. If you are in a pub quiz team ,or are a ‘geek’ for the real number,why not try this
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for a list of the films that have been made.

As a stamp collector,I used to collect every UK commemorative new issue that came out, there were: the many and various annual Christmas stamps ,including The Nativity(1994); British Gardens (1983);the Edward Lear miniature sheets (1988);The Civil War 1642-51(1992);Music & British Composers (1980);The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award(1980);Famous People(1980);London Landmarks; British Birds, and so on. I collected many more. I have them still.

Now, after a period of several years, I am eager to purchase another new issue. Go now, if you will, to the
Royal mail website for your set of the 007 Bond stamps in January.

retrostoreworld has just received this exciting news from the world of classic motorsport:
The cars deemed too fast to race, the exhilarating Group B Rally cars will be wowing the crowds at Race Retro 2008, the international historic motorsport show. Held from 14th to 16th March at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry, the cars are being brought to the show by the Slowly Sideways Group GB and will roar along the three quarter mile tarmac rally demonstration stage on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th March.

2008 will see the first appearance of the very rare Michelotto prepared Ferrari 308GTB QV Group B cars of the 1983 season, which have never been seen outside mainland Europe, as well as an example of the most spectacular Audi rally car of all, the hugely be-winged 600 bhp E2 Quattro. They will be joined by the MG Metro 6R4s, Renault Maxi Turbos, Audi Quattros and Ford RS200.

A selection of Group B monsters with African rallying history will also be in action, headed by the 1988 Juha Kankkunen Paris Dakar winning Peugeot 405 T16 model, recently released from the Peugeot factory collection and thought to be appearing in public for the first time since its glory days in African. Also in action will be four former Safari rally cars including an ex-works Peugeot 205 T16, ex-works Opel Manta 400’s in both Rothmans and Marlboro colours, and an ex-works Lancia 037 Rallye in Martini colours. To round off the African theme, these will be joined by an ex-works Toyota Celica Turbo from the Bandama rally, in the familiar Marlboro livery.

And to add the celebrations of forty years of the Ford Escort in competition, the Slowly Sideways GB Group B cars will be joined in action on the stage by three rally winning ex-works examples of Escort Mk1, Escort Mk2, and Escort RS Cosworth machines. All of these impressive vehicles will be driven on the live action rally stage by celebrity drivers from the original Ford works rally squad.

With informed live commentary provided by Tony Mason, 1972 RAC rally winning co-driver with Roger Clark in the Escort Mk1 and former Ford works team rally manager, the live action rally stage demonstrations are not to be missed by thrill seeking spectators. Entrance to the rally stage is included free in the ticket price for Race Retro 2008 Other features include a replica Ace Café and Fire Engine Bar, informative seminars, celebrity autograph signings and photo opportunities. There is also the Bonhams Classic and Historic Motorsport Auction as well as the opportunity to conduct private car sales and test drives. With historic kart racing demonstrations, a popular and growing discipline, and championship level autotests, showcasing expert car control, as well as the vintage ‘Wall of Death’, a great travelling live show featuring Indian V-Twin motorcycles, visitors will have plenty to keep them entertained.

For more information on Europe’s premier historic motorsport show and the latest updates, visit raceretro.com

Now this is the thing. A chunky alarm clock beloved long ago.Wakes you up tunefully. You can cancel its charms with firmness for a few more well deserved (?)zzzs. Looks somewhat like the bells n’ whistles clanging wind-up alarm clock. This is where retro design meets today’s ‘vunder’ and must-have technology. So without further ado (if you cannot live but a short time without your play list) why not go to the Firebox site for further details on this inspirational design.

Don’t forget you can claim a FREE gift voucher below.This is real money-off your gift.

You have a sleek state-of-the art PSP to hand, but you hanker for a little of the old ’80s arcade cabinet magic. This ingenious flat pack kit can be assembled quickly to accommodate your handset and give that classic ‘feel’ while games playing. For more information on this attractive artworked package you can go to the Fireboxsite and buy this fun item for £7.95.

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This is one to remind most of us of visits to the seaside,and more particularly the funfair.

This for me evokes the sights and sounds of very happy times spent every summer at Brighton (the New one,get it?). The indoor funfair at New Brighton was often a riot of colour and sound with the Waltzers in full flow,and the Dodgems darting here and bumping there with a cacophony of squeals both mechanical and child-human, and the gravity defying Starship ride with its swirling,rising and falling spaceship pods.

And when the attraction of even the Gallopers had paled a little,or money was becoming short, there was always time for the penny arcades, where the candy and teddy bear grabbers were plying their trade.Mesmerised and often frustrated as kids ,we would press our faces close to the glass of the cabinet, while we prayed that,just this time,the silver mechanical jaws would manage in their slow pursuit to close round a small toy,or a candy bar, or plastic finger-ring, or other such treasures, and then draw its trophy precariously across the uneven terrain littered with the snags of other toys and sweets,to the short shute which separated wonderland from real-life.

Whether as parent,grandparent or over indulged ‘big’ kid wishing to relive great days,you will want to bring memories flooding back from the second-half of the last century. So, imagine that sweet candy floss smell and the odour of oil and burning electrical connections. Listen once again to the sounds of laughter and shrieks of excitement ,from a time when the sun always shone outside.At the Fireboxwebsite you can see a miniature candy grabber selling at £14.95 ,if you feel you can stand the excitement with your family.Other games, including some of the other Arcade Legend games, are also on site.