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Birmingham-born Felicity Jones is starring in a newly-released film called "On the Basis of Sex". The film is a biopic of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and how she, as a woman in a man's world, became to be a Justice of the Supreme Court of the USA. I intend to go and see it when it arrives locally. A...

Can anyone please confirm for me that there was a coffee shop/tearoom called Cookery Nook located at approximately 1120 Stratford Road, Hall Green. It would have been there, if I remember rightly, in 1954-1958. It certainly sold coffee, pots of tea and cake and there were a few inside tables...

There is a sugar-free version of Polo Mints. There is however a warning: "for some people, especially children, excessive consumption may produce laxative effects". Dave

Does anybody have information on Castell's shop on the Stratford Road between Springfield Road and Formans Road? It may have been a jewellers and it certainly sold and repaired watches. It was located on the right hand side going in towards town. Not sure whether it would come under Springfield...

Hello Gina. Just to say that I have completed the reading of "The Girl from Guildford Street". I enjoyed it very much and it is written with such great feeling and sensitivity. It looks as if you had very loving and caring parents who were as proud of you as you are of them. Glad that you felt...

Looking at information on Google, it appears that we may start to see all-electric buses in Birmingham, Solihull and Coventry in around 16-months. Guildford in Surrey has in the last couple of weeks taken delivery of 9 all-electric buses for its three park-and-ride sites. Buses from these P+R...

Agree very much that Lord Bhattacharyya of Moseley qualifies as a notable Brummie. He studied at the University of Birmingham, taught in Birmingham and worked at Lucas. He now resides in Moseley. He built up his reputation at the University of Warwick where he successfully led engineering...

Here is a short interview with Martin Clunes and Claudia Jessie talking about Vanity Fair.

Well, that didn't take long. She is indeed Moseley-born Claudia Jessie. She appeared in WPC 56 but more recently had a very large part playing Amelia Sedley in the ITV series Vanity Fair. She has also appeared in Line of Duty. Dave.

Does anyone recognise this very smart young lady? There is a Birmingham connection. Dave.

Slang value for a Monkey is £500 but not sure that helps.

Reference here to a 1920s silent movie called "All in Vain". Dave https://www.etsy.com/listing/269881555/pathex-films-c-42-all-in-vain-a-hal

There is a statue of Norman Wisdom outside the Sefton Hotel, Douglas, Isle of Man. He spent most of his later years on the I.O.M. and is said to have been a great supporter of local charities. Dave...

The Norman Wisdom film "On the Beat" (1962) had Birmingham-born Raymond Huntley as one of its cast members. He was born on April 23rd 1904 in Kings Norton. He made dozens of film and TV appearances usually appearing as a businessman, lawyer, military officer or member of the upper class. A short...

You are correct. the Television Toppers were on Christmas Night with the Stars 1958. No sign of Norman Wisdom however. Dave.

An April 1962 leaflet for the Midland Red Motorway Express between Birmingham and London. There were usually 3 trips, each way, every day, between Digbeth and Victoria Coach Station. The journey was scheduled to take 2 hours 55 minutes. It was advertised that "you can spend 7 hours in London at...

From Christmas Day 1958 through to Christmas Day 1972, the big Variety Show on BBC was "Christmas Night with the Stars". These were the stars appearing in the first programme in 1958: Ted Ray, Jimmy Edwards, Jack Warner, Charlie Chester, Charlie Drake, Vera Lynn, Billy Cotton and his band, the...

Saw this silver pencil at a local antiques fair. It was made in Birmingham by Villers and Jackson and the hallmark suggests it was made in 1966 (if my interpretation of the hallmark is correct). Unusually, it is engraved with the words "Awarded by Hovis Ltd". I don't know whether these were...

Dave M. That is just awesome. Dave

Between the ages of about 10 and 15 many boys would wear at least one lapel badge on their blazer. One of the most common was the Ian Allen locospotters badge which came in a variety of colours depending on which railway region was represented. I know that I also had a triangular YHA badge, a...