Today is a sad day to be a fan of 70s pop. David Bowie has died of cancer aged 69.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35278872

A moment of silence and then a replay of Life on Mars with the volume turned way up is in order, I think.

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First up: the lovely Matthew Graham has been tweeting using the hashtag LifeonMars10. (Of especial note, something many of us already know, but made me laugh again regardless: his first idea for Gene's last name was 'Burrows'. Oh man. As if the slash weren't rampant enough.)

Second, the beautiful life_in_print sent along this interesting article about how a ( Read more... )

I would love to hear any opinions going on this- it hit me in the face whilst I was watching Ashes. Literally. Alright, so maybe I was facepalming at Chris.

( Gene Hunt, what are you? )

De-lurking to let you know vintage-ads is having a contest for ads featuring 70s decor. Hop over there and check out some of the eye-wateringly ugly 70s interiors ( Read more... )

More adventures in spotting tiny things from canon and analyzing them to death. This time, silliness and sweeties.
( This time it's the turn of 1x03... )

Just de-lurking after to all this time to mention that I've discovered an eBay trader who sells pdf scans of British trade catalogues. A lot of the dealer's stuff is from the 1970s, and would be fairly useful for anyone needing to research the nuts n' bolts - with prices! - of everyday life ( Read more... )

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This has been going around the Interwebs and causing much hilarity locally - a public (civil) service recruitment brochure from 1973 ( Read more... )

newredshoes posted a picspam of gloriously awful men's fashion ads / DreamWidth mirror. Quite a few are period-appropriate to Life on Mars.

Warning: may make you laugh a lot, possibly in nostalgia; may also cause you to want a story involving Men in Belted Sweaters.

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I could not help but think of Gene Hunt when I came across this old billboard advertisement from the 70s (according to google).

http://wins.failblog.org/2011/03/14/epic-win-photos-billboard-comeback-win/


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Sorry for any grammar mistakes. ^^*
I researched a little about police ranks and departements and stuff like that, but sadly I didn't really see anything about the training.

So, how do you become a police officer? Do you have to go to university first? Or is there something like a police acadamy? If yes, how long does it take? Or do you just join the ( Read more... )