Kiwi shoe polish
What’s wrong with us all? Why don’t we want shiny shoes any more?
Vaccination centres
The vaccination rollout was a miracle. But even miracles are over sometimes.
Internet Explorer
June 2022. The day the browser died.
Postal orders
Postal orders, it turns out, are clinging on to life. The Night Mail, though? No.
European Health Insurance Card
Bye bye, EHIC. Hello, EHIC in disguise.
Luncheon Vouchers
A free lunch? Surely such a thing has never existed? Actually, for decades, in Britain, there was.
Master Mind
Colours? Codes? It’s Wordle! Except, I’ve seen this before…
Jackanory
Bedtime stories. They may disappear. But they always come back.
2021
2021 was going to be a much better year than the last one. Or so we told ourselves…
Advent calendars
Advent calendars have been around since the 1800s. The chocolate? Not so long.
The humble typewriter
These machines came with no grammar correction, no spell checker, definitely no autocorrect, no language diplomacy. You needed to consider your choice of words carefully. After all, you only got one go.
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