tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post3878545770181384903..comments2024-03-29T09:09:46.823+02:00Comments on A Political Refugee From The Global Village : So farewell then, Diana RiggUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-8894842144115378052020-09-17T21:17:27.513+03:002020-09-17T21:17:27.513+03:00And TV ditto.And TV ditto.Political Refugee from the Global Villagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523068770529814044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-48457598351346198212020-09-17T21:17:11.183+03:002020-09-17T21:17:11.183+03:00There only seem to be 2 episodes on YouTube but I ...There only seem to be 2 episodes on YouTube but I might buy some DVDs. I have a DVD player which I don't know how to use.Political Refugee from the Global Villagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523068770529814044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-30663443052996382312020-09-17T21:15:30.873+03:002020-09-17T21:15:30.873+03:00Fascinating!Fascinating!Political Refugee from the Global Villagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523068770529814044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-16072050419399610852020-09-17T11:04:49.173+03:002020-09-17T11:04:49.173+03:00When Diana Rigg appeared in The Avengers, 1965-196...When Diana Rigg appeared in The Avengers, 1965-1968, I was in my early teens. I loved watching the adventures of Steed and Mrs Peel and still do whenever I get the opportunity.<br />Mrs Peel was the epitome of elegance and style; an attractive, intelligent and if necessary, deadly woman.<br />Incidentally, the series when shown on French TV (I watched a few episodes while living in Bucharest, Summer 2002) was called "Chapeau Melon et Bottes de Cuir".<br />David In Waleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12442479878591522298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-13135088973367209612020-09-14T11:09:11.862+03:002020-09-14T11:09:11.862+03:00'crimplene'
According to Macnee in his bo...'crimplene'<br /><br />According to Macnee in his book The Avengers and Me, Rigg disliked wearing leather and insisted on a new line of fabric athletic wear for the fifth series. <br /><br />Eight tight-fitting jumpsuits, in a variety of bright colours, were created using the stretch fabric crimplene.<br />I googled it, so you don't have to:<br />Astronlon-C, a polyamide yarn, and Astralene-C, a polyester yarn, were irritating to the skin when made into clothing. <br /><br />By boiling them for various periods in a domestic pressure cooker at home, Dennis Hibbert, chief textile engineer at Cheslene and Crepes Sutton Mills, Macclesfield, believed he had found the answer. Along with the chief engineer at Scraggs Ltd, Macclesfield, they designed a machine to replicate his findings.<br /><br />The name "Crimplene" was chosen for two reasons. The first was that ICI had their headquarters in Harrogate; specifically nearby Crimple Valley. The word "crimp" also means to fold and intertwine. After successful trials, Dennis's wife Margaret had the first Crimplene dress, and the patent rights were sold to ICI. <br />In 1960 an article appeared in the industries journal The Hosiery Times that caused a sensation, and Crimplene clothing was launched at high society fashion shows in London, Paris, New York and Milan.<br /><br />Amazing 60s!Tomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14355268309169462651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-80141866591259715402020-09-13T11:42:40.561+03:002020-09-13T11:42:40.561+03:00'Mrs Peel will live forever'
Just like a ...'Mrs Peel will live forever'<br /><br />Just like a plastic bag.Tomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14355268309169462651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-33894084743024480422020-09-13T08:40:07.901+03:002020-09-13T08:40:07.901+03:00Yes. Interesting. Yes. Interesting. Political Refugee from the Global Villagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523068770529814044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-77165519529629381372020-09-13T08:28:34.733+03:002020-09-13T08:28:34.733+03:00That youth's sweet scented manuscript should c...That youth's sweet scented manuscript should close! Political Refugee from the Global Villagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523068770529814044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-34468857712691568022020-09-12T19:26:18.827+03:002020-09-12T19:26:18.827+03:00"One gets large impressions in boyhood, somet..."One gets large impressions in boyhood, sometimes, which he has to fight against all his life."<br /><br />"Innocents Abroad," 1869Tomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14355268309169462651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-27287614326433643462020-09-12T16:53:33.792+03:002020-09-12T16:53:33.792+03:00Thank you - I think I expanded it since you wrote....Thank you - I think I expanded it since you wrote.Political Refugee from the Global Villagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523068770529814044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-37395191311358433072020-09-12T16:53:04.315+03:002020-09-12T16:53:04.315+03:00Yes. I am not sure there was any subtext. I also t...Yes. I am not sure there was any subtext. I also think structuralism dangerous bosh.Political Refugee from the Global Villagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523068770529814044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-23818198459092688932020-09-12T14:49:54.289+03:002020-09-12T14:49:54.289+03:00Young Americans were enthralled by The Avengers wi...Young Americans were enthralled by The Avengers without any inkling of the interesting subtext. One of the great titles in 60s television.carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134221554348743714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-1852035670922862782020-09-12T01:27:04.882+03:002020-09-12T01:27:04.882+03:00Absolutely - I agree with every word.Absolutely - I agree with every word.Paul Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18376632035812989444noreply@blogger.com