After several months away, I’m returning to the 1990s to finish off the last few categories. Thunderbirds Tracy Island (1992) In 1992, this was the must-have Christmas toy – the secret headquarters of the Tracy family, known as the International Rescue’s “base.” But demand outstripped supply, leading to a shortage. Blue Peter came to theContinue reading “1990s Toys/games”
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My Top 13 90s TV series
1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (97-03)Buffy – a hot teen – leads a bunch of misfits – the scooby gang – who battle supernatural forces while dealing with the pressure of high school (and then college). Buffy is a Slayer, one in a long line of young women chosen for a specific mission: to seekContinue reading “My Top 13 90s TV series”
1990s Food & Drink
My 90s food memories are very much centred around the vast number of kid-based labour-saving ready meals (turkey dinosaurs, crispy pancakes, waffles), instant foods (just add boiling water) such as pot noodle, cup-a-soup (with noodles/croutons), gravy granules and instant custard. Vegetarian options began to be more widespread, with more exotic, world-based foods (particularly from AsianContinue reading “1990s Food & Drink”
1990s Sports
The 1990s were dominated by Pete Sampras and Steffi Graf at Wimbledon, Stephen Hendry versus Jimmy White in snooker and Manchester United in the FA cup. 1990 Wimbledon singles winners were Stefan Edberg (SWE) and Martina Navratilova (USA). Paul Gascoigne (Football) won BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, beating Stephen Hendry (Snooker). World SnookerContinue reading “1990s Sports”
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