Sunday, 27 September 2026

1964, Music: French Single Charts 26/04/1964

N° 30
Les Surfs - A présent tu peux t'en aller

- Country: Madagascar
- Music/Lyrics: G. Bourgeois, I. Raymonde, J. Rivière, M. Hawker
- Video clip

N° 29
Patricia Carli - Je suis à toi

- Country: Italy / Belgium / France
- Music/Lyrics: Nisa, P. Carli
- Video clip

N° 28
Monty - Même si je suis fou

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: J. Bulostin, G. Weil, B. Mann
- Video clip

N° 27
Les Compagnons de la chanson - Le chant de Mallory

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: A. Popp, P. Cour
- Video clip

N° 26
Adamo - Tombe la neige

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: S. Adamo
- Video clip

N° 25
Richard Anthony - A toi de choisir

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: J. Plante, J. Van Heusen
- Video clip

N° 24
Elvis Presley - Kissin' cousins

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: F. Wise, R. Starr
- Video clip

N° 23
Sheila - Hello petite fille

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics:  H. Ithier, J. Lennon, P. McCartney
- Video clip

N° 22
Petula Clark - Ceux qui ont un coeur

- Country: France / UK
- Music/Lyrics: A. David, B. Bacharach, R. Bernet
- Video clip

N° 21
Françoise Hardy - Le sais-tu ?

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: B. Bacharach, H. David, F. Hardy
- Video clip

N° 20
Rachel - Le chant de Mallory

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics:  A. Popp, P. Cour
- Video clip

N° 19
Enrico Macias - Paris tu m'as pris dans tes bras

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: E. Macias, J. Peigné
- Video clip

N° 18
France Gall - N'écoute pas les idoles

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: S. Gainsbourg
- Video clip

N° 17
Françoise Hardy - Catch a falling star

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: L. Pockriss, P. Vance
- Video clip

N° 16
Gigliola Cinquetti - Non ho l'età

- Country: Italy
- Music/Lyrics: M. Panzeri, Nisa
- Video clip

N° 15
Johnny Hallyday - Dis-lui que j'en rêve

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: B. Darin, G. Aber
- Video clip

N° 14
Hugues Aufray - N'y pense plus, tout est bien

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: B. Dylan, P. de la Noé, P. Dorsey
- Video clip

N° 13
Dusty Springfield - I only want to be with you

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: I. Raymonde, M. Hawker
- Video clip

N° 12
Dick Rivers - Rien que toi

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: J. C. Annoux, Rodgers & Hammerstein
- Video clip

N° 11
Claude François - Chaque jour c'est la même chose

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: A. Alexander, C. François
- Video clip

N° 10
Danyel Gérard - Memphis Tennessee

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: D. Gérard, P. Barouh, C. Berry
- Video clip

N° 9
Johnny Hallyday - Les guitares jouent

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: G. Aber, L. Hazlewood
- Video clip

N° 8
Chuck Berry - Nadine

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: C. Berry
- Video clip

N° 7
The Beatles - Can't buy me love

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: J. Lennon, P. McCartney
- Video clip

N° 6
Trini Lopez - You can't say goodbye

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: T. Lopez
- Video clip

N° 5
Richard Anthony - A présent tu peux t'en aller

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: G. Bourgeois, I. Raymonde, J.M. Rivière, M. Hawker
- Video clip

N° 4
Gilbert Bécaud - Nathalie

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: G. Bécaud, P. Delanoë
- Video clip

N° 3
Stan Getz & João Gilberto feat. Astrud Gilberto - The girl from Ipanema

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: A. Jobim, N.Gimbel, De Moraes
- Video clip

N° 2
Jacques Brel - Mathilde

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: J. Brel, G. Jouannest
- Video clip

N° 1
Sylvie Vartan - La plus belle pour aller danser

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: C. Aznavour, G. Garvarentz
- Video clip

Friday, 25 September 2026

1963, Television: Sergeant Cork

The first episode of the British detective series "Sergeant Cork" was broadcast on the ITV network on 29 June 1963. The series was created by Ted Willis and starred John Barrie as Sergeant Cork and William Gaunt as Bob Marriott. Set in Victorian London, the series ran from 1963 to 1968. Over the course of six seasons, a total of 66 episodes were broadcast.

William Gaunt as Bob Marriott and John Barrie as Sergeant Cork
in The Case of the Girl Upstairs
Philip Latham as Arthur J. Lowman MD and John Barrie as Sergeant Cork
in The Case of the Girl Upstairs
John Barrie as Sergeant Cork and Isa Miranda as Magda Brandel
in The Case of Ella Barnes
Edward Woodward as Austen Carew in The Case of the Ormsby Diamonds
Diane Clare as Kate Carstairs an John Barrie as Sergeant Cork
in The Case of the Ormsby Diamonds

Synopsis
In 1890s London, Sergeant Cork (John Barrie) serves in Scotland Yard’s newly established Criminal Investigation Department, enthusiastically embracing the pioneering techniques of the emerging science of forensic investigation as he tackles crimes born of poverty and deprivation, passion, vengeance and greed. Ably assisted by the young detective Bob Marriott (William Gaunt), Cork is astute and meticulous, a man years ahead of his time. He knows that even the most convincing evidence can all too easily prove deceptive.

William Gaunt as Bob Marriott and Anna Palk as Virginia Palmer
in The Case of the Hangman's Noose
George A. Cooper as Mr. Bellamy in The Case of the Self Made Man

Annette Andre as Mary Briggs in The Case of the Two Poisons

Trevor Bannister as Clem Butley and John Phillips as Big Ben Lewis
in The Case of Big Ben Lewis

Katherine Woodville as Vera Chatterton in The Case of the Pious Patriarch

Main Cast

  • John Barrie as Sergeant Cork
  • William Gaunt as Bob Marriott
  • Charles Morgan as Superintendent Rodway
  • Freddie Fowler as Chalky White
  • Edward Ogden as Sergeant Gardner
Jennie Linden as Julia Bell in The Case of the Merry Widower
William Gaunt as Bob Marriott and Patricia English as Georgia Slocumb
in The Case of the Travelling Texan
William Gaunt as Bob Marriott and Josephine Tewson as Martha St. Clair
in The Case of the Devil's Daughter
Charles Morgan as Superintendent Rodway and John Barrie as Sergeant Cork
in The Case of the Unpopular Judge
Angela Douglas as Lucy Rogers and William Gaunt as Bob Marriott
in The Case of the Strolling Players
John Barrie as Sergeant Cork and Freddie Fowler as Chalky White
in The Case of the Fallen Family

Wednesday, 23 September 2026

1962, Car Spotting: Markt, Gouda, Netherlands

Left to right
Volkswagen 1100 / 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Citroën 2CV, Renault Dauphine, Vauxhall Cresta / Velox (PA), Peugeot 404, unidentified car (behind the Opel Olympia Rekord), Vauxhall Victor (F), Opel Olympia Rekord (1953 / 1954), Volkswagen 1100 / 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Opel Kapitän (P1), Opel (Olympia) Rekord (P1), Volkswagen 1100 / 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), BMW 700 Saloon (E107).

Monday, 21 September 2026

1961, Belgian Comics: Johan et Pirlouit, La Guerre des 7 fontaines

In 1961, the album "La Guerre des 7 fontaines" was released in the comic book series "Johan et Pirlouit". The series was created by Peyo (Pierre Culliford) in 1952. The first story, "Le Châtiment de Basenhau" was published in the youth magazine Spirou on 11 September 1952. The first album was subsequently published by Dupuis in January 1954. While the first two albums were released under the title Johan, Peyo introduced the character Pirlouit in the third adventure, "Le Lutin du Bois aux Roches". The world-famous Smurfs also originated in a Johan and Pirlouit album, titled "La Flûte à six schtroumpfs".

Dutch Cover: "De oorlog der 7 bronnen"

The series is set during the Middle Ages in an unspecified European country. The main characters are Johan, the King's page, and his friend Pirlouit, a dwarf-sized man. Together, they encounter all kinds of mythical creatures, including wizards, witches, giants, and the Smurfs. Their adventures also take them to foreign lands, such as Scandinavia and North Africa.

Johan
Pirlouit

"La Guerre des 7 fontaines"
- full colour
- publisher: Dupuis
- Dutch title: De oorlog der 7 bronnen (Dupuis, 1961)
- English title: The War of the Seven Springs (Papercutz, USA, 2013)
- drawings by Peyo (Pierre Culliford)
- story by Peyo (Pierre Culliford)

Aldebert de Baufort
Sara

The main characters in this album are Johan, Pirlouit, Aldebert de Baufort, Sara, Rachel, Grand Schtroumpf, Jean de Baufort and Van Besdorf.

Rachel
Grand Schtroumpf

Synopsis
Lost in an arid and inhospitable region, Johan and Pirlouit spend the night in an abandoned castle. At midnight, a bell tolls and the ghost of the castle’s lord, Sir Aldebert de Baufort, who died 100 years ago, appears before them...

Van Besdorf
Jean de Baufort