Monday, 27 April 2026

1962, Belgian Comics: Jerry Spring - Le Maître de la Sierra

In 1962, the publisher Dupuis released "Le Maître de la Sierra", the tenth album in the "Jerry Spring" comic series. The series was created in 1954 by Jijé (Joseph Gillain) for the weekly magazine Spirou / Robbedoes. In the early stories, Jijé wrote the scripts himself, but he later collaborated with other writers such as Maurice Rosy, René Goscinny, Jean Acquaviva, Jacques Lob, Daniel Dubois and Philip (his son).

Dutch Cover: "De meester van de Sierra"

The series is a Western set in the American West during the second half of the nineteenth century. Jerry Spring faces a wide range of adversaries, including bandits, traffickers, rebellious Native Americans and renegades of all kinds. The stories are consistently imbued with a strong sense of humanism and moral integrity. Spring is highly skilled in the use of firearms, although he never uses them to kill.

Jerry Spring and Pancho
Chiquito, Ruby and Jerry Spring
El Tigre
Ray Parker and Jerry Spring

"Le Maître de la Sierra"
- full colour
- publisher: Dupuis
- pre-published in Spirou / Robbedoes (1960)
- Danish title "Sierraens herre" (Jerry Spring komplet 3, Fahrenheit i fællesskab, 2012)
- Dutch title: "De meester van de Sierra" (Dupuis, 1962)
- German title: "Der Herr der Sierra" (Bastei-Verlag, 1972)
- never published in English
- drawings by Jijé (Joseph Gillain)
- story by Philip (Philippe Gillain)

Alec Ruthman and Helen
Don Carlos Diaz De Castro
Don Pablo, El Tigre and Jerry Spring
Don Ramon and Manuela

Main characters in this story are Jerry Spring, Ruby (his horse), Jim Slade, Ray Parker, Alec Ruthman, Helen, Sandoval, El Tigre, Pepe, Pancho, Chiquito (Pancho’s horse), Don Carlos Diaz De Castro, Don Ramon, Don Pablo, Dona Ines, Manuela, George Harrison, and Teddy Harrison.

Don Ramon, Jerry Spring and Pancho
Dona Ines and Don Ramon
Jim Slade and Ray Parker

Synopsis
Jerry Spring is hired by a New York lawyer, Ray Parker, who represents the billionaire George Harrison. Before his death, Harrison wishes to find his grandson, Teddy Harrison, who disappeared in Mexico with his parents during a revolution. The parents were killed, and the child was abducted. Now, some twenty-five years later, Harrison hopes to pass on his fortune to his grandson rather than leave it to his dissolute nephew, Alec Ruthman. Spring accepts the mission and, accompanied by Pancho, travels to Mexico. There, however, the two men soon cross paths with a notorious Mexican bandit known as El Tigre…

Jerry Spring and Sandoval
Pepe

George Harrison, Teddy Harrison and Jerry Spring

Saturday, 25 April 2026

1961, Cars: DKW / Auto Union Range

Auto Union 1000

  • Saloon, 2-door, FF, 3 cylinder 2-stroke, 981 cc, 44 hp (DIN) / 32 kW, 125 km/h
  • Universal, Estate, FF, 3-door,  3 cylinder 2-stroke, 981 cc, 44 hp (DIN) / 32 kW, 120 km/h
Auto Union 1000 Saloon
Auto Union 1000 Universal

Auto Union 1000 S

  • Saloon, 4-door, FF, 3 cylinder 2-stroke, 981 cc, 50 hp (DIN) / 37 kW, 130 km/h
  • Coupé, 2-door, FF, 3 cylinder 2-stroke, 981 cc, 50 hp (DIN) / 37 kW, 135 km/h
Auto Union 1000 S Saloon
Auto Union 1000 S Coupé

Auto Union 1000 Sp

  • Coupé, 2-door, FF, 3 cylinder 2-stroke, 981 cc, 55 hp (DIN) / 40,5 kW, 145 km/h
  • Convertible, 2-door, FF, 3 cylinder 2-stroke, 981 cc, 55 hp (DIN) / 40,5 kW, 140 km/h
Auto Union 1000 Sp Coupé
Auto Union 1000 Sp Convertible

DKW Junior

  • Saloon, 2-door, FF, 3 cylinder 2-stroke, 741 cc, 34 hp (DIN) / 25 kW, 115 km/h
  • Saloon De Luxe, 2-door, FF, 3 cylinder 2-stroke, 796 cc, 34 hp (DIN) / 25 kW, 118 km/h
DKW Junior Saloon
DKW Junior Saloon De Luxe

DKW Munga

Off-roader, 2-door, F4WD, 3 cylinder 2-stroke, 896 cc, 44 hp (DIN) / 32 kW, 98 km/h

DKW Munga

Thursday, 23 April 2026

1960, Film and Television Awards: British Academy Awards (BAFTAs)

Best Film From Any Source
Winner: Ben-Hur (USA, William Wyler)

Ben-Hur Podter

Nominees:

  • Anatomy of a Murder (USA, Otto Preminger)
  • Ansiktet (Sweden, Ingmar Bergman)
  • The Big Country (USA, William Wyler)
  • Compulsion (USA, Richard Fleischer)
  • Gigi (USA, Vincente Minnelli)
  • Look Back in Anger (UK, Tony Richardson)
  • North West Frontier (UK, J. Lee Thompson)
  • The Nun's Story (USA, Fred Zinnemann)
  • Sapphire (UK, Basil Dearden)
  • Some Like It Hot (USA, Billy Wilder)
  • Tiger Bay (UK, J. Lee Thompson) 
  • Yesterday's Enemy (UK, Val Guest)
  • Maigret tend un piège (France / Italy, Jean Delannoy)
  • Popiół i diament (Poland, Andrzej Wajda)

Best British Film
Winner: Sapphire (Basil Dearden)

Sapphire Poster

Nominees:

  • Look Back in Anger (Tony Richardson)
  • North West Frontier (J. Lee Thompson)
  • Tiger Bay (J. Lee Thompson)
  • Yesterday's Enemy (Val Guest)

Best Foreign Actor
Winner: Jack Lemmon as Jerry / Daphne in Some Like It Hot

Marilyn Monroe as Sugar Kane Kowalczyk and Jack Lemmon as Daphne

Nominees:

  • James Stewart as Paul Biegler in Anatomy of a Murder
  • Takashi Shimura as Kanji Watanabe in Ikiru
  • Zbigniew Cybulski as Maciek Chelmicki in Popiół i diament
  • Jean Gabin as Jules Maigret in Maigret tend un piège
  • Jean Desailly as Marcel Maurin in Maigret tend un piège

Best British Actor
Winner: Peter Sellers as Fred Kite / Sir John Kennaway in I'm All Right Jack

Peter Sellers as Fred Kite

Nominees:

  • Laurence Olivier as General John Burgoyne in The Devil's Disciple
  • Laurence Harvey as Johnny Jackson in Expresso Bongo
  • Richard Burton as Jimmy Porter in Look Back in Anger
  • Peter Finch as Dr. Fortunati in The Nun's Story
  • Stanley Baker as Captain Alan Langford in Yesterday's Enemy
  • Gordon Jackson as Sergeant MacKenzie in Yesterday's Enemy

Best Foreign Actress
Winner: Shirley MacLaine as Meg Wheeler in Ask Any Girl

Shirley MacLaine as Meg Wheeler

Nominees:

  • Rosalind Russell as Mame Dennis in Auntie Mame
  • Susan Hayward as Barbara Graham in I Want to Live!
  • Ava Gardner Moira Davidson in On The Beach
  • Ellie Lambeti as Chloe Pella in A Matter of Dignity

Best British Actress
Winner: Audrey Hepburn as Sister Luke in The Nun's Story

Audrey Hepburn as Sister Luke

Nominees:

  • Kay Walsh as Miss D. Coker in The Horse's Mouth
  • Sylvia Syms as Hetty in No Trees in the Street
  • Peggy Ashcroft as Mother Mathilde in The Nun's Story
  • Yvonne Mitchell as Mildred Farr in Sapphire

Best British Screenplay
Winner: Frank Harvey, John Boulting and Alan Hackney with I'm All Right Jack

I'm All Right Jack Poster

Nominees:

  • Ben Barzman and Millard Lampell: Chance Meeting
  • Wolf Mankowitz: Expresso Bongo
  • Alec Guinness: The Horse's Mouth
  • Nigel Kneale: Look Back in Anger
  • Ted Willis: No Trees in the Street
  • Robin Estridge: North West Frontier
  • Janet Green: Sapphire
  • John Hawkesworth and Shelley Smith: Tiger Bay

Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
Winner: Hayley Mills as Gillie Evans in Tiger Bay

Nominees:

  • Joseph N. Welch as Judge Weaver in Anatomy of a Murder
  • Liz Fraser as Cynthia Kite in I'm All Right Jack
  • Gerry Duggan as Pat Fulton in Four Desperate Men

Tuesday, 21 April 2026

1977, Music: French Single Charts 05/06/1977

N° 30
Danyel Gérard - Les temps changent

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: D. Gérard, R. Béranger
- Video clip

N° 29
Serge Reggiani - Venise n'est pas en Italie  

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: C. Piget, C. Lemesle
- Video clip

N° 28
Boney M. - Sunny

- Country: West Germany
- Music/Lyrics: B. Hebb
- Video clip

N° 27
Rika Zaraï - La fête au pays

- Country: France / Israel
- Music/Lyrics: D. Faure, H. Djian
- Video clip

N° 26
Philippe Chatel - J't'aime bien, Lili

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: P. Chatel
- Video clip

N° 25
France Gall - Musique

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: M. Berger
- Video clip

N° 24
Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics:  S. Wonder
- Video clip

N° 23
Raffaella Carra - Puisque tu l'aimes, dis-le lui

- Country: Italy
- Music/Lyrics: D. Pace, F. Bracardi, R. Bernet
- Video clip

N° 22
Adamo - Si tu étais

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

N° 21
Patrick Topaloff - Ali be good

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: J. Chalard, K. Schafer, C. Berry
- Video clip

N° 20
Peter Gabriel - Solsbury hill 

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: P. Gabriel
- Video clip 

N° 19
Sheila - L'arche de Noé

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: A. Zambrini, C. Carrère, J. Schmitt, S. Jürgens
- Video clip

N° 18
Enrico Macias - La musique et moi

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

N° 17
Serge Lama - Le dernier baiser

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: A. Dona, S. Lama
- Video clip

N° 16
Dave - Heureusement que la musique est là

- Country: Netherlands / France
- Music/Lyrics: D. Barbelivien, P. Loiseau
- Video clip

N° 15
Lynsey de Paul & Mike Moran - Rock Bottom

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: L. De Paul, M. Moran
- Video clip

N° 14
Eagles - Hotel California

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: C. Stevens, E. Farjeon
- Video clip

N° 13
Demis Roussos - Mourir auprès de mon amour

- Country: Greece
- Music/Lyrics: R. Costandinos, V. Papathanassiou, P. Loiseau
- Video clip

N° 12
Francis Lai - Bilitis - générique

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: F. Lai
- Video clip

N° 11
Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene IV 

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: J. Jarre
- Video clip

N° 10
Johnny Hallyday - Le coeur en deux

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: J. Revaux, P. Billon
- Video clip

N° 9
Belle Epoque- Miss Broadway

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: A. Weyman, E. Lenton
- Video clip

N° 8
Claude François - Je vais à Rio

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: E. Marnay, A. Anderson, P. Allen
- Video clip

N° 7
ABBA - Knowing Me, Knowing You

- Country: Sweden
- Music/Lyrics: B. Andersson, B. Ulvaeus, S. Anderson
- Video clip

N° 6
Space Art - Onyx

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: D. Perrier, R. Rizzetelli
- Video clip

N° 5
Space - Magic Fly

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: D. Marouani 
- Video clip

N° 4
Michel Sardou - Dix ans plus tôt

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: J. Revaux, M. Sardou, P. Billon
- Video clip

N° 3
Carlos - Big bisou

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: B. Estardy, C. Lemesle, J. Plait, J. Dassin
- Video clip

N° 2
Laurent Voulzy - Rockollection

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: A. Souchon, L. Voulzy
- Video clip

N° 1
Marie Myriam - L'oiseau et l'enfant

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: J.P. Cara, J. Gracy
- Video clip