1961, Television: Sir Francis Drake

On 12 November 1961, the first episode of the British historical adventure series "Sir Francis Drake" was broadcast on ATV (Associated Television). The series was produced by Anthony Bushell, with a musical score composed by Ivor Slaney. In total, 26 episodes, each running for 25 minutes, were produced.

Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake

Michael Crawford as John Drake and Milton Reid as Diego

Synopsis
The series follows the adventures of Francis Drake, portrayed by Terence Morgan, an English vice-admiral, explorer, and captain of the Golden Hind, the third ship to circumnavigate the globe…

Jean Kent as Queen Elizabeth I

Patrick McLoughlin as Trevelyan

Main Cast

• Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake
• Jean Kent as Queen Elizabeth I
• Michael Crawford as John Drake
• Roger Delgado as Count Bernardino de Mendoza
• Patrick McLoughlin as Trevelyan
• Alex Scott as Don Pedro
• Milton Reid as Diego
• Richard Warner as Walsingham
• Ewan Roberts as Munro
• Howard Lang as Richard Grenville
• Glynn Edwards as Will Martin
• Peter Diamond as Bosun

Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake

Roger Delgado as Count Bernardino de Mendoza

Trivia
A replica of the Golden Hind was built for filming in and around the bays of Torbay and Dartmouth. In 1963, the ship was permanently moored in Brixham Harbour, Devon, where it became a popular tourist attraction. It was wrecked during a storm in 1987, after which it was towed to Dartmouth and later replaced by a new replica.

Opening and closing credits

1960, Belgian Comics: Pits En Kaliber - De Rampzalige Bril

In 1960, "De Rampzalige Bril" ("The Disastrous Glasses") was published as the fourth album in the comic strip series "Pits en Kaliber", by the publisher "De Algemene Pers" in Edegem. The series was created by Bob Mau in 1959. Its main characters are the friends Pits and Kaliber, together with Professor Hik and his daughter Loekie.

In the late 1950s, Mau wanted to have "Pits en Kaliber" published in the newspaper "Gazet van Antwerpen", but there was no space for an additional comic strip. By that time, he had grown tired of the series and was already working on a new one, "Kari Lente". In total, five albums were published by "De Algemene Pers" between 1959 and 1961. From 1962 to 1965, six albums were released by "Het Goede Boek", and in 1964 one album was published by "Het Volk".

"De Rampzalige Bril" cover

"De Rampzalige Bril"
- 2 colours, blue / brown
- publisher: De Algemene Pers
- never published in English
- drawings by  Bob Mau
- story by  Bob Mau

The main characters in this album are Pits, Kaliber, Professor Hik, Loekie, Dr. Callipso, Max, Minoe.

Pits

Kaliber

Professor Hik

Synopsis
Professor Hik gives a lecture to the medical society about his latest invention, the hypnosis glasses. Before the lecture, however, the glasses are dropped and end up causing nothing but hiccups. A mysterious Dr Callipso, however, shows a keen interest in the device...

Dr. Callipso

Loekie, Pits and Kaliber

Minoe and Max

Trivia

• A reference to Scoubidou, a material used in knotting and lanyard crafts. It originated in France, where it became a craze in the late 1950s and has remained popular ever since. The name comes from the 1958 song of the same title, sung by the French singer Sacha Distel.
• A reference to the Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida.
• A reference to Ranger Clay Morgan from the American television series "Tales of the Texas Rangers" (1955–1958). The role was played by Harry Lauter.

Reference to Scoubidou

Reference to Gina Lollobrigida

Reference to Ranger Clay Morgan

Cars

• unidentified sports car
• Simca Vedette Chambord
• Citroën 2CV
• Willy’s Jeep

Citroën 2CV

Simca Vedette Chambord

Willy’s Jeep

unidentified sports car

1977, Car Spotting: Grote Markt, Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands

Parked on the Market Square, left to right

First row, front to back
Škoda 100, Alfa Romeo Alfetta Berlina.

Second row, front to back
Volvo 142 (second facelift), Opel Rekord C Caravan, Alfa Romeo Alfasud, Datsun 1200 (Nissan Sunny B110).

Third row, front to back
Peugeot 304, Peugeot 504, Citroën 2CV, Fiat 127, Volkswagen 1300/1500 (Beetle, Type 1), Citroën 2CV, Vauxhall Viva HC.

Fourth row, front to back
Citroën 2CV van, DAF 44 or 55, Citroën GS, Volkswagen K70, Ford Escort Estate, Renault R4, Toyota Corolla (E20), Peugeot 304.

Fifth row, front to back
Unidentified car, Renault R5, Ford Taunus TC2, Datsun 100A (Nissan Cherry E10/A10), Ford Taunus TC2, Citroën Ami8, Citroën Dyane, Ford Taunus TC2.

Parked in front of the buildings, left to right
Datsun 100A (Nissan Cherry E10/A10), Sunbeam 1300/1600 (Hillman Avenger), Mercedes-Benz W114/W115, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Beetle, Type 1), Simca 1100, Volvo Amazon, Austin/Morris Mini, Mercedes-Benz W116.

1976, Nobel Prizes (Oslo, Norway)

The Nobel Prize in Physics: Burton Richter (USA) and Samuel C.C. Ting (USA)

For their pioneering work in the discovery of a heavy elementary particle of a new kind.

Burton Richter

Samuel C.C. Ting

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry: William Lipscomb (USA)

For his studies on the structure of boranes illuminating problems of chemical bonding.

William Lipscomb

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Baruch S. Blumberg (USA) and D. Carleton Gajdusek (USA)

For their discoveries concerning new mechanisms for the origin and dissemination of infectious diseases.

Baruch S. Blumberg

D. Carleton Gajdusek

The Nobel Prize in Literature: Saul Bellow (Canada / USA)

For the human understanding and subtle analysis of contemporary culture that are combined in his work.

Saul Bellow

The Nobel Peace Prize: Betty Williams (UK) and Mairead Corrigan (UK)

For the courageous efforts in founding a movement to put an end to the violent conflict in Northern Ireland.
They received their Nobel Prize one year later, in 1977. 

Betty Williams

Mairead Corrigan

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel: Milton Friedman (USA)

For his achievements in the fields of consumption analysis, monetary history and theory and for his demonstration of the complexity of stabilization policy.

Milton Friedman

1975, Film: La Course à l'échalote

The French comedy film "La Course à l’échalote" premiered on 8 October 1975. Directed by Claude Zidi, the film stars Pierre Richard and Jane Birkin together for the second time, following the success of "La moutarde me monte au nez". The screenplay was written by Claude Zidi in collaboration with Michel Fabre and Jean-Luc Voulfow, and the music was composed by Vladimir Cosma.

Synopsis
Young and dynamic, endowed with authority at the 20th Century Bank, Pierre Vidal (Pierre Richard) regularly spies through his binoculars on his partner Janet (Jane Birkin), who works in a hair salon across the street. Growing weary of the monotony of her relationship with Pierre, she is considering leaving him. His boss has taken a few days of vacation, and Pierre is in charge to replace him. He escorts a certain Monsieur de Rovère (Claude Dauphin) to the vault, where he has come to deposit the deed of transfer of shares in a company that organises shows. But the briefcase containing the documents is stolen on sight...

Jane Birkin as Janet

Pierre Richard as Pierre Vidal

Catherine Allégret as Nicole

Main Cast

• Pierre Richard as Pierre Vidal
• Jane Birkin as Janet
• Michel Aumont as Commissaire Brunet
• Marc Dolnitz as Marc
• Amadeus August as Gunther
• Henri Déus as Mike
• Luis Rego as Frantz
• Catherine Allégret as Nicole
• André Bézu as André
• Jean Martin as bank director
• Claude Dauphin as Bertrand de Rovère
• Philippe Dehesdin as Philippe
• Paul Cambo as CEO of the bank
• Jean Bouchaud as Brunet's assistant

Michel Aumont as Commissaire Brunet and Jane Birkin as Janet

Jane Birkin as Janet and Pierre Richard as Pierre Vidal

Trivia
Filming locations were Cherbourg-Octeville, Manche, France and Brighton, England, UK.

Jane Birkin as Janet

Pierre Richard as Pierre Vidal and Jean Martin as bank director

1974, Belgian Comics: Thomas Pips - De dubbelgangers

In 1974, the 23rd "Thomas Pips" album, "De dubbelgangers", was published by "Het Volk". The Thomas Pips series was created by Leo De Budt, better known under the pseudonym Buth. In 1946 and 1947, the strip appeared daily as a gag strip in the newspaper "Het Volk". Afterwards, Thomas Pips continued to be published in the newspaper as a daily strip in serialised story form. Initially, the scripts were written by Raymond Jean de Kremer, also known as John Flanders. From 1948 to 1949, the texts were written by the children’s author Ludovic Van Winkel, aka Lod Lavki. From 1965 until 1982, Thomas Pips appeared as a serialised story in the youth supplement "’t Kapoentje", with Buth taking charge of the stories himself.

"Thomas Pips", "De dubbelgangers" cover

No 23 "De dubbelgangers"
- black and white
- publisher: Het Volk
- never published in English
- drawings by Buth (Leo De Budt)
- story by Buth (Leo De Budt)

Thomas Pips

Tinneke

Professor Abraham Ölstein and the Boss

The main characters in this album are Thomas Pips, Thomas Pips as Lucy Pipstone, his wife Tinneke, Professor Abraham Ölstein, John, Bob, Boss, Louis, Manneke, Jef Cassiers, and the Commissaris.

Louis and Thomas Pips

Thomas Pips as Lucy Pipstone

Synopsis
When Thomas Pips goes in search of a plumber, he is abducted by a gang of gangsters who are planning a bank robbery using a mechanical double of Pips created by Professor Ölstein...

Bob and John

Commissaris

Trivia
Thomas Pips disguises himself as "Manneke", a reference to the sketch programme "Het Manneke" on the Belgian television channel BRT. The actor behind the character, Jef Cassiers, also appears in the album.

Thomas Pips as Manneke

The Boss and Jef Cassiers

Cars

• Mercedes-Benz W114-W115
• Citroën Type H
• Peugeot D3/D4
• Volkswagen Type 2 (T1)
• Peugeot 404

Mercedes-Benz W114-W115

Citroën Type H

Peugeot D3/D4

Peugeot 404

Volkswagen Type 2 (T1) and Citroën Type H