Just heard the really sad news that BOB HOLNESS, renowned and genial host of BLOCKBUSTERS, has died at the age of 83. Nothing to do with comics, but from a nostalgic point of view, worthy of mention on this humble blog. I have fond memories of occasionally watching Blockbusters back in the early 1980s, and I loved the theme tune and colourful set design, to say nothing of Bob's humorous banter with those snotty-nosed, spotty students, who are probably all doctors and lawyers nowadays and earning an absolute fortune.
Bob was also a respected theatre actor in his day, and was the first radio actor to play JAMES BOND (in a dramatisation of MOONRAKER) in 1956. (In fact, only one other actor before him had played Bond, that being BARRY NELSON in a live TV broadcast of CASINO ROYALE in 1954.) Now Bob's gone to that great 'Gold Run' in the sky, so let's all raise a glass to the epitome of 'cool' - Mr. Bob ("I'll have a 'P' please") Holness. He was a blockbuster.
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