Sunday Mercury - Lifestyle - Nostalgia

Nostalgia: Valentine's Day

Sunday Mercury — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

LOVE is in the air – and it seems us Midlanders have always had a soft spot for a bit of romance.

Nostalgia: Famous mistresses

Sunday Mercury — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

1 ELIZABETH TAYLOR

Fashion: The Mini

Sunday Mercury — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

THINK 1960s, think The Beatles, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, World Cup fever, love, peace and mini skirts.

Nostalgia: Chinese New Year

Sunday Mercury — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

CHINESE New Year is always an exciting event in Birmingham.

Nostalgia: Board Games

Sunday Mercury — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

CLUEDO is one of the most popular board games in the world, selling millions in over 40 countries and spawning a film, stage play and TV series.

US IMMIGRATION lawyer Stephen Jay was picked to enter the first US National Scrabble championship in 1978 – and has taken part in every tournament since.

Sunday Mercury — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

He says the “apex of his career so far” was coming fourth in the World Scrabble Championships in 2001 at The Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas.

Nostalgia: Getting ready for the Christmas bash? Beauty treatments of years gone by

Sunday Mercury — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

NEW Year, new you.

Nostalgia: Nativity plays of years gone by

Sunday Mercury — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

WHETHER it was yesterday or 40 years ago, many of us have fond memories of our children’s Nativity plays.

Nostalgia: Remembrance Sunday

Sunday Mercury — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

TODAY we wear our poppies with pride as we remember all those who have given their lives for the peace and freedom we enjoy today.

Nostalgia: Bonfire Night

Sunday Mercury — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

BIRMINGHAM City Council may have cancelled its bonfire at Pype Hayes Park last night – but bonfires and fireworks still lit up the rest of the Midlands, just as they always have in years gone by.

Nostalgia: Halloween

Sunday Mercury — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT

HUBBLE, bubble, toil and trouble, it’s that time of year again.

Rentaghost (1975-1984)

Sunday Mercury — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT

RENTAGHOST

Nostalgia: The Midlands' lost railway lines

Sunday Mercury — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT

THEY were once the places to see majestic steam trains hurtling across the Midland countryside.

The Rockford Files (1974-1980)

Sunday Mercury — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT

THE ROCKFORD FILES (1974-80)

Nostalgia: Hart To Hart

Sunday Mercury — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 23:00:00 GMT

HART TO HART (1979-84)

Nostalgia: Danger Mouse (1981-1992)

Sunday Mercury — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

DANGER MOUSE

Nostalgia: All Creatures Great and Small

Sunday Mercury — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL (1978-90)

How the Fonz became cool in Happy Days

Sunday Mercury — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 23:00:00 GMT

HAPPY DAYS

Nostalgia: The good old days when we were young

Sunday Mercury — Sun, 29 May 2011 07:00:00 GMT

CHILDHOOD conjures up different images for different people.

The enduring appeal of Fawlty Towers

Sunday Mercury — Sat, 28 May 2011 23:00:00 GMT

FAWLTY TOWERS(1975-79)