From 1987.  Kind of preposterous but also good fun. 

 Thought I should choose a horror film for Halloween. This is a good one. And it is silent so you can choose your own soundtrack. Wiki The C...

 One for your Halloween playlist. The Rattles are a  German rock band , formed in Hamburg in 1960, most prominently known for their 1970 psy...

 Thanks to Adrian for this - I hadn't seen this until a few days ago. If you are American you might not have heard of Lord Sutch so here...

 While on the subject of the Napoleonic wars in the early 70s this series by the BBC was big news for my 12 year old self. See them here . I...

 Nice old clip of a great song for this time of year.  If you're travelin' in the North Country fair Where the winds hit heavy on t...

  These are invaluable studies of the appearance of the French army of 1813.  There were 12 in total. To see more and read about them go her...

 Music by Henry Mancini.  The famous crane shot from Orson Welles' 1958 film, 'Touch of Evil.'

 BWW in a mellow mood. Worth watching.

  Battle for Sevastopol (Russian: "Битва за Севастополь"; Ukrainian: "Незламна" "Indestructable") is a 2015 bi...

 From the film Gonks Go Beat . 

 One film that I didn't see in 1970 that was about the Napoleonic wars is this one. I think I have seen it now and it's not that go...

  Old book with artwork by Gerry Embleton

  Article (French language) about the important female role in French regiments. 

 Edward Woodward introduces a wargame between t wo of the pivotal figures in the growth of wargaming in the 1970s - Peter Gilder (as Napole...

 Of course Mark E. Smith was a wargamer of the Napoleonic period. Steve Hanley mentioned it in his book the Big Midweek which is a great rea...

  The film Waterloo came about the same time as this range of 1/72 figures of the most famous of the Waterloo protagonists. It also coincide...

 Trailer. 60 years old today. Watch it if you like good British films. Wiki

  From "Where the Action Is"  originally aired 10/26/66. Written by Ed Cobb who also wrote Tainted Love. 

  Andy J was interested in this so I scanned a few pages of an old Airfix catalogue I have.