Steve HaywoodMar 9, 20194 minShort Story Reading Log – Part 1I find it easy to keep track of novels that I have read, thanks to Goodreads. Short Stories represent more of a problem however. Stories...
Steve HaywoodMar 2, 20193 minWhere to start with Peter F Hamilton booksPeter F Hamilton is one of only two authors that I started reading in my teens, and am still reading today more than two decades later....
Steve HaywoodFeb 23, 20193 min10 Reasons Why You Should Read Short StoriesThere is a lot said these days about how the internet, mobile phones and other technology is shortening people’s attention spans. You...
Steve HaywoodFeb 10, 20194 minMy Top 10 Books to ReadI admit that My Goodreads To Be Read list (TBR for short) is just too long, and needs pruning. On Goodreads, whenever I find something I...
Steve HaywoodJan 14, 20191 minWasp by Eric Frank RussellWasp is a fascinating read, very different to anything else I’ve read. While the setting and backplot make this science fiction, the...
Steve HaywoodDec 10, 20173 minThe Best 1972 FilmsAs I’m writing this, I don’t yet know what I’m going to be looking at in the way of 1972 films, I can’t specifically think of any 1972...
Steve HaywoodNov 26, 20172 minWhat was On TV Today in 1972What Was on TV Today in 1972 Today, 26th November, in 2017 it is a Sunday, and it was on this day in 1972 as well. So shall we see what...
Steve HaywoodNov 25, 20173 minComputer Games in 1972 – Magnavox Odyssey and PongComputer Games 1972 Magnavox Odyssey – The First Home Games Console 1972 was a landmark year in the history of computer games, because it...
Steve HaywoodNov 23, 20174 minTop Bestselling Books of 1972Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach – Richard Bach is an American writer who was very popular in the 1970s. Jonathan Livingston...
Steve HaywoodNov 11, 20171 minAmazon Music – Play Music on Multiple Alexa Echo DevicesAmazon Music – Playing Different Songs on Different Echo Devices at the same time I decided to try Amazon Music Family (£14.99 per month,...
Steve HaywoodNov 7, 20173 minWhat’s on TV in 1971?As I’m writing this it is 6th November. I could go on and choose from any one of hundreds of channels and thousands of TV shows and films...
Steve HaywoodNov 6, 20175 minTop Films of 1971There were a few good films in 1970, so what will 1971 have in store? To start off with, here’s the top 10 films at the box office in...
Steve HaywoodNov 6, 20174 minTop TV Shows of 1971 – Comedy, Thrillers, Chat Shows & MoreIf you thought there was a lot of good TV shows that first aired in 1970, there’s a lot more in 1971 including a few long lasting shows...
Steve HaywoodNov 4, 20173 min1971 in MusicWhile you are reading this article, why not listen to my 1971 playlist which includes all the songs mentioned on this page as well as a...
Steve HaywoodNov 4, 20173 minTop Books from 1971I started out by looking at the most popular books published in 1971, as voted for by Goodreads.com readers. I thought this would be a...
Steve HaywoodNov 1, 20173 minComputer Games in 1971The first computer games sprung up in the 1950s and 1960s, not long after the inception of the computer. Early computer games were very...
Steve HaywoodOct 31, 20171 min1970 in MusicThere was a lot of good music in 1970 (I suspect in reality there was a lot of good music coming out in just about any year you could...
Steve HaywoodOct 31, 20173 minTop Books from 1970So what were the bestselling books of 1970? Well number one will be familiar to anyone who has read my 1970 at the Movies article – Love...
Steve HaywoodOct 31, 20173 minTop Television Shows from 1970Following on from a look at what was on TV on a particular day – 6th August 1970 – in this post I’m looking at some popular television...
Steve HaywoodOct 31, 20172 minWhat was on Television in 1970?Following on from my look at 1970 in the movies, it’s now time to see what was on TV in 1970. I’ll take a look at popular TV series that...