Age of Innocence – 1961, The Berlin Wall and Emma Peel

Posted on March 31, 2015 | 5 Comments

Emma Peel was my first fantasy pin-up and I used to scour the television magazines and newspapers for pictures of her that I cut out assembled into a scrap book of cuttings that I carried with me at all times. Once (about 1966, I guess) some school pals happened to mention this to the English teacher, Mr Howe, who demanded sight of the book and immediately confiscated it for a couple of days.

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5 responses to “Age of Innocence – 1961, The Berlin Wall and Emma Peel”

Let's CUT the Crap! | March 31, 2015 at 5:03 pm | Reply

😀 😀 Did he remove any of the pictures? Probably comparing his scrapbook to yours. (joking)

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- Andrew Petcher | March 31, 2015 at 6:20 pm | Reply
  
  I think they were glued in very firmly! We used to have something called Gloy Glue, it was probably toxic and almost certainly banned these days!
  
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  - Let's CUT the Crap! | March 31, 2015 at 11:48 pm |
    
    😀 😀 😀 Good solid, stinky and toxic glue.
    
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cindy knoke | March 31, 2015 at 6:34 pm | Reply

Emma Peel was my hero as a kid!

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dawnrstarr | April 7, 2015 at 10:15 am | Reply

Emma Peel is still my hero(ine.)

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