Paul Welsh

I have often been asked over the years why is it Elstree Studios is so named as it is located in Borehamwood. This is not a new question.

WELL here we are again for another venture down memory lane and as always thank you for your kind feedback. They used to say people 'retreat to the past' when times are hard. Well there is no doubt bad times are here but I believe nostalgia is a great thing anytime and we can always enjoy memories.

WELL, we have held onto the wreckage for another month and with the clocks having gone back, have entered my least favourite time of the year.

I MUST admit I have a macabre streak in me and love true crime documentaries. Back in 1978 I went on a Jack The Ripper walk by myself around the murder sites in Whitechapel.

I am happy to see Strictly Come Dancing back but I understand it has lost some of its viewers. It still has very healthy numbers but does seem a bit long.

Well the cold nights are coming and so I have purchased a hot water bottle as it is a simple way to keep warm in bed.

Well, dear readers, I continue to fall apart - but with style. As Bette Davis once said, it is tough getting old but I did not realise that started at my age of 49.

I hope I find you all happy and healthy, or at least like me clinging to the wreckage. I am not in the best of health these days but as Bette Davis once said, growing old is not for weaklings.

It will come as no surprise that I must mention the passing of our beloved Queen.

Hello again, my long suffering readers and while the weather is still nice thank you for joining me in a ramble along the path of film history.