Richard Raymond
Contributing Writer
Writer Richard Raymond - Richard Raymond
I've also written novels and film & TV scripts. My science fiction e-novel Dreambox Junkies is available from US online publisher Fictionworks.
My qualifications include BA (Hons) First Class in History/European Philosophy & Literature, gained at Anglia University, Cambridge.
Topics of interest include modern history, the history of the sciences, technology, cinema and TV, science fiction, IT, sociology, philosophy and psychology, painting, creative writing, film music, travel, walking, woodwork and Lego.
Latest Articles
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Who Pays The Ferryman? – Vintage BBC TV Serial from 1977
Michael J. Bird's fondly-remembered drama serial set on the island of Crete offers a compelling blend of exotic intrigue, romance, travelogue and tragedy
Oct 3, 2011
- Richard Raymond
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Captain Horatio Hornblower – Classic Sea Saga with Gregory Peck
Raoul Walsh's rousing naval epic from 1951 embodies all the virtues of Golden Age Hollywood cinema
May 14, 2011
- Richard Raymond
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Gregory Sallust — James Bond's Forgotten Wartime Ancestor
To what extent did Dennis Wheatley's saturnine spy hero set the style for Ian Fleming's 007?
Jan 27, 2011
- Richard Raymond
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Hazel Court — Actress Fondly Remembered By Vintage Horror Fans
The striking English redhead who worked with all the top terror stars of her era - Karloff, Price, Cushing, Lee - in films for Hammer and Roger Corman.
Sep 10, 2010
- Richard Raymond
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The First of the Few (1942) — Leslie Howard Designs the Spitfire
This wartime biopic of RJ Mitchell, the man behind the famous fighter plane, gently airbrushes the facts in the interests of entertainment and propaganda.
Sep 7, 2010
- Richard Raymond
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Circus of Horrors — Sleazy British Pulp Thriller from 1960
Anton Diffring's demented fugitive plastic surgeon reinvents himself as a circus impresario in this garish companion piece to Michael Powell's Peeping Tom.
Sep 1, 2010
- Richard Raymond
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Cocteau Twins — Cult 1980s Indie Band on Their Own Musical Planet
Liz Fraser, Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde - triplets, to be pedantic - created some of the most weirdly wonderful music of the 1980s and early '90s.
Aug 29, 2010
- Richard Raymond
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Woman in a Dressing Gown — Classic Early Kitchen Sink Drama
Yvonne Mitchell, Sylvia Syms and Anthony Quayle star in director J Lee Thompson's groundbreaking British domestic drama from 1957.
Aug 26, 2010
- Richard Raymond
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Beat Girl — Cult Classic Teen Rebellion Flick from 1959
Christopher Lee runs a sleazy strip joint in this vintage British exploitation movie which also features Bond composer John Barry's first film score.
Aug 23, 2010
- Richard Raymond
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Dracula's Daughter (1936) — Entertaining Universal Horror Sequel
A modest yet memorable follow-up, often unfairly relegated to passing-mention status in the canon due to the absence of Bela Lugosi or a key genre director.
Aug 23, 2010
- Richard Raymond
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