Reposted on World Book Day 2023 School Children can dress up as a character from a book. Lenny Henry, L.D Lapinski, Adam Kay and Joe Wicks join the line-up offering interesting books for £1 World Book Day 2023. Alan Titchmarch is unlikely to feature at many schools or fancy dress events but this book is available at many charity shops for less than £1.
Nostalgia is big business and isn’t going to disappear anytime soon. Alan Titchmarsh has latched on to the trend with his BBC book ‘When I was a Nipper’ available from amazon as paperback or hardback.
Why Nostalgia is Getting Bigger
- The baby boomers are enjoying life and there are a lot of them around. Long may that continue despite the torrid time currently being experienced due to corona virus corvid-19
- Old music acts from the 60’s and 70’s are touring and performing in ever growing numbers. I saw one of the Dubliners on a zimmer frame at St Georges Hall Bradford last year!
- Discretionary spending on nostalgia increases year on year. Collecting memorabilia, old pottery, and modern antiques has been promoted by lifestyle programmes on TV.
- Family tree compilation and ancestor research has joined the list of popular hobbies.
- Themed holidays and a greater number of museums and local attractions based on nostalgia proliferate.
- There is a demand for nostalgia because times were good. The supply of nostalgia based products, services and media is aimed at satisfying the demand.
Yorkshire Nostalgia
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- The Railway Children is running again in a live performance at Waterloo Station
- Heartbeat of Aidensfield fame may have ceased production but it is still running on digital TV channels and dvds. How long before we are nostalgic for analogue TV?
- Another show that runs and runs is the Last of the Summer Wine. I can even get nostalgic for the reruns!
- If you want to keep up with nostalgia you can do a lot worse than read The Dalesman
original posted 15.2.17