Derek Tait

Take a nostalgic stroll around #Plymouth with our evocative #NewBook Now That's What I Call Plymouth by @derektaitauthor This fascinating pictorial insight highlights three decades of key change for the city- the 60s, 70s & 80s. @DevonLiveNews mvnt.us/m2432713 #Devon

@debbieplummer7 Thanks, Debbie. Hope all is well.

@derektaitauthor Congratulations on your new publication 🎉

Now That's What I Call Plymouth published by Amberley on the 15th February 2025 #plymouth #amberleypublishing waterstones.com/book/now-thats…

@hanbonjovi My dad was in the navy between 1965 and 1968 so we lived in Johore Bahru during that time. Took lots of family photos, many of them are on my blog here: singapore1960s.blogspot.com All seems a very long time ago now! Miss it every day. Went back in 1990 and it was good to see again.

@derektaitauthor So super cool to see all the pictures in your book. Pretty amazing that you have so many photos taken in Singapore when you were a child. Have you come back to Singapore for a visit after you left as a kid?

@derektaitauthor lovely book about your childhood years in Singapore back in the 60s. Chanced upon it in my room at the Raffles Hotel.

@hanbonjovi Hi, I'm pleased that you're enjoying the book! It seems a very long time ago since I was that size. I think that the photo must have been taken back in about 1965!

An architectural adventure through time with our superb #NewBook Plymouth in 50 Buildings by @derektaitauthor Explore the rich and diverse history of #Plymouth in this guided tour through its most fascinating historic and modern buildings. @BBCDevon mvnt.us/m2420779 #Devon

A little pal guarding the garden #tilly #westie

New book out very soon: amazon.co.uk/Plymouth-50-Bu…

I'm sure that she's trying to tell me something!

Found another picture of Michael Hutchence taken at the Kondari Resort, Hervey Bay back in 1990. Seems such a long time ago now! #hutchence #inxs #kondariresort #herveybay #1990 @inxs @micaelhutchence

A very old photo taken where the old chapel (St Peter's) once stood in Saltash Passage. Jerry Donne's boatyard stands there today. Some of these people pictured will probably still have relations living in the passage #saltashpassage #stpeters @saltashpassage @stpeters

Haven't a clue what's going on with Amazon inflating prices of my books on their site. Don't know what's going on or what they hope to achieve from it but I'd advise everyone to buy them elsewhere. I've given up trying to contact them and won't bother in future #amazon @amazon

Love Bono's version of She's a Mystery to Me at the moment as well as Roy Orbison's performance. It's old now but always feel like I'm hearing it for the first time @u2 @royorbison #u2 #shesamysterytome #royorbison youtube.com/watch?v=jU1lSH…

Lovely little Tilly. The best friend ever! #tilly #westie #westhighlandterrier

If you like the 1970s, please check this out amazon.co.uk/1970s-Childhoo… #1970s #childhood #1970s #childhood #book #nostalgia #history #retro

@LegoLostAtSea I've got some of these in a shoebox somewhere.

Micro beachcombing. Tiny circus strongman barbells. These would have originally been attached to a figure similar to the one on the right, made by Crescent Toys and given away in packs of Kellogg's Sugar Smacks in 1959. #plasticarchaeology

@RichardLatto Still around, still on buses!

Earworm when shopping for carpet: "My name is Larry Speare, I sell carpets and beds. There's no delay, take home today, my name is Larry Speare".

@woodg31 I think the artwork for Doctor in Charge was drawn by Tom Kerr. He drew for many comics including such as Lion, Buster, Thunder, The Eagle, Knockout, Valiant, Princess, TV21, Lady Penelope, Solo & Jet. I remember first noticing his work in Monkees annuals during the late 1960s.

From July 1972 it's LOOK-IN! The Thames Flyer! On The Buses! Stewpot! Doctor in Charge! Please Sir! Catweazle! Follyfoot! The Fenn Street Gang! Junior Cinema! Timeslip! Arthur English! How! Lift Off with Ayshea! 📺💥