Peter Jenkinson

Toyologist Pete Jenkinson regularly writes about toys in national newspapers like The Sun and The Mail. This super-dad has an unmatched passion and dedication for trying and testing the latest, coolest and most interesting offerings from the world of toys.

See Bowie’s Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes over his Golden Years

The Victoria and Albert Museum have bagged more than 80,000 items that span six decades of the cultural icon’s career. All will be available to view through the creation of The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts, opening in Stratford’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. From instruments owned …

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Stones sign up Beatles legend after 60 years

Sir Paul McCartney is collaborating with the Rolling Stones on their new album, the secret recording happened in LA recently where he apparently features on one of the songs. Sure they had their rivalry in the 60’s but there’s a ton of mutual respect from each side these days as …

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Food shortages – Salad lovers first to feel the strain

We had some issues with eggs last year, then its was “fowl” play for the run into Xmas with birds for the table so expensive one chap found it cheaper to actually fly to Turkey rather than buy one. This new food issue is a little different as there’s a …

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ITV axes You’ve been Framed

A simple enough premise, pay people to send in clips of them (and their pets and kids) doing daft stuff,  get it narrated by Harry Hill and stick the clips into several broad categories – Job done. Well, ITV don’t fancy doing it any more, citing it has become a …

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Wham-O celebrates 75 years

Founded in 1948, Wham-O have brought us some of the most iconic outdoor playthings around including the Frisbee, Slip N Slide, Hula Hoop, Super Ball, and Hacky Sack. Founded in 1948 by Richard Knerr and Arthur “Spud” Melin, Wham-O began as a small company selling slingshots and other toys. Over …

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Deux-cheveaux gets the Playmobil treatment

Originally conceived in the late Thirties as a rugged, useful, affordable car it was famously designed with very specific requirements. The ability carry four people and 50kg of goods at 30mph across muddy and unpaved roads and, at the prototype stage it was suggested that the 2CV should be able …

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One set to rule them all – LEGO, the LOTR Rivendell set

Here it is folks, the LOTR LEGO set, licenced by Warner Bros this extend the Icons range, a 6,167 piece set with the Elven stronghold from Middle-earth and 15 minifigure characters. Home to the house of Elrond, Rivendell is the place where the Fellowship was formed and the quest to …

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Plenty of fun at this Fair – Biggest on the planet

 Loads of great content  from the 2023 Spielwarenmesse to be had from the organisers HERE and Trade magazine Toy World Magazine HERE – Our tickets for next year are booked already.  

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Some of the fun of the (London) Toy Fair

As a unit of not many our delays, whilst inexcusable, are entirely justified and mean that you can enjoy all the goodness of the trade fairs for longer than ever before #worstexcuseever. Great ITV footage HERE

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Indiana Jones and his “Whitiiiish” sound making thing

Of course you want one, why would anyone not want one. It’s an Indiana Jones with a working ship that makes a “whitissssshhhh” sound at will. Only thing that could be better than this is a remote control boulder, the infamous rolly death threatening sphere from the original film.   …

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