The best way to clean a non-stick pan without damaging it

I’ve ruined a few non-stick pans in my youth. Putting them in the dishwasher is the worst possible.

Eventually I got to soaking them for a while so that most of any burnt-on food comes off and then cleaning softly. But even then, I found they never really lasted as well as I expected. Let’s assume too that we’re not doing the obvious bad things like using metal utensils.

But eventually I found the best way to preserve the life of a teflon or ceramic non-stick pan, and it’s as follows:

  • clean it with a silicone ‘brush’ (something like this https://amzn.to/39WqoVU )

  • as soon as you have finished cooking,let it cool and bit and clean it as soon after as you can - do NOT shock it with cold water to cool it

  • do NOT add any soap or fill it with water and leave to stand

  • instead, use the oils that are the pan, along with your silicone brush, to wipe round and and round and remove any food debris, while running under the tap

  • any oil in the pan will help to smooth the rubbing action and also leave a small amount of protection on the surface

  • keep going under the running tap until you are clear of oil and food - and particularly stubborn caramelised food remnants can be scraped off with your finger nail or a magic eraser (gently) [ e.g. https://amzn.to/4dhRd6p ]

  • if after this there is still a film of oil in the pan, then NOW is the time to use a small amount of washing up liquid to remove it

  • HOWEVER, used a VERY small amount, literally a drop, swish it round the pan with your brush away from the tap, then continue to brush while you run the pan under the tap. In a few seconds you should be clear of any oil/soap lather

  • leave to dry, job done!

  • The surface of your pan will be immaculate and suffered minimal abrasion - maintaining its life to the maximum extent possible

What a load of junk (aka what goes in what bin for Dumfries & Galloway recycling collection)

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It’s 2021, and finally Dumfries and Galloway council are fully launching recycling collections, after lagging behind the rest of the country by 10-15 years (nearly a decade ago, I was having my recycling collected in Cambridgeshire.)

As far back as 2000, Friends-of-the-Earth started campaigning for a recycling bill that eventually came to fruition in 2003.

Yet, a survey conducted by Which in 2019 showed that almost a third of people were/are still confused about getting the right recycling in the right bin.

Frankly, that comes as no surprise when, for example, you discover that different items of glass have to be disposed of in up to 3 different ways.

Dumfries and Galloway have not helped themselves in this respect, providing a list of around 180 waste items on their A-Z which is not readily sortable or printable.

In response to this, I’ve reorganised those items into a spreadsheet that you can more easily make sense of and re-purpose as you see fit. (List correct at May 2021)

Here’s the link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/142T3UmXyKuGRDYX1C8HUnUPHhSLBqjYRJRZ551aWcDw/edit?usp=sharing

You could, for example, print this out, cut out each column, laminate it and stick it on your bin(s) :)



List of official Star Wars movies with age rating / film classification

UPDATE: Why not try my new custom GPT designed specifically to help you navigate age ratings for family movies?

Movie Maestro: Family Flick Finder https://chat.openai.com/g/g-5Fqi5FLVK-movie-maestro-family-flick-finder

Let me know if it works for you and what can be improved.


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For my son’s 8th birthday I decided to introduce him to the Star Wars franchise. I saw the original when it was released and it was the first movie i ever saw. I was also a little younger than him at the time, so I figured he’d be ok to watch at least some of the series. He loved it.

The biggest problem, however, is easily finding the age ratings/classifications for movies all in one place. Of course, IMDB has ratings but doesn’t make it easy, with issues such as not showing in compact view and not having lists in one place (if you search for star wars movies, using advanced search, you still get 60 movies listed!)

So, I’ve pulled this basic list together for the benefit of other parents. You’ll see that the ratings start off suitable for younger viewers, but as the movies get more modern, the rating goes up. This is very typical, if not a little disappointing too. However, you can certainly get up to 5 out of 9 of the movies with younger viewers, even if they may not understand the subtlety and interplay of them all.

Details of these movies, such as director, writer etc. are given on the relevant wikipedia page. However, what you won’t get there is the film classification / age rating. That’s why I’ve produced this list so you can easily see how suitable each film is for your kids.

What order should I watch Star Wars in?

You may not know the context to these movies, but they were written as a group of trilogies, and the second group of three was filmed first. So this basically means episode 4/5/6 were the first movies to be released. Then they went “back in time” to make episodes 1/2/3 next.

This begs the question as to what order to view them in. I was advised by an avid fan to watch them in the order they were made, and I have to say, that has been very satisfactory. After all, that’s the order that the general viewing audience has seen them, and it also means things like special effects develop according to the technology of the time. It’s also the case that the younger ratings apply to the earlier movies.

Episode IV - A New Hope

Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back

Episode VI – Return of the Jedi

Episode I – The Phantom Menace

Episode II – Attack of the Clones

Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Episode VII – The Force Awakens

Episode VIII – The Last Jedi

Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars movies in order of production, with year and age classification (UK & US)

Title UK Rating/Genre US Rating
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) U | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy PG
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) U | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy PG
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983) U | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy PG
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) U | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy PG
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) PG | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy PG
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) 12A | 140 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy PG-13
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) 12A | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi PG-13
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) 12A | 152 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy PG-13
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) 12A | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy PG-13

1. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) : U | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | WATCH

2. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) : U | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

3. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983) : U | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

4.  Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) : U | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

5. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) : PG | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

6. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) : 12A | 140 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

7. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) : 12A | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

8. Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) : 12A | 152 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

9. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) ; 12A | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Should I let my child watch these? An explanation of the ratings.

You’ll see there is a broad correlation between the UK and US ratings for the movies. U and PG map to PG, and 12A maps to PG-13. IN short, the US has a slightly more cautious certification.

“U” is universal in the UK, i.e. no rating, so we started watching Star Wars (A New Hope) at age 8, as I had done when it was released all those decades ago! Most of the older rating comes from the violence (i.e. light saber fights and deaths, explosions etc) not from profanity, nudity etc. In essence the movies are almost entirely about intergalactic politics and fighting!

After we had watched up to Attack of the Clones (the last PG) we held off on the others (12A), and have finally watched them at age 11. The 12 and 12A rating in the UK is a little confusing. A 12 means age 12, and a 12-year-old could wander into a cinema alone to see the movie. However, a UK 12A means you can watch younger than 12 if accompanied by an adult - so it’s a bit stronger than PG but still leaves room for parental discretion. It also means a 10 or 11 year-old could be accompanied by an adult to see it.

Frankly, the rating is really all about the fighting/violence. As it is not dark/sadistic, but has a fantastical element (e.g. the weapons are fantasy, there is no blood), it gets the 12A rating. Also, there is no real lingering - so while there may be a death, it’s over in a split second and the movie moves on, and I have tended to find that reading descriptions in advance has made the stronger content seem more significant than it really is in the moment.

The way I looked at it, my child had basically seen equivalent violence in PG Bond movies (I always recall the bloke who ends up going through the snow-blower) and other parts of Star Wars (including the myriad of memes). In the end I don’t think it was an issue (other than any violence is an issue) and I do not feel it was an error of judgement. So, at age 11, all the movies have been watched.

If you want a more detailed analysis, why not try asking my customGPT built for the purpose. It was the challenge with unpicking all this information that made me build it, and it was it’s answers for the last 4 movies that convinced me to go ahead and watch them as a family. https://chat.openai.com/g/g-5Fqi5FLVK-movie-maestro-family-flick-finder

Additional Commentary from my 11 Year old

My son wanted to add his own perspective and review; this is what he wrote. Note that he has written it as if he is an adult certifier, not just a child viewer, so has tried to adopt a “grown up” persona. When I asked him to clarify “disturbing” he meant scary for the youngest children.

  • IV - PG because of mildy gruesome scenes (hand gets chopped, skeletons visible)

  • Empire Strikes Back - PG because hands getting chopped off and mild violence

  • ROJ - PG - because of fighting and characters that might be considered disturbing.

  • TPM - PG - because of action fighting in many scenes, gruesome moments such as a creatures head being eaten and disturbing alien characters

  • AOC - PG/12A on point of view - large battles with disturbing monsters, many examples of action violence and lots of romance

  • ROS [REVENGE OF SITH] - 12 - lot of fighting and violence such as duels, head being chopped of, gruesome murder and also romance covering mild adult topics. gruesome scenes such as grapically burnt man and people with disturbing skin

  • TFA - 12A - lots of fighting and deaths seen, creepy monster which is quite disturbing and graphic battles

  • TLA - 12A - fighting and battles, sad and chilling stories, gruesome deaths and people and nudity [low]

  • ROS [RISE OF SKYWALKER] - 12A/12 on point of view - a lot of battles and fighting with high violence such as graphic duels, graphic injuries shown and a character could be considered disturbing

[IF YOU WANT MORE DETAILS - VIST IMDB, OVER MOVIE SITES OR WOOKIPEDIA, A STAR WARS FAN BASED VERSION OF WIKIPEDIA FOUND ON FANDOM]

Top 1750 Child Friendly, Family Movies

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Ever since my child grew out of “U” movies and started to move into “PG” territory it’s been a constant search to find the best, family-friendly, kid-friendly movies for us to watch, especially with the extra time that COVID19 lockdown has thrown at us.

Although IMDB has millions of titles and meta data in its database, and even offers some data file downloads, it’s not actually straightforward to find a list of just PG movies, certainly not without pulling a whole load of data and organising it properly.

That’s what I’ve done here, although this is only my “version 1” attempt. I’d like to be able to include the year, user-rating, and classification with this list also, but that remains work-in-progress at the time of writing.

Nonetheless, this is a reasonable start. This is a list of the best family movies as rated by IMDB users, with scores between 4.5 and 10, highest rating first. These are all full-length feature-film movies (not TV shows, shorts etc.) and all have a rating of US-G (= UK U) or US-PG (=UK PG). (Again, one of the constraints of IMDB, is you can’t search titles by classification of another country - e.g. UK PG - so this is the best I can do right now). The titles are taken without any restriction on year of production, so some of these are old classics (e.g. see It’s a Wonderful Life at number 3).

Also, these films are classed as “family” movies, rather than any other - I guess it would be possible to also augment this list with films classed as “action” or “comedy” that are also rated PG, in which case we’d started to see things like Star Wars and Indiana Jones in the list. But I figured that over 1750 movies was not a bad list to start looking through. Happy watching!


Top 1786 movies for children and family

(descending order of IMDB user rating as at 1st April 2021)

  1. Ali and the Camel

  2. Spirited Away

  3. It's a Wonderful Life

  4. The Mind's Treasure Chest

  5. The Lion King

  6. The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix

  7. Modern Times

  8. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

  9. Coco

  10. Like Stars on Earth

  11. WALL·E

  12. Children of Heaven

  13. Toy Story

  14. Klaus

  15. Spirit of Love: The Mike Glenn Story

  16. Up

  17. Toy Story 3

  18. Howl's Moving Castle

  19. The Colour of Paradise

  20. My Neighbour Totoro

  21. Wolfwalkers

  22. Soul

  23. Inside Out

  24. Song of the Sea

  25. Hachi: A Dog's Tale

  26. How to Train Your Dragon

  27. Finding Nemo

  28. Monsters, Inc.

  29. Toklat

  30. The Children of Genghis

  31. Togo

  32. Mumfie's Quest: The Movie

  33. Zootropolis

  34. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

  35. Wonder

  36. Ratatouille

  37. The Incredibles

  38. The Calling

  39. The Iron Giant

  40. The Nightmare Before Christmas

  41. Aladdin

  42. Beauty and the Beast

  43. The Princess Bride

  44. Laputa: Castle in the Sky

  45. Fiddler on the Roof

  46. The Sound of Music

  47. The Wizard of Oz

  48. Captains Courageous

  49. Dragon Ball Super: Broly

  50. Millie and the Lords

  51. Dovid Meyer

  52. Ernest & Celestine

  53. The Song of Sparrows

  54. Fantastic Mr. Fox

  55. Legend of the Wild

  56. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

  57. The Republic of ShKID

  58. Toy Story 2

  59. Whisper of the Heart

  60. Dark Horse

  61. A Christmas Story

  62. Paddington 2

  63. Kubo and the Two Strings

  64. Big Hero 6

  65. Toy Story 4

  66. How to Train Your Dragon 2

  67. The Dog of Flanders

  68. October Sky

  69. Shrek

  70. The Sandlot Kids

  71. Kiki's Delivery Service

  72. The Goonies

  73. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

  74. Swan Lake

  75. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

  76. My Fair Lady

  77. Mary Poppins

  78. Cows Wearing Glasses

  79. When Marnie Was There

  80. Wreck-It Ralph

  81. The Little Prince

  82. Renegade

  83. The Lego Movie

  84. Ponyo

  85. Tangled

  86. Coraline

  87. Cri Cri el grillito cantor

  88. A Little Princess

  89. The Muppet Christmas Carol

  90. Who Framed Roger Rabbit

  91. The Bear

  92. A Whale of a Tale

  93. The Music Man

  94. How Green Was My Valley

  95. Fantasia

  96. The Incredibles 2

  97. Moana

  98. Boy and the World

  99. Arrietty

  100. Despicable Me

  101. Everest E.R.

  102. Kung Fu Panda

  103. The Cave of the Yellow Dog

  104. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

  105. Finding Neverland

  106. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

  107. The Humpbacked Horse

  108. Mulan

  109. Home Alone

  110. The Little Mermaid

  111. The Dog Who Stopped the War

  112. The Secret of N-I-M-H

  113. The Muppet Movie

  114. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

  115. Robin Hood

  116. Sounder

  117. 1776

  118. The Jungle Book

  119. Way Out West

  120. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

  121. A Dog's Journey

  122. Wish Dragon

  123. Raya and the Last Dragon

  124. Our Little Sister

  125. The Red Turtle

  126. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

  127. Farmer's Tan

  128. Hugo

  129. Little Manhattan

  130. Secondhand Lions

  131. Ice Age

  132. Cinderella

  133. Cerf-volant du bout du monde

  134. The Secret of Roan Inish

  135. Field of Dreams

  136. Snoopy Come Home

  137. Scrooge

  138. The Secret Garden

  139. Onward

  140. I Can Only Imagine

  141. The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales

  142. Sweet Sweet Summertime

  143. The Jungle Book

  144. Susie's Hope

  145. Frozen

  146. From Up on Poppy Hill

  147. Red Dog

  148. Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest

  149. The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

  150. Cody

  151. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

  152. Danny

  153. La miel se fue de la luna

  154. The Emperor's New Groove

  155. War of the Buttons

  156. The Land Before Time

  157. Labyrinth

  158. The Adventures of Mark Twain

  159. The NeverEnding Story

  160. Unico in the Island of Magic

  161. The Last Unicorn

  162. Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown

  163. Oliver!

  164. The Trouble with Angels

  165. Pollyanna

  166. Alice in Wonderland

  167. Stars in My Crown

  168. Pinocchio

  169. Peter Rabbit 2

  170. Christopher Robin

  171. The Lego Batman Movie

  172. April and the Extraordinary World

  173. Greater

  174. Shaun the Sheep Movie

  175. Finding Dory

  176. Long Way North

  177. The Book of Life

  178. Despicable Me 2

  179. Monsters University

  180. Rise of the Guardians

  181. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn

  182. The Hound That Thought He Was a Raccoon

  183. The Ultimate Gift

  184. Meet Me in Miami

  185. Akeelah and the Bee

  186. Eight Below

  187. The Boyhood of John Muir

  188. Shaolin Soccer

  189. My Way

  190. Malenkiy prints

  191. Hang Your Hat on the Wind

  192. Corpse Bride

  193. Tarzan

  194. Hercules

  195. Little Women

  196. Pom Poko

  197. The Secret Garden

  198. Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

  199. The Transformers: The Movie

  200. The Secret of the Sword

  201. The Karate Kid

  202. Phar Lap

  203. The Fox and the Hound

  204. Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)

  205. The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie

  206. The Black Stallion

  207. The Bad News Bears

  208. The Railway Children

  209. A Boy Called Charlie Brown

  210. Sedmi kontinent

  211. The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

  212. Jason and the Argonauts

  213. 101 Dalmatians

  214. Old Yeller

  215. Lady and the Tramp

  216. Peter Pan

  217. Cinderella

  218. National Velvet

  219. Bambi

  220. Heidi

  221. Bright Eyes

  222. In Safe Hands

  223. Mune: Guardian of the Moon

  224. Stan and Ollie

  225. My Dog the Champion

  226. Treasure State

  227. A Cube of Sugar

  228. A Dog's Purpose

  229. Winnie the Pooh

  230. Kung Fu Panda 2

  231. Rango

  232. Paddington

  233. Secretariat

  234. Megamind

  235. The Guardians

  236. The Croods

  237. Duma

  238. The Cat Returns

  239. Shrek 2

  240. Lilo & Stitch

  241. Fantastic Animation Festival

  242. My Neighbours the Yamadas

  243. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

  244. Treasure Planet

  245. Fantasia 2000

  246. A Bug's Life

  247. Anastasia

  248. Little Nemo

  249. Daffy Duck's Quackbusters

  250. The Chipmunk Adventure

  251. Nutcracker

  252. The Great Mouse Detective

  253. Savannah Smiles

  254. The Dark Crystal

  255. Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie

  256. The Great Muppet Caper

  257. Jesus

  258. Let the Balloon Go

  259. Jack and the Beanstalk

  260. Where the Lilies Bloom

  261. Follow Me, Boys!

  262. Born Free

  263. The Three Lives of Thomasina

  264. The Sword in the Stone

  265. Swiss Family Robinson

  266. Sleeping Beauty

  267. Darby O'Gill and the Little People

  268. The Flying Carpet

  269. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

  270. The Yearling

  271. Dumbo

  272. The Little Princess

  273. Paws P.I.

  274. You Mean the World to Me

  275. Miracles from Heaven

  276. Jack of the Red Hearts

  277. Sing

  278. If I Had Wings

  279. Beauty and the Beast

  280. Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie

  281. Kung Fu Panda 3

  282. The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

  283. Goodbye Christopher Robin

  284. Arthur Christmas

  285. We Bought a Zoo

  286. TinkerBell and the Secret of the Wings

  287. Brave

  288. The Muppets

  289. A Shine of Rainbows

  290. Hotel Transylvania

  291. Marley & Me

  292. The Princess and the Frog

  293. Christmas Story

  294. Bridge to Terabithia

  295. Pippi Longstocking

  296. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

  297. Two Brothers

  298. Cars

  299. The Alaska Wilderness Adventure

  300. A Passage to Ottawa

  301. The Little Mermaid

  302. La gabbianella e il gatto

  303. The Prince of Egypt

  304. Balto

  305. The Thief and the Cobbler

  306. The Journey of Natty Gann

  307. Katy Caterpillar

  308. Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island

  309. Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales

  310. My Bodyguard

  311. Christmas Mountain

  312. Escape from the Dark

  313. The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella

  314. Hugo the Hippo

  315. Bedknobs and Broomsticks

  316. The AristoCats

  317. Summer Magic

  318. The Incredible Journey

  319. The Parent Trap

  320. The Sign of Zorro

  321. Third Man on the Mountain

  322. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

  323. Stormy, the Thoroughbred

  324. Song of the South

  325. Lassie Come Home

  326. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

  327. Wee Willie Winkie

  328. Stowaway

  329. Poor Little Rich Girl

  330. Captain January

  331. The Little Colonel

  332. Okko's Inn

  333. Twice the Dream

  334. Dilili in Paris

  335. Mirai

  336. Abominable

  337. Ralph Breaks the Internet

  338. The Storyteller

  339. The Adventures of Pepper and Paula

  340. Christmas Ride

  341. The Christmas Chronicles

  342. The Croods: A New Age

  343. ParaNorman

  344. Soul Surfer

  345. Maleficent

  346. Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart

  347. Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Dinosaur

  348. Love's Abiding Joy

  349. Enchanted

  350. Winky's Horse

  351. Spittin' Image

  352. Wondrous Oblivion

  353. Elf

  354. Holes

  355. Red Betsy

  356. Seguiré tus pasos

  357. Los novios de mis hijas

  358. Finest, the brave Falcon

  359. My Dog Skip

  360. The Puppetoon Movie

  361. Chicken Run

  362. Muppet Treasure Island

  363. Jumanji

  364. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

  365. Cool Runnings

  366. Newsies

  367. Into the West

  368. The Adventures of Milo and Otis

  369. Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer

  370. Pee-wee's Big Adventure

  371. Dunderklumpen!

  372. The Tales of Beatrix Potter

  373. Santa and the Three Bears

  374. Angel in My Pocket

  375. Gregorio and His Angel

  376. Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes

  377. The Legend of Lobo

  378. Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

  379. Journey to the Center of the Earth

  380. Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier

  381. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

  382. School of Life

  383. Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

  384. Aladdin

  385. The Lion King

  386. Sgt. Stubby: An Unlikely Hero

  387. Frozen 2

  388. Storm Boy

  389. Christmas for a Dollar

  390. Troop Zero

  391. A Cat in Paris

  392. Cinderella

  393. Foster

  394. Dolphin Tale

  395. Rio

  396. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

  397. Frankenweenie

  398. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

  399. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

  400. The Fox & the Child

  401. The Perfect Game

  402. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

  403. BraveStarr: The Legend

  404. Madagascar

  405. Her Majesty

  406. The Rookie

  407. Atlantis: The Lost Empire

  408. The Road to El Dorado

  409. Simon Birch

  410. Pippi Goes on Board

  411. Anak ng bulkan

  412. Cats Don't Dance

  413. Matilda

  414. The Hunchback of Notre Dame

  415. A Goofy Movie

  416. Hocus Pocus

  417. My Girl

  418. The Witches

  419. The Rescuers Down Under

  420. The Nutcracker Prince

  421. DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp

  422. Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller

  423. Hairspray

  424. Flight of the Navigator

  425. An American Tail

  426. Here Come the Littles

  427. The Muppets Take Manhattan

  428. Twice Upon a Time

  429. Clash of the Titans

  430. Tarka the Otter

  431. The Rescuers

  432. The Mouse and His Child

  433. The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams

  434. Forever Young, Forever Free

  435. Bugsy Malone

  436. Where the Red Fern Grows

  437. Charlotte's Web

  438. The Amazing Mr. Blunden

  439. Pippi on the Run

  440. Pippi in the South Seas

  441. The Phantom Tollbooth

  442. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

  443. Blackbeard's Ghost

  444. Gay Purr-ee

  445. Nikki, Wild Dog of the North

  446. Treasure Island

  447. The Reluctant Dragon

  448. The Littlest Rebel

  449. Curly Top

  450. The Call of the Wild

  451. Teen Titans GO! to the Movies

  452. Lu Over the Wall

  453. Mary and the Witch's Flower

  454. Spies in Disguise

  455. Pachamama

  456. Monkey King: Hero Is Back

  457. Storks

  458. The Last Straw

  459. Ballerina

  460. Lotte and the Moonstone Secret

  461. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

  462. A Christmas Carol

  463. Mr. Peabody & Sherman

  464. My Bad Dad

  465. Feliz Navidad

  466. The Boxtrolls

  467. The Nativity Story

  468. Horton Hears a Who!

  469. Ice Age 2: The Meltdown

  470. Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story

  471. Martian Child

  472. Come Away Home

  473. Bolt

  474. Meet the Robinsons

  475. Millions

  476. A Series of Unfortunate Events

  477. Brother Bear

  478. Peter Pan

  479. Pinocchio

  480. Miss Minoes

  481. Fly Away Home

  482. Babe

  483. The Princess and the Goblin

  484. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

  485. Alan & Naomi

  486. Hook

  487. Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles

  488. All Dogs Go to Heaven

  489. Primo Baby

  490. Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

  491. Follow That Bird

  492. Return to Oz

  493. Puss 'N Boots Travels Around the World

  494. Never Never Land

  495. Hill's Angels

  496. Candleshoe

  497. Super Seal

  498. The Princess and the Pea

  499. The Happiest Millionaire

  500. Fantastic Voyage

  501. That Darn Cat!

  502. The Absent Minded Professor

  503. Magic Boy

  504. Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

  505. Around the World in 80 Days

  506. The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

  507. Heidi

  508. So Dear to My Heart

  509. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

  510. Overcomer

  511. A Dog's Way Home

  512. Missing Link

  513. Wild Kratts: Creatures of the Deep Sea

  514. Mary Poppins Returns

  515. Cars 3

  516. Ferdinand

  517. Finn

  518. Max

  519. Adama

  520. Pete's Dragon

  521. Hotel Transylvania 2

  522. Christmas Oranges

  523. When the Game Stands Tall

  524. The Good Dinosaur

  525. Penguins of Madagascar

  526. White Lion

  527. The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

  528. A Monster in Paris

  529. Epic

  530. Mia and the Migoo

  531. Lassie

  532. Surf's Up

  533. Where the Wild Things Are

  534. Over the Hedge

  535. Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year

  536. Tom & Thomas

  537. Children on Their Birthdays

  538. Undercover Gang

  539. Mothers' Day

  540. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

  541. The First of May

  542. James And The Giant Peach

  543. Pocahontas

  544. Fluke

  545. Heavyweights

  546. A Feast at Midnight

  547. Shipwrecked

  548. Oliver & Company

  549. Snow White

  550. *batteries not included

  551. Short Circuit

  552. Desert Bloom

  553. Amy

  554. Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure

  555. George

  556. Pufnstuf

  557. The Man Called Flintstone

  558. Those Calloways

  559. The Moon-Spinners

  560. Perri

  561. The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

  562. Master of Lassie

  563. Dimples

  564. Modest Heroes

  565. Cometa: Him, His Dog and Their World

  566. Smallfoot

  567. Pokémon Detective Pikachu

  568. Peter Rabbit

  569. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

  570. Belle & Sebastian - The Adventure Continues

  571. Zoo

  572. The One and Only Ivan

  573. Pasos de héroe

  574. The LEGO Movie 2

  575. Different Drummers

  576. Home

  577. Phantom Boy

  578. Unitards

  579. The Odd Life of Timothy Green

  580. Frogs and Toads

  581. One Good Man

  582. Dragon Hunters

  583. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

  584. Puss in Boots

  585. Flushed Away

  586. Opal Dream

  587. Monster House

  588. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  589. The Polar Express

  590. Uncle Nino

  591. The Little Bear Movie

  592. The Powerpuff Girls Movie

  593. Tuck Everlasting

  594. Recess: School's Out

  595. The Scarecrow

  596. Danny's Wish

  597. Tubby the Tuba

  598. Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

  599. Cosa fácil

  600. Hey There, It's Yogi Bear

  601. Seasons of the Heart

  602. Titan A.E.

  603. Dancer, Texas Pop. 81

  604. Clubhouse Detectives

  605. Miracle on 34th Street

  606. Iron Will

  607. Black Beauty

  608. Odile & Yvette at the Edge of the World

  609. A Far Off Place

  610. The Mighty Ducks

  611. FernGully: The Last Rainforest

  612. Baduk

  613. The River Pirates

  614. The Frog Prince

  615. Bach et Bottine

  616. Sylvester

  617. Explorers

  618. Cloak & Dagger

  619. The Wild Pony

  620. Annie

  621. The Double McGuffin

  622. No Deposit, No Return

  623. The Little Prince

  624. Black Mountain

  625. Robinson Crusoe

  626. My Side of the Mountain

  627. The Gnome-Mobile

  628. The Incredible Mr. Limpet

  629. In Search of the Castaways

  630. Kidnapped

  631. Kim

  632. Susannah of the Mounties

  633. Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

  634. Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas

  635. The Secret Life of Pets 2

  636. Mia and the White Lion

  637. The Boxcar Children

  638. The Secret Life of Pets

  639. Les Pee-Wee 3D: L'hiver qui a changé ma vie

  640. Ned Venture

  641. Trolls

  642. Ice Age: Continental Drift

  643. Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules

  644. The Unbeatables

  645. Big Miracle

  646. Alabama Moon

  647. Trail of the Panda

  648. Amazonia

  649. The Great Gilly Hopkins

  650. City of Ember

  651. Where Is Winky's Horse?

  652. Battle for Terra

  653. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

  654. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

  655. Ramona and Beezus

  656. Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up

  657. The Spiderwick Chronicles

  658. Nanny McPhee

  659. Curious George

  660. Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie

  661. Christmas in the Clouds

  662. Tom Thumb

  663. Dinosaur

  664. The Wiggles Movie

  665. The Ride

  666. Paulie

  667. Tu camino y el mio

  668. The Parent Trap

  669. Antz

  670. Space Jam

  671. The Swan Princess

  672. The Santa Clause

  673. Once Upon a Forest

  674. The Rocketeer

  675. Father of the Bride

  676. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

  677. What the Moon Saw

  678. Starchaser: The Legend of Orin

  679. One Magic Christmas

  680. The Silent One

  681. Night Crossing

  682. The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family

  683. The Apple Dumpling Gang

  684. Tom Sawyer

  685. The Belstone Fox

  686. Snowball Express

  687. Run, Cougar, Run

  688. Rascal

  689. The Love Bug

  690. With Six You Get Eggroll

  691. The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

  692. The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit

  693. Thunderbirds Are GO

  694. Batman: The Movie

  695. The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

  696. The Shaggy Dog

  697. Boy of Two Worlds

  698. Tom Thumb

  699. Fun & Fancy Free

  700. Son of Lassie

  701. Our Little Girl

  702. Over the Moon

  703. The Angry Birds Movie 2

  704. The Willoughbys

  705. Snow White and the Red Shoes

  706. The BFG

  707. Oddball and the Penguins

  708. Dolphin Tale 2

  709. Minions

  710. Muppets Most Wanted

  711. Yellow Day

  712. David's Dinosaur

  713. Victor and the Secret of Crocodile Mansion

  714. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

  715. Tomorrowland: A World Beyond

  716. Turbo

  717. Strawberry Shortcake: The Glimmerberry Ball Movie

  718. The Lorax

  719. What If...

  720. Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery - The Movie

  721. Nativity!

  722. Dino Dana: The Movie

  723. Alice in Wonderland

  724. CJ7

  725. Monsters vs. Aliens

  726. The Water Horse

  727. Chasing 3000

  728. Night at the Museum

  729. Mr. Bean's Holiday

  730. Hoodwinked

  731. Pooh's Heffalump Movie

  732. Happy Feet

  733. The Old Curiosity Shop

  734. Little Secrets

  735. Empire Rising

  736. The Ugly Duckling

  737. Happy Family Plan

  738. The Princess Diaries

  739. Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear

  740. Southern Heart

  741. Where the Red Fern Grows

  742. Puss in Boots

  743. Wild America

  744. Shiloh

  745. Little Ghost

  746. FairyTale: A True Story

  747. Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog

  748. Thumbelina

  749. Little Giants

  750. The Three Musketeers

  751. Sister Act

  752. Prancer

  753. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

  754. Babar: The Movie

  755. Mio in the Land of Faraway

  756. The Black Cauldron

  757. Solo

  758. Heidi's Song

  759. Nutcracker Fantasy

  760. Mountain Family Robinson

  761. Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger

  762. Pete's Dragon

  763. Across the Great Divide

  764. Challenge to Be Free

  765. Escape to Witch Mountain

  766. The Adventures of the Wilderness Family

  767. The Little Ark

  768. The Wild Country

  769. Flight of the Doves

  770. Run Wild, Run Free

  771. Thunderbird 6

  772. The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

  773. Jack the Giant Killer

  774. Heidi and Peter

  775. The Sword and the Rose

  776. Courage of Lassie

  777. The Three Caballeros

  778. The Blue Bird

  779. Flora & Ulysses

  780. Lady and the Tramp

  781. Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

  782. Odd Squad: The Movie

  783. Hotel Transylvania 3

  784. Noelle

  785. Champion

  786. The Star

  787. Once I Was a Beehive

  788. Magic Camp

  789. The Boss Baby

  790. Dumbo

  791. Only God Can

  792. Despicable Me 3

  793. Wolfy the Incredible Secret

  794. No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie

  795. The Grinch

  796. Rio 2

  797. Gabby's Wish

  798. A Little Game

  799. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

  800. The Angry Birds Movie

  801. Get Santa

  802. Oz the Great and Powerful

  803. Letters to God

  804. Toys in the Attic

  805. Summer Eleven

  806. Broken Hill

  807. The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec

  808. Goosebumps

  809. La leyenda de la Nahuala

  810. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

  811. Bandslam

  812. The Velveteen Rabbit

  813. Shrek Forever After

  814. Moondance Alexander

  815. Saving Shiloh

  816. Charlotte's Web

  817. Astro Boy

  818. Robots

  819. Ella Enchanted

  820. Because of Winn-Dixie

  821. Virginia's Run

  822. Viaje fantástico en globo

  823. The Street Corner Kids: The Sequel

  824. Gallavants

  825. Jumping for Joy

  826. The Tigger Movie

  827. Tough

  828. Hansel and Gretel

  829. Pokémon: The First Movie

  830. Osmosis Jones

  831. A Dog of Flanders

  832. Muppets from Space

  833. I'll Remember April

  834. The Princess and the Pea

  835. The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot

  836. The Wind in the Willows

  837. Looking for Trouble

  838. Gumby: The Movie

  839. The Little Rascals

  840. Benji the Hunted

  841. Santa Claus: The Movie

  842. D.A.R.Y.L.

  843. The Red Fury

  844. The Watcher in the Woods

  845. Shipwreck!

  846. The Prince and the Pauper

  847. Freaky Friday

  848. Ride a Wild Pony

  849. Mustang Country

  850. The Island at the Top of the World

  851. One Little Indian

  852. The Hideaways

  853. Now You See Him, Now You Don't

  854. The Bible: In the Beginning...

  855. Babes in Toyland

  856. Gypsy Colt

  857. Challenge to Lassie

  858. Charlie's Christmas Wish

  859. The Resurrection of Gavin Stone

  860. Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas

  861. Nicolas on Holiday

  862. The Christmas Candle

  863. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

  864. Alice Through the Looking Glass

  865. Ivan Tsarevich & the Grey Wolf

  866. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

  867. Tio Papi

  868. Midway to Heaven

  869. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

  870. Pinocchio

  871. Church

  872. Henry & Me

  873. Diary of a Wimpy Kid

  874. The Karate Kid

  875. Felix and the Hidden Treasure

  876. The Last Mimzy

  877. Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

  878. TMNT

  879. The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

  880. Zathura: A Space Adventure

  881. Sky High

  882. The Legend of Johnny Lingo

  883. Piglet's Big Movie

  884. Freaky Friday

  885. Don't Change My World

  886. Quincy's Quest

  887. A Tale of Two Critters

  888. Salty

  889. Rugrats in Paris

  890. Coqueta

  891. Aladdin & The Magic Lamp

  892. Automat na prání

  893. How the Grinch Stole Christmas

  894. The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

  895. Summer of the Monkeys

  896. Poco... Little Dog Lost

  897. The Legend of Galgameth

  898. Baby's Day Out

  899. Angels in the Outfield

  900. The Adventures of Huck Finn

  901. The Quest

  902. The Peanut Butter Solution

  903. The Bear

  904. Author! Author!

  905. The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

  906. The Water Babies

  907. Take Down

  908. Hot Lead and Cold Feet

  909. Casey's Shadow

  910. Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang

  911. Treasure of Matecumbe

  912. Terror of Mechagodzilla

  913. Benji

  914. The Bears and I

  915. Charley and the Angel

  916. Never a Dull Moment

  917. Finian's Rainbow

  918. Hugo and Josephine

  919. Doctor Dolittle

  920. Son of Flubber

  921. Flipper

  922. Dora and the Lost City of Gold

  923. Timmy Failure

  924. Trolls World Tour

  925. The Son of Bigfoot

  926. Cleo

  927. Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

  928. Early Man

  929. Turtle Tale

  930. My Little Pony

  931. The Town That Came A-Courtin'

  932. The Journey Home

  933. The House with a Clock in Its Walls

  934. Cowgirls 'n Angels

  935. 25 Hill

  936. Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

  937. Snowmen

  938. A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures

  939. Cars 2

  940. Godmothered

  941. Finding 'Ohana

  942. The Sorcerer's Apprentice

  943. The Flight Before Christmas

  944. A Plumm Summer

  945. Inkheart

  946. The Game Plan

  947. Bearheart of the Great Northwest

  948. Flicka

  949. The Tale of Despereaux

  950. Shrek the Third

  951. Open Season

  952. The Secret of Moonacre

  953. Bee Movie

  954. Crusade in Jeans

  955. Pokémon Heroes

  956. The R.M.

  957. Saint Monica

  958. Digimon: The Movie

  959. Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet

  960. The Kid

  961. Taliesin Jones

  962. Pokémon: The Movie 2000

  963. Lloyd

  964. Pirates of the Plain

  965. Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season

  966. Babar: King of the Elephants

  967. Time at the Top

  968. Windrunner

  969. Napoleon

  970. Father of the Bride Part II

  971. Casper

  972. The Pagemaster

  973. Little Big League

  974. D2: The Mighty Ducks

  975. Camp Nowhere

  976. Troublemakers

  977. We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

  978. Rookie of the Year

  979. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

  980. Rock-A-Doodle

  981. The Polar Bear King

  982. The Wizard

  983. Little Monsters

  984. Cheetah

  985. Just Ask for Diamond

  986. 3 Men and a Baby

  987. Sleeping Beauty

  988. Beauty and the Beast

  989. The Karate Kid Part II

  990. Twilight Time

  991. A Minor Miracle

  992. The Cat from Outer Space

  993. The Strongest Man in the World

  994. White Fang

  995. Living Free

  996. The Barefoot Executive

  997. The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

  998. An Elephant Called Slowly

  999. Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.

  1000. The Monkey's Uncle

  1001. Flipper's New Adventure

  1002. Rumpelstiltskin

  1003. Funny Pets 2

  1004. Trek: The Movie

  1005. The Kid Who Would Be King

  1006. Drop Off

  1007. Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel

  1008. Emma's Chance

  1009. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

  1010. Spices of Liberty

  1011. Luis & the Aliens

  1012. The Lego Ninjago Movie

  1013. Planes: Fire & Rescue

  1014. Rock Dog

  1015. Smurfs: The Lost Village

  1016. Moomins on the Riviera

  1017. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

  1018. The Christmas Bunny

  1019. Justin and the Knights of Valour

  1020. Mr. Popper's Penguins

  1021. The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two

  1022. Night at the Museum 2

  1023. Parental Guidance

  1024. Bedtime Stories

  1025. The Blue Elephant

  1026. Speed Racer

  1027. Planet 51 (Planet One)

  1028. Igor

  1029. Nim's Island

  1030. Ice Princess

  1031. Arthur and the Invisibles

  1032. The Dust Factory

  1033. Hey Arnold! The Movie

  1034. Shark Tale

  1035. Elmer

  1036. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

  1037. Help! I'm a Fish

  1038. The Legend of Cryin' Ryan

  1039. Madeline

  1040. Address Unknown

  1041. Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

  1042. The Indian in the Cupboard

  1043. Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain

  1044. Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

  1045. Running Free

  1046. The Jungle Book

  1047. Free Willy

  1048. Rover Dangerfield

  1049. All I Want for Christmas

  1050. The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

  1051. The Magic Snowman

  1052. Harry and the Hendersons

  1053. My Little Pony: The Movie

  1054. The Black Stallion Returns

  1055. Blue Fin

  1056. For the Love of Benji

  1057. One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

  1058. The Smurfs and the Magic Flute

  1059. Mixed Company

  1060. The Castaway Cowboy

  1061. Jonathan Livingston Seagull

  1062. The Call of the Wild

  1063. Scandalous John

  1064. Pilgrim's Progress

  1065. Wonder Park

  1066. A Box of Faith

  1067. Capture The Flag

  1068. Maya the Bee Movie

  1069. Milton's Secret

  1070. The One I Wrote for You

  1071. Derby Dogs

  1072. Olive

  1073. Underdogs

  1074. Angels Sing

  1075. Life Fine Tuned

  1076. Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

  1077. Wiener Dog Nationals

  1078. Happy Feet Two

  1079. Star Wars: The Clone Wars

  1080. Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure

  1081. Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief

  1082. Escape from Planet Earth

  1083. Nancy Drew

  1084. The Thief Lord

  1085. Gnomeo & Juliet

  1086. Raise Your Voice

  1087. A Cinderella Story

  1088. Cheaper by the Dozen

  1089. The Prince & Me

  1090. Around the World in 80 Days

  1091. The Little Polar Bear

  1092. The Climb

  1093. Las aventuras de Juliancito

  1094. Pokémon 3: The Movie

  1095. Rat

  1096. Running Free

  1097. Mr. Rice's Secret

  1098. Stuart Little

  1099. The Magic Pudding

  1100. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

  1101. The Rugrats Movie

  1102. Marco Polo Jr.

  1103. Walking Thunder

  1104. The Gnomes Great Adventure

  1105. Wide Awake

  1106. RocketMan

  1107. The Borrowers

  1108. House Arrest

  1109. Harriet the Spy

  1110. It Takes Two

  1111. Across the Sea of Time

  1112. Tall Tale

  1113. Lassie

  1114. Ava's Magical Adventure

  1115. White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild II

  1116. The Nutcracker

  1117. Curly Sue

  1118. Return from Witch Mountain

  1119. International Velvet

  1120. The Shaggy D.A.

  1121. Gus

  1122. Treasure Island

  1123. The Million Dollar Duck

  1124. Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion

  1125. Adventures of Dally & Spanky

  1126. Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal

  1127. Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

  1128. Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed

  1129. Duck Duck Goose

  1130. A Horse from Heaven

  1131. Little Chicken's Egg-cellent Adventure

  1132. Rescue Dogs

  1133. Strange Magic

  1134. A Stork's Journey

  1135. Sheep and Wolves

  1136. Two by Two

  1137. An Evergreen Christmas

  1138. Little Einsteins: Our Big Huge Adventure

  1139. Falcon Song

  1140. The Bouquet

  1141. Heart of the Country

  1142. Earth to Echo

  1143. A Country Christmas

  1144. The Adventures of Huck Finn

  1145. Journey to the Christmas Star

  1146. Heaven Is for Real

  1147. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

  1148. When Santa Fell to Earth

  1149. Angel Dog

  1150. Free Birds

  1151. The Addams Family

  1152. Mayor Cupcake

  1153. Zambezia

  1154. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

  1155. Monte Carlo

  1156. All Roads Lead Home

  1157. Nacho Libre

  1158. The Ant Bully

  1159. Journey to the Center of the Earth

  1160. The Princess Diaries 2

  1161. Teacher's Pet

  1162. A Dog's Tale

  1163. Blizzard

  1164. Heidi

  1165. Pokémon 4Ever

  1166. What a Girl Wants

  1167. Peter Pan 2: Return to Never Land

  1168. Horse Crazy

  1169. Bitter Suite

  1170. Escape to Grizzly Mountain

  1171. The Little Vampire

  1172. Family Tree

  1173. The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

  1174. Angels in the Attic

  1175. He Is My Brother

  1176. Alaska

  1177. The Baby-Sitters Club

  1178. The Amazing Panda Adventure

  1179. The Silver Brumby

  1180. Ernest Scared Stupid

  1181. Short Circuit 2

  1182. The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland

  1183. GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

  1184. Condorman

  1185. The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

  1186. The Magic of Lassie

  1187. Once Upon a Time

  1188. The World's Greatest Athlete

  1189. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

  1190. Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!

  1191. King of the Grizzlies

  1192. Captain Nemo and the Underwater City

  1193. Smith!

  1194. The Man from Button Willow

  1195. Motif

  1196. 100% Wolf

  1197. Yes Day

  1198. Gnome Alone

  1199. Rabbit School - Guardians of the Golden Egg

  1200. Ice Age: Collision Course

  1201. Pan

  1202. Scoob!

  1203. Monster Trucks

  1204. Dakota's Summer

  1205. The Little Ghost

  1206. Season of Miracles

  1207. The Magic Reindeer

  1208. The Nut Job

  1209. Planes

  1210. 16-Love

  1211. Pet Pals

  1212. Expecting Mary

  1213. Jungle Beat: The Movie

  1214. Delhi Safari

  1215. The Three Investigators and the Secret of Terror Castle

  1216. Race to Witch Mountain

  1217. Jake's Corner

  1218. Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy

  1219. The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie

  1220. A Night at the Magic Castle

  1221. Taking 5

  1222. Everyone's Hero

  1223. The Pink Panther

  1224. Chicken Little

  1225. The Adventures of Ociee Nash

  1226. Chhota Chetan

  1227. When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

  1228. Looney Tunes: Back in Action

  1229. Niño pobre, niño rico

  1230. The Happy Cricket from the Amazon

  1231. Back to the Secret Garden

  1232. Kid Colter

  1233. The White Pony

  1234. A Monkey's Tale

  1235. The Adventures of the American Rabbit

  1236. Babe: Pig in the City

  1237. Ms. Bear

  1238. Good Burger

  1239. Larger Than Life

  1240. Jingle All The Way

  1241. 101 Dalmatians

  1242. The Pebble and the Penguin

  1243. Andre

  1244. Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

  1245. Life with Mikey

  1246. Beethoven

  1247. Courage Mountain

  1248. Ernest Saves Christmas

  1249. SpaceCamp

  1250. Biggles

  1251. The Care Bears Movie

  1252. Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

  1253. Herbie Rides Again

  1254. War of the Monsters

  1255. The Biscuit Eater

  1256. The World of Hans Christian Andersen

  1257. Namu, the Killer Whale

  1258. Curley

  1259. Peixonauta: O Filme

  1260. Destined to Ride

  1261. Fantastica: A Boonie Bears Adventure

  1262. Maya The Bee 2

  1263. Dolittle

  1264. Spy Cat

  1265. A Cowgirl's Story

  1266. God Bless the Broken Road

  1267. Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

  1268. Apple of My Eye

  1269. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

  1270. War with Grandpa

  1271. Yellowbird

  1272. Leaves of the Tree

  1273. Ratchet & Clank

  1274. Heaven's Door

  1275. The Strawberry Shortcake Movie: Sky's the Limit

  1276. Mirror Mirror

  1277. Slow Moe

  1278. Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!

  1279. Ace of Hearts

  1280. The Pink Panther 2

  1281. Prayer Life

  1282. Imagine That

  1283. Fred Claus

  1284. The Three Investigators and the Secret of Skeleton Island

  1285. Embrujo de rock

  1286. Barnyard

  1287. The Pacifier

  1288. Chestnut: Hero of Central Park

  1289. Kicking & Screaming

  1290. Rugrats Go Wild

  1291. The Young Black Stallion

  1292. Daddy Day Care

  1293. The Santa Clause 2

  1294. Kart Racer

  1295. The Wild Thornberrys Movie

  1296. Hometown Legend

  1297. A Little Inside

  1298. Kingdom Come

  1299. Bob the Butler

  1300. Can't Be Heaven

  1301. The Real Macaw

  1302. Secret of the Andes

  1303. Mighty Joe Young

  1304. Salt Water Moose

  1305. All Dogs Go to Heaven 2: Charlie's New Adventure

  1306. Grizzly Mountain

  1307. Bushwhacked

  1308. The Big Green

  1309. The Mommy Market

  1310. It Runs in the Family

  1311. The Air Up There

  1312. The Goodbye Bird

  1313. Dennis the Menace

  1314. Hard Promises

  1315. Jetsons: The Movie

  1316. Happily Ever After

  1317. Rumpelstiltskin

  1318. Ernest Goes to Camp

  1319. The Dirt Bike Kid

  1320. The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training

  1321. The Blue Bird

  1322. Huckleberry Finn

  1323. King Kong Escapes

  1324. Captain Sindbad

  1325. Alex & Me

  1326. The Legend of Hallowaiian

  1327. The Stray

  1328. Tini: The New Life of Violetta

  1329. Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle

  1330. I Believe

  1331. Frozen in Time

  1332. Lost & Found

  1333. A Horse Tale

  1334. The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature

  1335. The Secret Garden

  1336. Grantham & Rose

  1337. Contest

  1338. The Little Engine That Could

  1339. Ace Wonder: Message from a Dead Man

  1340. Bananas in Pyjamas: The Movie

  1341. Fuchsia the Mini-Witch

  1342. The Great Bear

  1343. The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box

  1344. The Spy Next Door

  1345. Aliens Stole My Body

  1346. Amazing Racer

  1347. The Swan Princess: A Royal Wedding

  1348. Unicorn

  1349. Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds

  1350. Firehouse Dog

  1351. Her Best Move

  1352. Hoot

  1353. Cheaper by the Dozen 2

  1354. R.V.: Runaway Vacation

  1355. Miracle at Sage Creek

  1356. Yours, Mine & Ours

  1357. Down and Derby

  1358. Captain Sabertooth

  1359. The Perfect Man

  1360. Valiant

  1361. The Lizzie McGuire Movie

  1362. Marco Polo: Return to Xanadu

  1363. A Christmas Carol

  1364. Stuart Little 2

  1365. Spy Kids

  1366. Race to Space

  1367. Treehouse Hostage

  1368. I'll Be Home for Christmas

  1369. The Man from Clover Grove

  1370. George of the Jungle

  1371. D3: The Mighty Ducks

  1372. Amanda

  1373. Once in a Blue Moon

  1374. Magic in the Water

  1375. Tom and Huck

  1376. White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf

  1377. Dragonworld

  1378. The Giant of Thunder Mountain

  1379. Problem Child

  1380. 3 Men and a Little Lady

  1381. Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation

  1382. Me and the Kid

  1383. The Wiz

  1384. Where's Willie?

  1385. Gulliver's Travels

  1386. Hawmps!

  1387. Seven Alone

  1388. Against a Crooked Sky

  1389. Black Beauty

  1390. The Boatniks

  1391. Buttons

  1392. Cranston Academy: Monster Zone

  1393. A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible

  1394. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Halloween Collection

  1395. Monsters at Large

  1396. Snow White: Happily Ever After

  1397. Robinson Crusoe

  1398. Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails

  1399. The Legend of Longwood

  1400. Ploey

  1401. The Robot Giant

  1402. Snezhnaya koroleva

  1403. Prom

  1404. Smitty

  1405. You're So Cupid!

  1406. Hop

  1407. A Warrior's Heart

  1408. Mars Needs Moms

  1409. Mandie and the Secret Tunnel

  1410. The Longshots

  1411. Old Dogs

  1412. Hotel for Dogs

  1413. Aliens in the Attic

  1414. The Smurfs

  1415. Evan Almighty

  1416. Clifford's Really Big Movie

  1417. Christmas with the Kranks

  1418. Sleepover

  1419. The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course

  1420. Home on the Range

  1421. The Jungle Book 2

  1422. Max Keeble's Big Move

  1423. Big Fat Liar

  1424. The Adventures of Cinderella's Daughter

  1425. See Spot Run

  1426. Manuelita

  1427. A Kid Called Danger

  1428. Return to the Secret Garden

  1429. The Effects of Magic

  1430. Jack Frost

  1431. A Rat's Tale

  1432. A Simple Wish

  1433. Magic in the Mirror

  1434. Dunston Checks In

  1435. Bogus

  1436. White Wolves II: Legend of the Wild

  1437. Captiva Island

  1438. Ri¢hie Ri¢h

  1439. The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet

  1440. A Troll in Central Park

  1441. Tom and Jerry: The Movie

  1442. Mom and Dad Save the World

  1443. Heathcliff: The Movie

  1444. Ernest Goes to Jail

  1445. Crystalstone

  1446. The Dream Chasers

  1447. Spirit of the Wind

  1448. The Secret of Navajo Cave

  1449. Digby: The Biggest Dog in the World

  1450. Indian Paint

  1451. Snow White and the Three Clowns

  1452. A Second Chance: Rivals!

  1453. Lena and Snowball

  1454. Ozzy

  1455. A-X-L

  1456. Kikoriki. Legend of the Golden Dragon

  1457. Wish for Christmas

  1458. Nine Lives

  1459. Antboy II: Revenge of the Red Fury

  1460. Lucky Dog

  1461. The Little Penguin Pororo's Racing Adventure

  1462. Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism

  1463. Mandie and the Forgotten Christmas

  1464. The Smurfs 2

  1465. Annie

  1466. Call of the Wild

  1467. Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs & a Baby

  1468. The Missing Lynx

  1469. Arthur and the Great Adventure

  1470. The Witches

  1471. Unaccompanied Minors

  1472. How to Eat Fried Worms

  1473. Aquamarine

  1474. Piccolo, Saxo et compagnie

  1475. Like Mike

  1476. Mee-Shee: The Water Giant

  1477. Zeus and Roxanne

  1478. Star Kid

  1479. Pippi Longstocking

  1480. Flubber

  1481. Frankenstein and Me

  1482. Flipper

  1483. First Kid

  1484. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie

  1485. Wind Dancer

  1486. My Girl 2

  1487. Monkey Trouble

  1488. Blank Cheque

  1489. Digger

  1490. Freddie as F.R.O.7.

  1491. 3 Ninja Kids

  1492. The Karate Kid Part III

  1493. George's Island

  1494. The Great Land of Small

  1495. Popeye

  1496. The Spaceman and King Arthur

  1497. The Amazing Dobermans

  1498. Superdad

  1499. Son of Godzilla

  1500. Zebra in the Kitchen

  1501. The Invisible Boy

  1502. StarDog and TurboCat

  1503. Max 2: White House Hero

  1504. The Legend of Chupacabras

  1505. Air Bound

  1506. Condorito: The Movie

  1507. Rodeo Girl: Dream Champion

  1508. Antboy

  1509. Sherlock Gnomes

  1510. Walking with Dinosaurs: The Movie

  1511. The Incredible Adventure of Jojo (And His Annoying Little Sister Avila)

  1512. Pelle Politibil går i vannet

  1513. The Greening of Whitney Brown

  1514. Tom & Jerry: The Movie

  1515. Zookeeper

  1516. Alpha and Omega

  1517. Paul Blart: Mall Cop

  1518. Roadside Romeo

  1519. Alvin and the Chipmunks

  1520. Guadalupe

  1521. The Secret of the Magic Gourd

  1522. Elephant Tales

  1523. The Wild

  1524. Rebound

  1525. Racing Stripes

  1526. Catch That Kid

  1527. Uh Oh!

  1528. Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams

  1529. Snow Dogs

  1530. Our Lips Are Sealed

  1531. The Brainiacs.com

  1532. Believe

  1533. Kids World

  1534. Spooky House

  1535. Not Quite an Angel

  1536. King Monster

  1537. True Heart

  1538. Leave It to Beaver

  1539. Jungle 2 Jungle

  1540. Air Bud

  1541. Magic in the Mirror: Fowl Play

  1542. The Adventures of Pinocchio

  1543. Aaron's Magic Village

  1544. Man of the House

  1545. Born to Be Wild

  1546. Ein Fall für TKKG: Drachenauge

  1547. The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter

  1548. Bernie the Dolphin 2

  1549. Playing with Fire

  1550. Max Winslow and the House of Secrets

  1551. Magic Arch 3D

  1552. Bernie the Dolphin

  1553. The Big Trip

  1554. Before All Others

  1555. Think Like a Dog

  1556. Ice Princess Lily

  1557. A Witches' Ball

  1558. Four Kids and It

  1559. The Littlest Reindeer

  1560. Blinky Bill

  1561. Horse Camp

  1562. The Adventures of RoboRex

  1563. Otto the Rhino

  1564. All Stars

  1565. Thunderstruck

  1566. Open Season 3

  1567. Raising Kayn

  1568. Hanna's Gold

  1569. Reuniting the Rubins

  1570. Space Dogs

  1571. Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure

  1572. Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

  1573. Finding Rin Tin Tin

  1574. Stormbreaker

  1575. Eragon

  1576. G-Force

  1577. The Three Stooges

  1578. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

  1579. Good Boy!

  1580. Agent Cody Banks

  1581. Scooby-Doo

  1582. Durango Kids

  1583. Message in a Cell Phone

  1584. Cats & Dogs

  1585. The Trumpet of the Swan

  1586. Flight of Fancy

  1587. Snow Day

  1588. My Favorite Martian

  1589. Slappy and the Stinkers

  1590. Operation Dumbo Drop

  1591. Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

  1592. Surf Ninjas

  1593. Little Miss Millions

  1594. Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend

  1595. The Devil and Max Devlin

  1596. The Nativity

  1597. A Magic Christmas

  1598. A Belle for Christmas

  1599. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

  1600. Slow Fade

  1601. 12 Dogs of Christmas: Great Puppy Rescue

  1602. Adventure Planet

  1603. Return to Nim's Island

  1604. Uglydolls

  1605. Born to Fight

  1606. Freddy Frogface

  1607. Gnomes & Trolls: The Secret Chamber

  1608. Soccer Mom

  1609. Fishtales

  1610. Tooth Fairy

  1611. Deck the Halls

  1612. Meet Dave

  1613. Impy's Island

  1614. Garfield 2

  1615. Felix - Ein Hase auf Weltreise

  1616. Renart the Fox

  1617. Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie - Pyramid of Light

  1618. New York Minute

  1619. Garfield

  1620. The Haunted Mansion

  1621. Bunyan and Babe

  1622. Benji: Off the Leash!

  1623. Doug's 1st Movie

  1624. Whispers: An Elephant's Tale

  1625. One Last Flight

  1626. The Littlest Viking

  1627. Family Plan

  1628. Rusty: A Dog's Tale

  1629. Storybook

  1630. Ernest Rides Again

  1631. The Beverly Hillbillies

  1632. Herbie Goes Bananas

  1633. The Stream

  1634. Last Flight of the Champion

  1635. Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups

  1636. Runaway Hearts

  1637. The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Treasure

  1638. Animals United

  1639. Gulliver's Travels

  1640. Thor: Legend of the Magical Hammer

  1641. Nic & Tristan Go Mega Dega

  1642. Cayman Went

  1643. Collier & Co.

  1644. Frank

  1645. Labou

  1646. The Gospel

  1647. Die Wilden Kerle: Alles ist gut, solange du wild bist!

  1648. No Place Like Home

  1649. Old No. 587: The Great Train Robbery

  1650. 102 Dalmatians

  1651. Babes in Toyland

  1652. The New Swiss Family Robinson

  1653. Joniko and the Kush Ta Ka

  1654. Buddy

  1655. Demon in the Bottle

  1656. The Flintstones

  1657. Beethoven's 2nd

  1658. Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

  1659. Bingo

  1660. Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw

  1661. Making Contact

  1662. C.H.O.M.P.S.

  1663. Paco

  1664. Godzilla vs. Megalon

  1665. Monster Family

  1666. The Queen's Corgi

  1667. Cinderella and the Secret Prince

  1668. Alpha and Omega: Family Vacation

  1669. Robo-Dog: Airborne

  1670. Wings of the Wind

  1671. A Mermaid's Tale

  1672. Playmobil: The Movie

  1673. 1 Chance 2 Dance

  1674. Dognapped

  1675. Tarzan

  1676. The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone

  1677. Dino Time

  1678. Robosapien: Rebooted

  1679. Christmas in Wonderland

  1680. Dog Gone

  1681. High School Musical 3: Senior Year

  1682. Mama I Want to Sing

  1683. The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

  1684. The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

  1685. The Easter Egg Adventure

  1686. Herbie Fully Loaded

  1687. Mr. Bones

  1688. Felix the Cat: The Movie

  1689. Little Heroes

  1690. The Modern Adventures of Tom Sawyer

  1691. Free Willy 3: The Rescue

  1692. Getting Even with Dad

  1693. Ernest Goes to School

  1694. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

  1695. Purple People Eater

  1696. The End of the World Man

  1697. Earthbound

  1698. Pup Star: Better 2Gether

  1699. Polar Squad

  1700. Timber the Treasure Dog

  1701. A Horse for Summer

  1702. A Long Way Off

  1703. A Second Chance

  1704. The Outback

  1705. The Dragon Pearl

  1706. Shorts

  1707. Jack and the Beanstalk

  1708. We Can Be Heroes

  1709. Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil

  1710. Underdog

  1711. The Story of an African Farm

  1712. Are We There Yet?

  1713. Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

  1714. Arizona Summer

  1715. Dr. Dolittle 2

  1716. Who Gets the House?

  1717. Stardust

  1718. Ernest in the Army

  1719. That Darn Cat

  1720. The Legend of Gator Face

  1721. A Kid in King Arthur's Court

  1722. The Knickerbocker Gang: The Talking Grave

  1723. Dinosaurs: The Movie

  1724. And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird

  1725. The Fabulous Journey to the Centre of the Earth

  1726. Marco

  1727. Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters

  1728. Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings

  1729. Against the Wild 2: Survive the Serengeti

  1730. The 7th Dwarf

  1731. Top Cat: The Movie

  1732. Worms

  1733. Mandie and the Cherokee Treasure

  1734. Black Nativity

  1735. Catch Your Mind

  1736. Yogi Bear

  1737. Minor Details

  1738. Sunshine Barry and the Disco Worms

  1739. Spirit of the Forest

  1740. Fast Girl

  1741. The Perfect Holiday

  1742. Doubting Thomas: Lies and Spies

  1743. Always Will

  1744. Short Track

  1745. Donkey Xote

  1746. Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

  1747. Goose on the Loose

  1748. Big Brother Trouble

  1749. Joey

  1750. 3 Ninjas Kick Back

  1751. Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star

  1752. Sk8 Dawg

  1753. So Help Us God

  1754. The Horse Dancer

  1755. Quackerz

  1756. Wiener Dog Internationals

  1757. Spark

  1758. Dorothy and the Witches of Oz

  1759. Space Warriors

  1760. Jock the Hero Dog

  1761. Sophie & Sheba

  1762. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

  1763. Hannah Montana: The Movie

  1764. Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Movie

  1765. Fly Me to the Moon

  1766. Space Chimps

  1767. When I Find the Ocean

  1768. Little Dreams

  1769. Happily N'Ever After

  1770. Hildegarde

  1771. The Newcomers

  1772. One Small Hero

  1773. Angel in Training

  1774. The King and I

  1775. The Emperor's New Clothes

  1776. Air Bud: Golden Receiver

  1777. The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo

  1778. Home Alone 3

  1779. North

  1780. The Next Karate Kid

  1781. Upworld

  1782. Beanstalk

  1783. Prehysteria!

  1784. Ghost Ship

  1785. Lightning, the White Stallion

  1786. The Billion Dollar Hobo

The Best Way to Organise Lego | What Lego should I buy for my child?

This is probably not the answer you expect, but here is my advice after years of dealing with lego-explosions in a playroom and the almost infinite capacity of my child to fascinate himself with lego creations. He started at age 4.

Totally depends on what type of builder your child is.

Some will thrive on freefrom building and eschew sets.

Others will love sets and making them, then never touch them (expensive hobby for a few hours' pleasure).

Others will enjoy sets and then destroy them and make all sorts of stuff and you'll wonder why you spent all that money (my son is the latter).

Just start small and see what type of joy they get from which modus operandi when introducing a child to lego.

However, I really would say, I have been burnt by trying to get cheap copies - quality is so variable that I regret it ever getting mixed with the real Lego. So, better to buy second hand lego, than new "lego compatible" IMHO.

Also, don't over taxonomise. Lego make 13,000 different pieces and thus there are nearly any infinite number of ways to organise. Again, see how your child builds and searches and take it from there. Lego builders recognise there is no perfect taxonomy. A lot of people instinctively start to sort/organise by colour, but actually that doesn't necessarily make great sense. Colour is generally easy to pick out in a mixed collection of pieces, so sorting by shape/size is much more helpful.

I over-sorted for my child and basically I did a ton of work sorting and he just ruined it all the time and was never bothered about looking for shapes at that age.

Our taxonomy now (and he appreciates it being organised like this, but it's still me that has to do it!)

- people and accessories

- any piece of size 1x2 or less (plates or blocks)

- decorative items (including smooth tiles)

- wheels

- pre-moulded shapes (e.g. fences, doors, walls, vehicle cabs)

- glass

- blocks

- plates

- special train parts (e.g. wheels, bogeys, magnetic couplings)

- engineering parts (anything with movement, clips, right angles, rotation etc)

Also, i recommend organising in phases. I used to do it as I picked stuff up, but it took ages. Now it all goes in a massive mixed drawer, then later it is sorted if there is time and inclination. Otherwise he just picks through the big drawer to find things.

Eventually I expect he'll start to organise in a way that suits him.

Finally - for storage, IKEA Trofast or other similar generic draw sets (we have some on wheels from Argos) are perfect.

Anatomy of a Bond Movie

It’s January 2021. It’s almost a year into the pandemic in the UK, we’re in lockdown, and we’re finding ways to stay busy and entertained. Over the last few weeks my young man took a fascination with Bond Movies, and we’ve end ended up watching all the PG ones at a rate of almost 1 per night.

This starkly revealed the formula for a Bond Movie, as they very clearly all follow a pattern of similar events and constructs.

I decided to capture it on paper. It fits pretty well with the 15 or so we’ve seen so far.

Anatomy of a Bond Movie: most of the movies seem to follow a generic formula

Anatomy of a Bond Movie: most of the movies seem to follow a generic formula

A saga with Virgin Trains Mobile e-tickets

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I've often considered myself an early adopter, but being of the nervous disposition I am in fact wary of things like e-tickets because no technology is perfect. Typically I like to have a paper backup of such things, just in case.

So, this also applied when I recently booked the whole family on return Virgin West Coast tickets from Scotland to London. I hesitantly ordered my tickets to be delivered to my mobile phone because I have been let down by the post before, and we have no self-service machine at our local station. (Sure, I can use the one at the main station on the day, which is 20 miles away, but I always feel it's a bit too late to find out something is wrong just before your train; I like to have these things in my hand in advance).

The thing is, Virgin seem to have changed their delivery of e-tickets and their app a few times lately. There was a time when you could download them into your iPhone wallet and display them on your lock-screen, which was ultra handy. And once they were on the phone, they were on the phone (or so it seemed anyway). I had very little issue with this system other than the risk of my phone conking out.

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Now, however, tickets are accessed through the Virgin mobile app. The process seems similar: you "download" tickets, then on the day "activate" them. Well, our outward journey was fine, but it started to go wrong on the return journey.

We were sitting in Euston and about an hour before the journey I went into the app and made sure the tickets were "downloaded". All good. I then activated them, to make sure I had everything ready to present. Again, all good.

30 minutes before the journey I checked my phone again, checked the tickets were ok, and explained to my fellow-travellers that we'd have to show them at the platform entrance. All good.

Where did my tickets go?

About 20 minutes before the departure of the train we got the text notification to proceed to concourse. So, down we went.

I told you I was the nervous type, so I checked the tickets again. This time not good. I had been logged out of the app, and was presenting with a login screen. I tried to login with my regular details and it was rejected. Panic started to set in.

Now, I should also add that the week before when I booked the tickets, Virgin had taken it upon themselves to forcibly reject my existing password as not meeting their "new requirements" and so I had changed password. I started to wonder whether I was making a mistake or if it was them. Either way, whatever I tried, I was not getting in: I could not display my tickets.

I raced to the virgin ticket area to seek assistance - massive queues; one member of staff out front assisting and busy with two people ahead of me. Anyway, politely I waited while my blood pressure doubled, and eventually explained the predicament to him.

Now, I had taken what reasonable and available "backup" precautions I could, in the sense i had screen shots of my booking, the reference number etc. I asked would this be sufficient to at least get on the train and then try and sort the problem? He said no - the best he could offer was go over to the corner where there's a phone to virgin central command and see if they can do something like change your train!

A flash of inspiration

By now I was proper panicking, and was trying to do a password reset.

THEN, suddenly, I just had a light-bulb moment. Was this the internet? I realised my phone was showing a public WiFi connection but I'd not been asked to log in. I killed the WiFi, dropped back to 4G, and fired up the app again. I re-entered my login details and -boom- lo and behold I was back in my account.

However, my tickets were not in the app, despite previously having been "downloaded"! I "downloaded" them again, which thankfully worked, and was then able to activate them, before dragging my family at breakneck speed to the platform. We were back up and running.

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This was a terrible experience on many counts: poor process design, poor user experience [failing a login attempt because of no internet connection but reporting just a login failure; loss of already "downloaded" tickets for example], poor customer service. It may have expanded my child’s vocabulary somewhat, but it didn’t do my cardiac system any good.

I had a quick look at the Virgin FAQ on e-tickets, and it says this:

Q: What happens if I run out of battery?

A: Ensure your mobile is charged, if you are unable to display your mobile ticket, you'll need to buy a new ticket at the full fare.

In other words: "no-show, no go.."

Obviously anyone reading that FAQ ought to realise that it would include any reason for failure to display the ticket; but what it doesn’t say is that mobile app appears to rely on an internet connection to display tickets. Had I known this at the outset this whole saga could have been avoided. Although, it does then beg the question, if the tickets are "downloaded" and "activated" why is an internet connection required at all after that point?

I suspect the answer is the tickets actually only live on the virgin server, and unless you can display that, you are stuffed.

back to good old paper

Suffice to say, I won't be using this system any time soon again in future unless I really have no option or Virgin introduce some kind of mitigation for device or connectivity failure. And if I do end up having to use the app again in future, at least I will take screenshots of all the tickets and bar-codes from inside the app in advance.

You have been warned.

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Create your own Velux Black-Out Energy Blinds

In strong afternoon sun, the leakage is significant

In strong afternoon sun, the leakage is significant

The Original Energy Blinds

In 2015 I installed Velux "Energy" Blinds in our self-build house. Since the house is 1.5 storey - i.e. the upper rooms are in the roof space - it seemed like the extra insulation over and above normal blackout blinds would be a good idea.

Now, the thing is, at the time these blinds, although made of blackout material, did NOT claim to be blackout blinds, due to leakage round the edges. So, all credit to Velux for at least being honest. You can see opposite what this leakage typically looks like. 

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Now, in reality, for the six darker months of the year it's not a massive issue (especially in Scotland) but during the summer months, with stronger sun and earlier sun-rises it did become a bit of a problem, to the point where I actually crafted some 'drapes' to stick over the window frame, made from blackout fabric. 

Frankly, it was all a bit of a palava, and actually stopped us using the windows properly; so I had been constantly racking my brains for a better solution. 

Energy Blinds Mark 2

In truth, I don't know if Velux are now on mark 2 blinds, or some other number, but come summer 2018 I was browsing their website and noticed that the original energy blinds had been revised, and now claimed to be full blackout. I emailed Velux to check, and sure enough, they had updated their blinds.  

If you shop around hard enough on the internet you can find them with around 30% off the normal retail price, but they are still not cheap. None-the-less, it seemed like a solution to our problem, so handed over my hundred-and-odd notes in return for a new version blackout blind. The room has two, but I figured I would test one first. 

The New Blackout Energy Blind is extremely effective. 

The New Blackout Energy Blind is extremely effective. 

Sure enough, they work a treat.  And while they don't (can't really) achieve 100% block, it's almost 100% and extremely effective - as you can see from the comparison picture.  In fact it turned out it was quite easy to fit, and I didn't even need to replace the blind, just carefully replace each side runner with the new ones, which now come with a flexible rubber baffle that provides the light blockage. 

This gave me an idea. 

If my 100-and-off notes had essentially just bought me a rubber baffle down the side runner, could I not come up with something similar myself for the remaining window that would save such a large outlay for such a small change?  

Well, I did indeed concoct a plan using some rubber draught-proofing material that I'd bought reasonably cheaply on ebay. For old time's sake, here's another "before" picture to enable a comparison. 

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Create your own baffle 

stick the E shape draught excluder down the side channel of the blind, flush with the front lip. 

stick the E shape draught excluder down the side channel of the blind, flush with the front lip. 

So, here are some step by step instructions for what I did to save me well over £100 in replacing my second blind. 

You need suitable lengths of rubber draught insulation - both the "E" shape type (it has ridges in it) and also the "P" shape type (usually specified for blocking gaps of around 5mm). Colour is your choice, but crucially the "E" type I have bought has always come as a roll of two pieces joined side by side, which are intended to be pulled apart and used individually. DO NOT pull them apart!

The first step is to stick the "E" type excluder strip down the side of the side-runner, behind the string. See pictures. 

One key thing to note is: only stick down the forward most part of the strip (remember it's a double strip); leave the rear most part with its backing protector on. 

peel and stick as you go - don't try to peel everything off and then stick it all on at once. 

peel and stick as you go - don't try to peel everything off and then stick it all on at once. 

As with all good "sticking-on-a-long-sticky-thing" practice, don't peel the back off all at once. Instead peel a little, stick a little and then align-stick-and-peel as you go by pulling the backing off gently, bit by bit. 

Just take your time, bit by bit, aligning the rubber, and gently peeling the rear off in order to stick it. 

 The finished result - just to get the message home about aligning the excluder first, then peeling off protection from behind in order to stick it. 

 The finished result - just to get the message home about aligning the excluder first, then peeling off protection from behind in order to stick it. 

Phase 1 complete

This is phase 1 complete - and originally I was going to stop here.  If you look at the photo, you can see that this has produced a significant improvement. Sure, still some leakage at the top, but a hug reduction in the overall leakage non-the-less. 

Leakage result after phase 1 

Leakage result after phase 1 

Phase 2

Apply the "P" strip behind the unstuck part of the "E" strip. 

Apply the "P" strip behind the unstuck part of the "E" strip. 

Phase 2, which I suppose is optional, but in my opinion well worth it, is to apply the "P" shaped excluder, The idea is to apply it behind the unstuck part of the "E" excluder in order to press it against the side of the blind. In the pictures you can see i started by applying the "P" strip with the "tail" of the "P" behind the first strip, but in the end decided/realised this didn't really press it outward enough. So I switched to applying the "P" strip the other way round, with the "head" of the "P" underneath the "E" strip and pushing it further outward. This forms a much better seal against the side of the blind.  

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End results

The end result is pretty impressive. The picture is a bit lousy because actually the phone was struggling to focus. While it has adjusted the exposure to compensate for the lack of light, you can see that if you compare it even against the phase 1 result, the strong triangular leaks at the top side of the blind are gone. The leak at the top is rectified by ensuring the blind frame is screwed tight to the window frame. 

The blackout effect is not as perfect as the new style blind, but it is easily 80% - 90% as good and 10% the cost!  It is a massive improvement over the "non-baffled" blind.

The good news is, the blind can still be operated as intended, though i recommend a little extra care as the draught excluder rubber offers up a bit more friction than its equivalent Velux baffles. 

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The proof in the pudding is, of course, in the fact my child has slept in longer during the summer mornings than he otherwise used to. A definite WIN result all round :) 

My sunflower

I shed a little tear for my boy yesterday…

We spent the weekend alone together. After a tiring first week of school, On Saturday I took him to our capital city, Edinburgh as a treat.

We spent 12.5 hours in, on or admiring transport. Riding on the city tram, trains (a particular type he had been longing for), buses, and watching aeroplanes. I planned our route and sequence of stops, and then he devised a better one.

I tested him at the main station. It’s big, it's busy. 20 platforms handling 21 million passengers per year. I bought the ticket and worked out what time we would be catching a train. Armed with the information about the next stop and the time, I challenged him to go and read the departure boards, work out which train it was, get the platform number, then find the platform and take us there. He succeeded perfectly.

Then we went to a Chinese restaurant he specially requested - where he ate fries 🍟 and onion rings! It was a buffet, so I had not much choice but to leave him alone at our table while I got my food.

Towards the end of the meal the lady on the next table leaned over and told me what a delight to see a child so beautifully behaved. We're often told that.

And here's what I've realised: the more I allow him to spread his wings and grow, the more beautiful he becomes. He is my sunflower, reaching for the sky. 🌻

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Despite an epic Saturday, on Sunday he wanted to see trains 🚂 again at the local station; we ended up staying several hours. He read all the information boards, decided which trains to see, found the platforms. We went over the bridge and under the underpass. We went up the stairs and down in the lift (elevator). He predicted the engine types, and as the trains came passing through the station he read the name plates to me and decided if he'd seen them before. "Sir John Franklin", "City of Manchester", "Treaty of Union" and so on and so on.

He told passers-by all about them, whether they wanted to know or not! He observed all the safety rules, even though his boundless enthusiasm was constantly threatening to break into uncontrollable excitement.

And that's when it hit me. My little boy is only four; he is locked into his passion for trains, but he just keeps amazing me. A tear rolled down my cheek.

I was confused, I didn't really know what emotion I was feeling.
He is my startling, fragile little whirlwind. 💜

My wife pinpointed it later for me: just an overwhelming sense of protection, not just for now, but probably for all that is to come.