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Hot pot of coffee! Looks like it's the Weekend!

So as we venture fourth into the unknown, choppy, shark infested waters off the Florida keys, let us be your hard nosed, chiseled featured, big game fisherman as we prepare our tackle box for the might of mega movie mayhem. We'll cast of our lines into an ocean of cinematic awesomeness to catch the almost mythical sea beast that is celluloid wonder!

Have a happy retro Weekend!

SATURDAY 10th MAY

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) 5* 4:55pm-7:00pm (2 hours 5 minutes)

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That's right folks today is the big day!

Yep World Book Day is once again here for the 17th year and is looking bigger and better than ever with some amazing initiatives and ideas to get as many people reading and loving book including some total classics.

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So what's World Book Day you ask?

World Book Day is a celebration! It’s a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it’s a celebration of reading. In fact, it’s the biggest celebration of its kind, designated by UNESCO as a worldwide effort, and marked in over 100 countries all over the world. Wowzers!

The main aim of World Book Day in the UK and Ireland is to encourage kids all over to explore the pleasures of books and reading by providing them with the opportunity to have a book of their own by sending schools packs of Book Tokens.

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That's right Roald Dahl fans! The amazing childhood classic Charlie And The Chocolate Factory turns and amazing 50 years old this year!

A bedtime staple since its first publication back in 1964, this story has been a part of almost everyone's childhood and has become hits as films (1971 & 2005), operas and as a hit West End musical!

To celebrate this Whipple-Scrumptious occasion, the wonderful people at Roald Dahl have put together an amazing change for you to share YOUR Wonka memories.

To get involved, simply upload a picture or video of yourself with your favourite copy of Charlie – maybe even the one you read as a child – as well as your name, age and location and they will share their favourites on their amazing new RoaldDahl.com website blog as well as on their social media pages and profiles. Just like some of the celebrity fans...

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Heads up peeps! We've had an arrival of brand new retro tees and old favourites on new colours and garments that are perfect for any retro 80s/90s enthusiast!

Let me take you through our new collection, featuring a range of inspired 90s T-Shirts, Count Duckula, Labyrinth and Roald Dahl. Something for everyone I'm sure you'll agree and these vintage T-Shirts are exclusive to TruffleShuffle, so you won't find them anywhere else!

Yin and Yang feature on this awesome 90's inspired tee! Light and dark, high and low, hot and cold, fire and water, life and death - all summed up on one cool t-shirt! Utter harmony!  Available on a Ladies Speckled Cropped Black Tee and a Men's Dark Heather Tee.

Show some 90's attitude with this wicked Word. slogan tee!  Did you know that this urban slang is a shortened version of US inmates saying, 'my word is my bond', well there you go!  Available on Ladies White Burnout Tee and a Grey Curved Hem, Cropped Vest.

Oh no! You didn't follow the rules...you can't sit with us!  Inspired by the 2004 hit, Mean Girls - the slogan has been given some modern day sass with the likes of Rhianna and Cara Delevingne sporting their appreciation! According to the 'Burn Book' this tee is a must have for all fans!  Available on a Ladies White Tee and Pink Vest.

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Mr Cadbury’s Parrot! Weekend time is here again already?!

So amongst the breaking waves off the Hawaiian coastline.  Let us be your bronzed, Bermuda short clad surfing legend as with grace and ease we ride the waves of mega movie awesomeness, we’ll hang ten for cinematic greatness and glide through the curve of a barrel before wiping out with celluloid wonder.

Have a happy retro Weekend!

SATURDAY 28th September

The Wizard of Oz (1939) 5USA 2:50pm-5:00pm (2 hours 10 minutes)

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Hi Roald Dahl fans! We've got such a big treat for you lovely lot this week. Yes we've teamed up with the truly amazing people of the Roald Dahl Literary Estate to create one of our biggest and best competitions to date!

As huuuge Roald Dahl fans, we simply had to launch our very own range of Roald Dahl T-Shirts which have gone down a storm. To say a big thank you to everyone and to help inspire people to re-live the childhood classics, we'd like to invite you all to take part in our amazing giveaway.....

The Prize

Possibly our best prizes... EVER! We're giving just one oh so lucky winner a huge collection of Roald Dahl prizes including a complete hardback book set, three exclusive Roald Dahl T-Shirts of their choice, AND a family ticket for the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Roald Dahl’s hometown of Great Missenden! Amazing or what!?

Included in these prizes are.....

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