James
@retrojames.bsky.social
Designer, author, retro video producer.
Book out in 2026: Gear Down & Growing Up: From a Boy to Something Like a Man in 90s Hong Kong.
Dislike coriander and right wing
Book out in 2026: Gear Down & Growing Up: From a Boy to Something Like a Man in 90s Hong Kong.
Dislike coriander and right wing
Be safe out there, kids!
Wait...there's a dance for that.
Here's what I made...
Wait...there's a dance for that.
Here's what I made...
December 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Be safe out there, kids!
Wait...there's a dance for that.
Here's what I made...
Wait...there's a dance for that.
Here's what I made...
America....remember that place before it lost its mind?
Well, here's my tribute to some of the great TV shows from the 80s - and a Canadian one...
Well, here's my tribute to some of the great TV shows from the 80s - and a Canadian one...
December 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
America....remember that place before it lost its mind?
Well, here's my tribute to some of the great TV shows from the 80s - and a Canadian one...
Well, here's my tribute to some of the great TV shows from the 80s - and a Canadian one...
Another one of my "here's the song, there's only one thing left to do" videos....
December 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Another one of my "here's the song, there's only one thing left to do" videos....
I've made a very TOKEN-istic video about games arcades in the 1980s.
PRESS PLAY TO START
PRESS PLAY TO START
December 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I've made a very TOKEN-istic video about games arcades in the 1980s.
PRESS PLAY TO START
PRESS PLAY TO START
What came first, the chicken or the egg?
Or with this video - what came first, the song, or the theme?
I can't remember, I knew the song anyway, so there was only ONE thing to do...
Or with this video - what came first, the song, or the theme?
I can't remember, I knew the song anyway, so there was only ONE thing to do...
December 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
What came first, the chicken or the egg?
Or with this video - what came first, the song, or the theme?
I can't remember, I knew the song anyway, so there was only ONE thing to do...
Or with this video - what came first, the song, or the theme?
I can't remember, I knew the song anyway, so there was only ONE thing to do...
I love London
I love the 80s
I love London in the 80s
I made a video about....yep, you guessed it....
I love the 80s
I love London in the 80s
I made a video about....yep, you guessed it....
December 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I love London
I love the 80s
I love London in the 80s
I made a video about....yep, you guessed it....
I love the 80s
I love London in the 80s
I made a video about....yep, you guessed it....
Children's BBC in the '80s.
Not all of the shows, that would be impossible, but here are a few I edited together for you...
Not all of the shows, that would be impossible, but here are a few I edited together for you...
December 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Children's BBC in the '80s.
Not all of the shows, that would be impossible, but here are a few I edited together for you...
Not all of the shows, that would be impossible, but here are a few I edited together for you...
Thames TV recently had a birthday, here's my tribute...
December 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Thames TV recently had a birthday, here's my tribute...
I made an 80s music video.....well, sort of.
Here's what I did.
Here's what I did.
December 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I made an 80s music video.....well, sort of.
Here's what I did.
Here's what I did.
I seriously made a video about washing machines and powder in the 1980s?
My head was spinning....
My head was spinning....
December 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I seriously made a video about washing machines and powder in the 1980s?
My head was spinning....
My head was spinning....
Some music has the ability to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up the second you hear it - this tune (instrumental version) does it for me, so I made this video about food in 1981.
The eyes have it....the eyes have it....
The eyes have it....the eyes have it....
December 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Some music has the ability to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up the second you hear it - this tune (instrumental version) does it for me, so I made this video about food in 1981.
The eyes have it....the eyes have it....
The eyes have it....the eyes have it....
This is the soundtrack to my life right now.
I am adopting it as the song to keep in my head when I feel like life is too much.
Here's a video I made - pretty proud of this one, hope you like it.
Got to keep on moving....
I am adopting it as the song to keep in my head when I feel like life is too much.
Here's a video I made - pretty proud of this one, hope you like it.
Got to keep on moving....
December 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This is the soundtrack to my life right now.
I am adopting it as the song to keep in my head when I feel like life is too much.
Here's a video I made - pretty proud of this one, hope you like it.
Got to keep on moving....
I am adopting it as the song to keep in my head when I feel like life is too much.
Here's a video I made - pretty proud of this one, hope you like it.
Got to keep on moving....
Anyone fancy a cuppa and some biscuits?
Here’s what I made - because these are the breaks…
Here’s what I made - because these are the breaks…
December 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Anyone fancy a cuppa and some biscuits?
Here’s what I made - because these are the breaks…
Here’s what I made - because these are the breaks…
You are invited to my kitsch 80s party - here's what I made to tempt you (or put you off!)
Please...come in!
Please...come in!
December 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
You are invited to my kitsch 80s party - here's what I made to tempt you (or put you off!)
Please...come in!
Please...come in!
A long time ago in Sydney....
I moved there in 1979 when I was 4 and left when I was 7. Just three years, but the city where I started school and developed an Aussie accent. I'd love to go back and visit.
Oh...wait a second...I can now!
Here's my tribute to one of the greatest cities on earth - imo
I moved there in 1979 when I was 4 and left when I was 7. Just three years, but the city where I started school and developed an Aussie accent. I'd love to go back and visit.
Oh...wait a second...I can now!
Here's my tribute to one of the greatest cities on earth - imo
December 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
A long time ago in Sydney....
I moved there in 1979 when I was 4 and left when I was 7. Just three years, but the city where I started school and developed an Aussie accent. I'd love to go back and visit.
Oh...wait a second...I can now!
Here's my tribute to one of the greatest cities on earth - imo
I moved there in 1979 when I was 4 and left when I was 7. Just three years, but the city where I started school and developed an Aussie accent. I'd love to go back and visit.
Oh...wait a second...I can now!
Here's my tribute to one of the greatest cities on earth - imo
Posting some of the videos I made a while back as I wait for my video editing mojo to return during this insane period in my life.
Here's something down to earth I made for you...
Here's something down to earth I made for you...
December 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Posting some of the videos I made a while back as I wait for my video editing mojo to return during this insane period in my life.
Here's something down to earth I made for you...
Here's something down to earth I made for you...
I was 14 and it was Christmas 1989 in London. A smell of sweet roasted peanuts in Leicester Square, and this tune blasting from HMV.
So I made this retro London video…sealed with a 💋
So I made this retro London video…sealed with a 💋
December 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I was 14 and it was Christmas 1989 in London. A smell of sweet roasted peanuts in Leicester Square, and this tune blasting from HMV.
So I made this retro London video…sealed with a 💋
So I made this retro London video…sealed with a 💋
I thought I was winning.
Then I had a dream about my family life and woke up in floods.
I’m sorry - this is my only outlet right now.
I know I’m a broken record, but I don’t know what else to do. I’m not seeking sympathy, I just need an outlet.
Then I had a dream about my family life and woke up in floods.
I’m sorry - this is my only outlet right now.
I know I’m a broken record, but I don’t know what else to do. I’m not seeking sympathy, I just need an outlet.
December 25, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I thought I was winning.
Then I had a dream about my family life and woke up in floods.
I’m sorry - this is my only outlet right now.
I know I’m a broken record, but I don’t know what else to do. I’m not seeking sympathy, I just need an outlet.
Then I had a dream about my family life and woke up in floods.
I’m sorry - this is my only outlet right now.
I know I’m a broken record, but I don’t know what else to do. I’m not seeking sympathy, I just need an outlet.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas. I hope your next few days are full of love, happiness, and laughter. Alles Liebe from Austria to you and yours. It's just started snowing here...
December 24, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas. I hope your next few days are full of love, happiness, and laughter. Alles Liebe from Austria to you and yours. It's just started snowing here...
I made a video (surprise surprise) about 90s tech.
I’ve got the key to bring back memories for you…at least that’s what I tried to do…
I’ve got the key to bring back memories for you…at least that’s what I tried to do…
December 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I made a video (surprise surprise) about 90s tech.
I’ve got the key to bring back memories for you…at least that’s what I tried to do…
I’ve got the key to bring back memories for you…at least that’s what I tried to do…
I know I’m repeating myself, but this is an outlet. My god this is hard as hell - I’m so desperately lonely. My whole cosy world has gone. The silence in the morning is deafening - I put music on, but it’s just so hard. First time in 20 years. Hardly see my son who works 24-7. Ex-wife is a stranger.
December 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I know I’m repeating myself, but this is an outlet. My god this is hard as hell - I’m so desperately lonely. My whole cosy world has gone. The silence in the morning is deafening - I put music on, but it’s just so hard. First time in 20 years. Hardly see my son who works 24-7. Ex-wife is a stranger.
I don't think I've ever been more physically and mentally shattered in my life than I have been in the last 4 weeks. I know there are people facing much worse things - but I'm totally done. I can't even process the separation, let alone all the work required in a new home 4 days before Christmas.
December 20, 2025 at 6:46 AM
I don't think I've ever been more physically and mentally shattered in my life than I have been in the last 4 weeks. I know there are people facing much worse things - but I'm totally done. I can't even process the separation, let alone all the work required in a new home 4 days before Christmas.
I have a living room! Buying a little Christmas tree tmrw - I want to make it look nice for when my son comes over on Christmas Day. This is the best present I could wish for.
December 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I have a living room! Buying a little Christmas tree tmrw - I want to make it look nice for when my son comes over on Christmas Day. This is the best present I could wish for.
Slowly starting to look like home - furniture arrives tmrw - including a unit for the TV
December 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Slowly starting to look like home - furniture arrives tmrw - including a unit for the TV