Blast from the past: What would you bring back?

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A couple of days ago, we heard the big news that Top Billing, a luxury lifestyle TV show, is returning to our screens. You'll remember that it was cancelled in 2019, after having been on our TV screens for 25 years. Now, you know that Top Billing is synonymous to nostalgia, and it got me thinking.
Remember the days when airport final boarding calls were personalised? Or when a Friday night meant browsing the aisles of Mr Video, picking out a VHS or DVD for movie night?
We dove into the warm fuzzies of the past and asked you what’s the one thing that no longer exists but you wish it did?
Here's what you had to say!
10 Nov English South Africa Society & Culture · Personal Journals

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