Under the Counter - Uncovering the forgotten history of British adult entertainment

From Birmingham to Soho: The Rise and Fall of John Darby

Who is this man? In grainy footage from John Lindsay’s 1973 documentary The Pornbrokers, we catch a glimpse of someone…

Soho’s bookshops have always had a unique charm, but none more so than the Long Shop — a tiny, five-foot-wide…

I discovered the label Blue Boy Films after Under the Counter had gone into production, which meant that it was…

It’s amazing what you can find in the basements of old cinemas. Several months back I was able to save…

I am delighted to announce the Under the Counter archive is finally accessible at the Bishopsgate Institute in London. One…

As previously reported, cinema club pioneer David Waterfield passed away on 31 May 2024. On the 28 October 1973, one…

Throughout his career, John Jesner Lindsay gave a number of interviews. Never one to shy away from the spotlight, Lindsay…

Without doubt, Climax Films was Britain’s most prolific roller label and perhaps the most significant 8mm pornography brand in the…

On Sunday night I was informed that David Waterfield had died. Waterfield’s ex-wife Patricia Clark told me that he had…

Last weekend I was fortunate enough to be invited to talk about small gauge adult films at the annual Offscreen…