The question I’ve asked in the office of our younger staff is whether they can name all four Beatles.

I rarely get a correct answer (and on a couple of occasions they had never heard of the band at all!). Try […]

I usually put a black disc with a hole in the middle on the turntable and place the needle on it. Is this a record?

Ken Dodd’s jokes were brilliant and quick-fire. He was a natural comedian who actually studied comedy. He claimed to be the only man he knew who could eat an orange through a tennis racket. He was also topical – […]

Oh yes! One report in the press yesterday made the excellent point that Trump agreeing to the meeting has served to place Kim on the same level as the US President. Given the odd behaviour of Trump, that can be […]

So that’s what an invisible link looks like…

Let’s not get too excited about this. Trump seems to have accepted this without consulting his own people, or allies. A North Korean totalitarian dictator with a nuclear capability has rode roughshod over their […]

The times they are a-changing and we may need to revisit some classic albums and songs to ensure that we are not upsetting anyone. Might we now expect a revised Kraftwerk album – ‘Trans-Gender Express’? […]

No rules have been broken and proper procedures followed, yet this group of MPs has accused one of the UK’s foremost athletes of “crossing the ethical line”. What does that actually mean? Who set such a line […]

Just discovered First Aid Kit and am enjoying both ‘The Lion’s Roar’ and their new album ‘Ruins’. Superb songs and close harmony with a country vibe. Lovely stuff.

On TV, the new ‘Endeavour’ series is […]

Wonderful. Still giggling…

He passed on I hear and is buried in a nice plot between Charlie Cairoli and Caesar Romero…

John Oliver is the man!

As an old-time OGWT fan, I enjoyed it. Back in the day, you never knew what you were going to get on the OGWT and Friday’s show was no exception. I thought Gary Newman was excellent, Kiki Dee and her talented […]

Spartacus! I reckon it’s actually Stephen Fry…

Mission impossible, but here goes:

I Want To Hold Your Hand
All My Loving
I Feel Fine
In My Life
Paperback Writer
Eleanor Rigby
Strawberry Fields Forever
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
A Day In The […]

I vote for the incomparable ELP!

Tapes? Who uses tapes?

I’ve got a setlist from a Yes symphonic gig. Also a signed note from Robert Plant following a chat I had with him around some of his inspiration for his ‘Fate of Nations’ album.

It’s a fairly decent hotel that has seen better days…