Not a fan of Morrissey’s politics – or any of his music since about 1988 – but it smacks of a PR stunt, not dissimilar to the Manchester restaurant ‘accidentally’ giving away a £4500 bottle of wine. It brings […]

Dai, you charming rotter: you’ve beaten me to it.

If you watch the Hello video carefully, when the bust of Lionel’s Head is revealed to him, you catch a look on his face that clearly says “There’s NO F***ING […]

Ooh, you little beggars…there are too many to mention.

Honourable mentions must go to the following songs:

More than Words by Extreme: long-haired, sixth-form rubbish. Foul harmonies and a teenage boy’s […]

It’s amazing that Casablanca was actually made during WW2. It still feels fresh.

It’ll be Lib Dem for me, too.

One question about Scotland and the EU: I’ve heard Nicola Sturgeon repeatedly make the point that Scotland didn’t vote to leave the EU, and that the Scottish referendum result was […]

By the way, anyone who’s been involved in any theatre productions may well enjoy the fabulous Bill Nighy in the Charles Paris Mysteries on Radio 4. The actor-cum-sleuth element is well done, and Nighy plays/sends […]

There was a wonderful lampooning of am-dram productions on BBC 1 last Christmas: Peter Pan Goes Wrong. Like a lot of great piss-takes, it retained a genuine affection for its subject.

With the death of ‘Rep’ […]

Coles Corner is one of the great late-night albums. He always comes across as a splendid bugger, too.

Not a partner, but my parents: I voted Remain; they voted to Leave. Both are well-balanced, non-racists (with a mixed-race granddaughter and Sri Lankan in-laws). I know certain publications would have you believe […]

I tend to enjoy a play within a play, if I’m honest.

I saw Maxine Peake in this at the Exchange. I think the theatre critic Kenneth Tynan said of the play, on its initial release, that it’s short monologue stretched out too long. I agree: I bloody hated it!
Top r […]

Made me chuckle, that one, young Martin.

Andy also wrote Whole Again, which was a number 1 ‘smash’ for Atomic Kitten. As he said himself, he’s responsible for Kerry Katona’s career, bless ‘er.

A big part of the article is that Bishop has been an outspoken critic of HS2…then he’s taken their cash when he got a good offer. He probably got way over market odds for his house/castle/mansion, but I wonder […]

Angry I may be, dear Moose, but middle-aged I am not. Nor do I have a sense of humour, so John could be hilarious for all I know!

I had to gently correct a quizmaster when he asked the teams to identify the two Bond themes sung by Shirley Bassey. There are three…he took it surprisingly well: he didn’t roll his eyes, swear under his breath […]

Yes, didn’t he actually write a few of their biggest – and best known – hits? I think he wrote Rio as well. Just think of the lost royalties…

I seem to recall Scott Walker was reported to be a taxi driver for a while.

Punter: “Awful weather today, cabbie!”
Scott: “Yes, the sun ain’t gonna…you get the picture with that.”

Scott Walker must’ve t […]