All this talk of chocolate but no mention of Cadbury’s Flake? Only the crumbles, flakiest chocolate could … I was 13 or 14 at the time. I’ll leave it at that.

What about Sport On 4 on BBC Radio 4 on a Saturday morning from around 1979. This is not quite how I remember the theme, but it’s close.

I’d ban an association between the two of them.

I heard the news today. Oh, boy!

Thanks

@davebigpicture what was the video? It says that it is not available where I am. Asking as a caulkhead.

I used to enjoy seeing how many I could get right. I used to go round to a school friend’s house (we must have been 11 or 12 at the time) in the afternoon and spend time sitting reading stories (and doing […]

… or for little wipes?

Wasn’t there also a regular item called Improve Your Word Power, in which you had to choose the correct definition of a particular word from three choices?

@dai I did wonder. I hesitated before posting because I wasn’t sure. I’m glad we agree!

I disagree about Thursday’s Child. Until about 4:04, I see the “Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday …” refrain almost as call-and-response with Bowie’s lines. I think it really works. I find the “wah-ah ah” and “ah […]

Don’t ask Nick Cave along, ‘cos he only has bad seeds.

I mentioned this on the recent OP on Bob Dylan cover versions. I first heard it on a Joe Cocker LP I found in a bargain bin (Luxury You Can Afford, I now see having looked it up) but here’s the original …

I agree with the others. That was a lovely piece, Bingo. I was going to tell you my two Arsenal-related anecdotes, one about seeing the Panini stickers of the whole of the 1978 Arsenal team (Brady, Stapleton, […]

I get comments from distant rooms too. In addition, they usually turn out to be on a topic that Mrs Pajp has been mulling over in her own mind completely unrelated to anything that we might have been talking […]

I just took the test and was pleased (but slightly surprised) when it said that I do not appear to have hearing loss. I was quite convinced that it would pick up something. I am pretty sure my hearing in my right […]

For quite a time, the 4AD label was a promise of something I would want to listen to and I loved the label’s aesthetic, especially for all those Cocteau Twins records and others of a similar dream pop ilk.

Edit #2. This site seems to be running on GMT because it was gone half past midnight when I posted. Who knew?

Funnily enough, this advert came up in conversation with one of my colleagues this afternoon. I remembered the Russian submarine, the “co-“/”cock” bit and the “probably do” punchline, but had forgotten most of the […]

… or Ch-ch-ch-ch Cheeky. (I’m stopping now. It’s driving me bonkers.)