Peter Skellern, Julian Lloyd Webber & Mary Hopkin. I’m surprised they’re so popular after all this time

Bill Oddie really wasn’t suited to working with kids on live Saturday morning telly. He was was very grumpy, always on the verge of telling them to shut up, and told them off for not appreciating Randy N […]

With his “heard it all before, it’s so simplistic” attitude towards current pop music, I’d love to see him interview a younger musician or producer and get their perspective. To have a Billie or Finneas Eilish, […]

Ban’s site has been very useful since you let me know a few years ago. The other site I’ve recommended, is Fourble, which has a wider range of radio shows. https://fourble.co.uk/podcasts

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I’m imagining the pair of them doing “Papa was a rollin’ stone” Windsor Davis rolling his r’s OR Sandy Powell “it was the 3rd of September…the day war broke out”

Chet Atkins was Tommy Emmanuel’s idol & greatest influence. This shows TE’s incredible use of harmonics.

From the secret policeman’s ball around the same time. Chet Atkins looks like he’s playing with his star pupil.

Randy California rarely gets mentioned in best guitar solo polls, but this has always been a fave

Danny Baker once said that Some Fantastic Place had replaced Goodbye to Love as his favourite guitar solo

I’ve always liked Debussy’s orchestration.

“ On the Ball” on the following day “How the cup was won (or drawn)”

I’ve been using the app on my iPhone & iPad far more than my kindle, so it’s not such a biggie. However, for any other files, I’ve found that the “eBoox” app is able to cope with anything I throw at it.

Went to the preview night with in Chiswick on Wednesday. Really enjoyed it – fuller review once I get my thoughts together.

This was released 2 years ago, & shows the calibre of guests he had over the years, as well as making fun of himself.

The Baron is worth watching for the “itc rep company” of extras that pop up. Thursday’s episode had Mike Pratt (Randall) as a heavy alongside Michael Robbins (Arthur from On the Buses) then Philip Madoc turne […]

Perhaps the most 10cc sounding song was Standing on the Inside, which is like a more “pop” version of The Wall Street Shuffle.

The end of the C&T version has the line “Sedaka is Back”

Gilbert O’Sullivan must be annoyed that his “Christmas Song” hasn’t been revived – it doesn’t even warrant its own Wikipedia page.