Andrew joins the Giddy Carousel to talk about an issue of Smash Hits from May 1980 – available tomorrow if that sounds like your kind of thing.
Giddy Carousel of Pop podcast – Andrew Harrison
David Hepworth appears in Smash Hits podcast
In case you missed it – here’s part 1 looking at an issue from 1982.
Giddy Carousel of Pop podcast
Hi poopkids, as fans of the collective works of messrs Ellen and Hepworth, I thought you might enjoy the Giddy Carousel of Pop podcast (@GiddyPopPod on twitter). available on all your usual podcast platforms. Each episode sees myself and Simon G take the staples out of an old issue of Smash Hits from the Eighties and go through it with the finest of tooth combs. Each time we have a special guest to help us and episode one stars Dr Volume of this parish. Episode 2 coming soon!
How much is a copy of God Save the Queen on A&M, Prime minister?
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A fascinating piece in the Telegraph showing how Margaret Thatcher was briefed prior to an interview with Tom Hibbert for Smash Hits ‘in a bid to appeal to the nation’s youth’.
‘In the event punk did not feature in the interview [it was 1987 after all] and the Prime Minister was able to talk about her respect for Cliff Richard and Paul Daniels.’
