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Month: September 2025

20th Century

On this day – 30th September 1955

30th September 2025 Going Postal 0

Do famous people who die before their time have a disproportionate impact on popular culture ? This theory is certainly borne out by the resonance that James Dean has had in the decades since his [more…]

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Bash 2026

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Here we are again. For once I’ve organised the dates early enough that you can organise your summer holiday around the event of the year. Time and place June 26th – June 28th 2026 at [more…]

Politics

The Blob will resist

29th September 2025 well_chuffed 0

With the welcome news at Reform’s shindig that they are going to deport illegals by the biucketload and generally make life less easy for the invaders comes the realisation that we don’t really have the [more…]

Literature

An Old Man’s Musings Part Forty-One

28th September 2025 Going Postal 0

Grumpy Angler. Molesworth hey?; seventeen years in The Parachute Regiment might gainsay that conclusion and I left early, which was my decision. Mancunius. I did hear something about those Scottish Scamps and the transmogrifications which [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Ninety-Eight

28th September 2025 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning friends, a bit of watery sun and not very warm when I trotted down the garden this morning. What a huge crowd in London on Saturday, it was amazing and it was [more…]

19th Century

Today’s 200th Anniversary of The Railway

27th September 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

This weekend sees the 200th anniversary of railways – or at least of the first steam locomotive-hauled passenger service, which took place on the Stockton to Darlington railway 200 years ago today (27th September). On [more…]

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Downfall, Chapter Eight

27th September 2025 Going Postal 0

“Will you wait while we get jackets,” As they went upstairs each wondered what the meeting would be about. “This had better be important, and hopefully there will be some food, I’m starving, another evening [more…]

20th Century

The History of Pop Music – 1987

26th September 2025 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured song: Freddie Mercury – The Great Pretender This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making [more…]

Arts

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

26th September 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 25th September 2025 The Panel: Lisa Nandy (Labour) Luke Evans (Conservative) Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat) Richard Tice (Reform UK) Billy Bragg (Musician and activist) Venue: Bedworth Lisa Nandy is on Question Time too [more…]

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