20th Century
The History of Pop Music – 1999
Featured song: Robbie Williams – She’s The One This is the last of a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 1st October 2020 Panel: Grant Shapps (Conservative) Alison McGovern (Labour) Helen Stokes-Lampard (GP) Stuart Rose (Businessman) David Linden (SNP) Venue: Carlisle Question Time began its celebration of black history month in the best [more…]
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Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents another hour of meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! On the panel are: Grant Shapps MP, secretary of state for Transport, with cabinet responsibility for the northern powerhouse, Conservative; Alison McGovern [more…]
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A Postcard from the Scottish Borders
Having had six months of lockdown, our annual holiday cancelled and finally one or two kids heading back to Uni, I decided that it was time for a long weekend away with Mrs SD. Usually [more…]
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Art in the Cocklecroft Towers, Part Three
“Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are, and what they ought to be.” William Hazlitt I hope [more…]
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The Swaling, Part Twenty Two
By the time I’d returned to my room, paddling up the dripping steps, Emile had curled up on her end of my bed and had fallen asleep. Wept herself to sleep even, after overhearing me [more…]
20th Century
The History of Pop Music – 1998
Featured song: All Saints – Never Ever (UK Version)
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 24th September 2020 Panel: Alok Sharma (Conservative) Louise Haigh (Labour) Sir Edward Davy (Liberal Democrat) Peter Borg-Neal (Businessman) Devi Sridhar (Public Health Official) Shappi Khorsandi (Comedian) Venue: Chingford The present MP for Chingford [more…]
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Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents another hour of programming. On the panel are: Alok Sharma MP, secretary of state for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Conservative; Louise Haigh MP, shadow Northern [more…]