20th Century
My Leg Ends of Pop Music – Part Twelve – Genesis
After 60 proper legends of pop (OK, you may have thought that some were a bit iffy), it is now time for my Top 20 Leg Ends of pop. These are those groups or artists [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 8th December 2022 The Panel: Guy Opperman (Conservative) Lucy Powell (Labour) Patrick Grant (Fashion designer) Isabel Oakeshott (Journalist) Stewart Hosie (SNP) Venue: Bishop Auckland An unlikely boulevardier, Mr Hosie has suffered a sex [more…]
20th Century
Memories of the first World Cup held in Asia: Early rounds
The Japan-Korea World Cup in 2002 was the first time the competition had been co-hosted. It was the first time it had been held in Asia, and the first time a country that had never [more…]
Arts
A Postcard From India; Road Trip Part 1; Delhi-Jaipur-Karauli
I don’t know this for a fact, but I’m pretty sure whatever time you might choose to leave the environs of Delhi, unless it’s in the dead of night, the traffic on the main roads [more…]
Arts
Postcard from Aberystwyth
In September it was our 29th wedding anniversary and we decided it would be good to celebrate by spending a couple of nights away somewhere. As is usual, it was my job to organise these [more…]
20th Century
Rendezvous with Bond at the Palace
As we head into Switzerland on my father and grandparents’ 1954 Continental road trip, Puffins will be horrified to hear that not only was that year a World Cup year but that the tournament was [more…]
21st Century
My Leg Ends of Pop Music – Part Eleven – Atomic Kitten
After 60 proper legends of pop (OK, you may have thought that some were a bit iffy), it is now time for my Top 20 Leg Ends of pop. These are those groups or artists [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 1st December 2022 The Panel: David TC Davies (Conservative) Vaughan Gething (Welsh Labour) Adam Price (Plaid Cymru) Olivia Utley (GB News) Shavanah Taj (Wales TUC) Venue: Aberystwyth “Where are you from?”, asked a [more…]
19th Century
England Wales Wendyball Preview
The Football Association was formed on 26th October 1863, the Football Association of Wales on 2nd February 1876. One wonders what they got up to in the intervening years as it wasn’t until January 1879 [more…]