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20th Century

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John Alldridge Meets Benny Hill

26th January 2023 Going Postal 0

In October 1955, the Manchester Evening News sent my uncle to interview Benny Hill – Jerry F In some respects Mr. Benny Hill is the most irritating young man I have ever tried to interview. [more…]

20th Century

Letter from Stafford, Two

25th January 2023 Going Postal 0

Wayne stopped by last night to tell me his interwebs had been cut off for being in arrears, and he wanted to use mine to download some documents from his barrister regarding child custody. He’s [more…]

20th Century

The Desert War – January 1943

24th January 2023 well_chuffed 0

January 1943 saw the Casablanca Conference take place where FDR, Churchill, Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud (de Gaulle’s #2) would discuss the future of the war though the French were not really involved in [more…]

20th Century

A Stroll Along Quai du Mont-Blanc

21st January 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

We shall remain in Geneva in the 1980s for a little longer before moving around Lake Geneva in a clockwise direction in the 1950s. Does that make any sense? Our first photo this time is [more…]

20th Century

My Leg Ends of Pop Music – Part Eighteen – Phil Collins

20th January 2023 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

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…]

20th Century

Buried Treasure

17th January 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Amongst a century of detritus at the BBC there lies some buried treasure. Between layers of fake news, preachy left-wing documentaries and un-funny comedy, the BBC’s iPlayer hides a gleaming gem of an old archaeology [more…]

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Sisi – The Foulest Crime of The Century

14th January 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Last time our 1955 Ford Prefect road trip found my grandmother photographed standing on the Jet d’Eau side of Lake Geneva. An interesting crown-topped cupola lay squatted in silhouette on the other side of the [more…]

20th Century

My Leg Ends of Pop Music – Part Seventeen – Hawkwind

13th January 2023 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

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…]

20th Century

The 19:13 From Gare de Lyon

7th January 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

In a previous edition gleaned from my family’s 1950s road trips album, from the top of the Eiffel Tower we noticed an interesting double-decker bridge carrying both a road and a railway across the River [more…]

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