20th Century
The Shetland Bus
Hopefully no Puffins are standing in horizontal driving rain, on a lonely Shetland road waiting for this Bus. If they are, I have some bad news for them, this particular Bus was the name given [more…]
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20th Century
A History of Pop Music – Albums 1975
Featured Album: ABBA – ABBA This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for each year and the link [more…]
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Jinnie’s Story, Chapter Two
Jinnie loved her weekly whist classes, but she knew better than to discuss what she learnt with anyone, especially her boyfriend Hans. He was in the Hitler Youth (HJ) and took it very seriously. He [more…]
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A History of Pop Music – Albums 1974
Featured Album: Bay City Rollers – Rollin This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for each year and [more…]
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Jinnie’s Story, Chapter One
How It All Began Today was 21st June 2019 and Jinnie Walsh’s 18th birthday. She had completed her A-level exams and was doing what most girls of her age did in the summer before university [more…]
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The Desert War – January 1941
The start of a new year and things are getting much warmer in the Mediterranean, North Africa and East Africa. The Luftwaffe arrived in Italy ready to bomb us at sea while Operation Compass continued [more…]
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A History of Pop Music – Albums 1973
Featured Album: Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for [more…]
20th Century
A History of Pop Music – Albums 1972
Featured Album: David Bowie – The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. [more…]
20th Century
A History of Pop Music – Albums 1971
Featured Album: T-Rex – Electric Warrior This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for each year and the [more…]