Bill Haley | Going Postal

A History of Pop Music – 1955

12th October 2018 Philthetestmanager 0

Featured song: Bill Haley & His Comets with “Rock Around the Clock”. This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 [more…]

The Unseen Path – Part Twelve

3rd February 2018 0

The walk was just what she needed, invigorating in the Spring sunshine among the reams of wild flowers lining the track sides and field fringes, helping to clear her head. The climate was more like [more...]
Joe Malone, Part Thirty

17th September 2019 0

I could see a church spire up ahead. Excellent, I thought, as I made my way along the street towards the church. I stopped across the road to observe the place for a moment. “The [more...]
A Medic with 130 Fld. Amb. RAMC; September 1940-41

27th October 2019 0

While going through all my father’s bits and pieces, which have been boxed up since his death, I came across a four page type-written reminiscence of the time he was stationed in Dover between 1940-41. [more...]
Going Postal with Question Time

11th June 2020 0

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents topical debate with an audience from Cardiff. On the panel are: Robert Buckland MP, justice secretary and lord high chancellor of Great Britain, Conservative; Vaughan Gething [more...]
Postcard from the Past: Ailsa Craig

6th April 2020 0

Most people will be familiar with Ailsa Craig as the big rock on the horizon during the ferry journey between Loch Ryan in Galloway and Ulster. It stands as a sentinel at the seaward end [more...]