Memories of a Sunday afternoon
Since I turned 50, I've occasionally found my thoughts turning back towards my childhood and adolescence. I've no idea why - my parents are both dead, I'm estranged from my biological family and have …
Tagged: radio
Small fires in jam jars
By the time I got interested in radio and electronics - when I was about 10 years old, in the early 1970s, most new radios and TVs weren't using valves anymore; you'd still find old stuff in junk stor…
There's one thing we got to get, Heyes....
...and that's out of this business!" One of the TV highlights of the week for me in the early 1970s was the TV series 'Alias Smith and Jones', following the adventures of two outlaws on probation, Han…
The end of 6 Music
So, the BBC are going to close down 6 Music- which will be a great shame as it's one of the few stations around that play a good mix of contemporary and past music, AND also has presenters that are kn…
Springing forward as we fall back - why I like GMT!
It's that day! The last Sunday in October when 'the clocks go back'. For many, the official start of winter rather than the end of British Summer Time (or Daylight Saving Time for non-Brits). We've…