Incredibly sad to hear the news that comedian Jeremy Hardy has passed away from cancer aged just 57. He could do political comedy, getting the point across without lecturing, he was an activist of so many rights. He was a fabulous man. I have loved him in so much, The News Quiz, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue where he was pretty much the youngest ( Read more... )

Who'd've thought it.... As an avid listener of the BBC Radio 4 Extra digital station and analogue radio to be switched off in the near future, an error with the Global Positioning System (GPS) network has been blamed for causing problems with digital radio broadcasts last week. The US Air Force said that removing a satellite from service had caused ( Read more... )

Despite my dreadful cold I'd a lovely afternoon, Tilly down then my parents - my father went out shopping then home, so just me and my mum. And it was a lovely evening just us two. At 10.50pm he arrives 20 minutes late to collect my mum and the moaning starts. Then it got terrible again. Last Saturday was horrific with him too. I need to write that ( Read more... )

This is from the corner of the living room that my mother & I sorted out 2 weeks ago. My house is pretty eclectic! The clock is German from 1895-1910, the radio is 1950s & until recently still worked! The clock still does. Sad how they don't have much value, but then again better as I won't need to sell them. I meant to get a photo before but ( Read more... )

I don't know what I'd thought but I'd heard about the old Flea circuses for years. Radio 4 Extra ran a program on them last week. I think maybe I'd though they were trickery *not* real fleas... And human fleas at that! The invention of DDT & better hygiene with living conditions meant human fleas were now hard to obtain :-/ So they really were real ( Read more... )

Just listening to the News Quiz Extra & Jeremy Hardy was on cracking form!! Andrew Maxwell had been on about ToyStory films & Sandi Toksvig hadn't seen or really known of it. Jeremy then comes out with "You're a lesbian & you haven't got a Buzz Lightyear?"! Audience & panelists in utter hysterics, almost pandemonium of hysterical laughter lol Then ( Read more... )

Just listening to Radio 4 Extra which was playing Alex Horne Presents the Horne Section and they were playing with musical words. Words you can make from musical notes. Really clever CABBAGE, CAFE, BEEF, DECAF, EGG all words that can be physically played. Its a great game for musical kids and bored adult musicians. Clever and funny guy that Alex ( Read more... )