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Knees up … and toes-up, off the perch, pining for the fiords
As you’ll recall, an interest of mine is the old demotic pub and music hall and variety culture, and I hope you saw the Beeb’s documentary programme recently about Mrs Mills.
Of course, if you’d watched that, you’ll have seen young Michael Sands discussing and playing the music of the great Glad. And you’ll also have seen young Stewart Nicholls, in ( Read more... ) -
Well worth your time
Yes, the didactic side of me shall no doubt cross-post this to Britpickery as a resource for fen, but that’s not the point. This is something everyone wants to explore and to enjoy. The Beeb have put together a London Collection - some of these being from the 1950s - of old programmes. I don’t know if overseas viewers can view these - the ( Read more... ) -
I advert you to this.
Those from Elsewhere, those of other traditions, the unobservant, and vurriners who have the means of watching Auntie's iPlayer: if by any chance you have ever wondered abt my corner of the world and the rock from wh I am hewn, do watch this whilst you may: west country, village life, bbc, england my englandWhen his records are dust and Ashes -
- and his name is recalled only by wizened readers of Wisden, this will be recalled as the best work Freddie did.The comedy, if not joy, of sex
Poll The comedy, if not joy, of sexI'm really vy fond of Nigel Slater. But...
... I am utterly delighted that the Hairy Bikers are back.Random thoughts: It's alarming to realise...
... that the three women most likely to cause my latent bisexuality to sit up and pay attention, albeit briefly, as I am a 5.9 on any Kinsey scale, are Julia Bradbury, Alice Roberts, and, dear God, Victoria Coren. (I am discreetly excluding two or three personal-cum-LJ friends who also affect me in this fashion ( Read more... )