Archive for the 'Radio' Category

The man who would be King Roast Spud Maker…

Monday, December 21st, 2009

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Michael Caine came over as an charming, down-to-earth Londoner on the Desert Island Discs Christmas Special. He trotted out a few great stories and chose some surprisingly contemporary discs (he likes ‘chill out’ music).  As a self-confessed romantic, he told us he loves Christmas and its rituals. Apparently, one of the [...]

Collecting stuff

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

It can be difficult to throw things away, to finally get rid of things. I like to keep the Sunday paper and read it over the course of the week, but they tend to accumulate. There’s now a nasty stack of items that need reading.
Last weekend I found a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings at my [...]