Category Archives: Culture

Michael Brook

I know there are very many people who like the same music that I do, and I like to pass on suggestions for others you may like in a similar vein, others perhaps a bit more obscure, not because I … Continue reading

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The BBC

When I moved to London in the 1970s I was a poor student. Finding money for entertainment was not easy, and the BBC was a godsend, especially the radio. For the price of exactly nothing you could go to see … Continue reading

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Graceless or graceful?

There was a truly dreadful ‘comedy’ series on BBC TV called Are You Being Served? It was hugely popular and rather typical British double innuendo stuff. The Australians loved it and even did their own version and there was a … Continue reading

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