Last week saw us embark on operation 'distract our daughter from exam results day'* - with a trip to the cinema. I hadn't set foot in a...

I realised something a few years back. While as you might suspect, a decent proportion of my music collection comes from the UK and USA,...

We recently had a very pleasant afternoon out at a large country estate we had never been to before. The added incentive was that they...

I may have gone too early with the ' Scorchio ' playlist last week, as temperatures have topped 31 °C (88°F) round these parts (probably...

I don't know what the weather has been like in your neck of the woods recently, but round here over the last few days, it has most...

M*A*S*H* is undoubtedly one of the greatest television shows ever made - a wonderful blend of great scriptwriting, empathetic acting, a...

May 18th was the date of two tragic events - both of which are marking their 45 year anniversary in 2025. One has a musical connection,...

I'm not sure if this is peculiar to England - a sporting fixation with one particular venue - but every young football fan in this...

Disclaimer: If you are likely to be triggered by anything being said by a person who proudly views themselves, to use current parlance,...

It's an emotive subject at the best of times, but migration has been a fact of life throughout human existence. Everyone, if you go back...

Today's playlist celebrates some of the languages of the world, albeit very loosely. Yes, all of these song titles do have a language in...

I was up in Birmingham last week for work, and it got me thinking - what is there to draw you into the city? The strange giant metal bull...

Well, I know what you are thinking - no Pancake Day / Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras is complete without a (loosely at times) pancake themed...

So, 14th February - Valentine's Day - synonymous with romance and love songs. But you know us, we would never take the traditional route...

After fully embracing the blues in our first playlist of 2025, reflecting on what a dismal, torturous month January can be - now we look...

January is a time, at least for much of the northern hemisphere, for huddling together for warmth, wondering when you will next see more...

Well, I think we can all agree that was definitely a year.... I'll leave it up to you to decide whether it was good or bad - for me it...

Now, I am generally not one to embrace the festivities - but tis the season, and all that! Like my daughter's college buses - you wait...

It's that time of year again. The weather in the northern hemisphere has grown colder, the nights are longer than the days, and I try and...

Most people have trouble naming the capital cities of more than a handful of countries - but what about US State capitals? Well, most...