Author Archives: Paul
Eel Pie Island.
I went to a party there on Saturday at what’s now the Richmond Boat Club. I sort of knew where it was – in the middle of the Thames near Twickenham – but I’d never actually been there. In the 60s, Eel Pie Island had the one of the most famous jazz and blues clubs […]

- Uncle Jim.25th Jan 2019
- It Ain't Half...20th Jan 2019
- Brian and Bri...13th Jan 2019
- Ten years on ...7th Jan 2019
- New Year's Re...6th Jan 2019
- Famous. Thoug...4th Jan 2019
- The ever decr...1st Jan 2019
- The Argos Cat...24th Dec 2018
- The one thing...23rd Dec 2018
- Paul Jeffreys...21st Dec 2018
- Shaun Keaveny...14th Dec 2018
- What do they ...8th Dec 2018
- "I'm a QPR fa...4th Dec 2018
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50 Years of Radio 1.
This weekend sees the 50th anniversary of Radio 1. In its 1970s heyday it was huge, the only place where new records could be heard, so practically every teenager in the UK tuned in. DJs like Tony Blackburn, Noel Edmonds and Mike Read were proper supermarket-opening stars. But in 2017, I can’t imagine who listens […]

- Uncle Jim.25th Jan 2019
- It Ain't Half...20th Jan 2019
- Brian and Bri...13th Jan 2019
- Ten years on ...7th Jan 2019
- New Year's Re...6th Jan 2019
- Famous. Thoug...4th Jan 2019
- The ever decr...1st Jan 2019
- The Argos Cat...24th Dec 2018
- The one thing...23rd Dec 2018
- Paul Jeffreys...21st Dec 2018
- Shaun Keaveny...14th Dec 2018
- What do they ...8th Dec 2018
- "I'm a QPR fa...4th Dec 2018
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The Prince of Soho.
Soho came to a standstill yesterday for the funeral of Bernie Katz, the “Prince of Soho”. For more than twenty years, this tiny, flamboyant and hugely charismatic man was front of house at the Groucho Club. Bernie was perhaps the most recognisable character in a area chock-full of recognisable characters. And they all turned out […]

- Uncle Jim.25th Jan 2019
- It Ain't Half...20th Jan 2019
- Brian and Bri...13th Jan 2019
- Ten years on ...7th Jan 2019
- New Year's Re...6th Jan 2019
- Famous. Thoug...4th Jan 2019
- The ever decr...1st Jan 2019
- The Argos Cat...24th Dec 2018
- The one thing...23rd Dec 2018
- Paul Jeffreys...21st Dec 2018
- Shaun Keaveny...14th Dec 2018
- What do they ...8th Dec 2018
- "I'm a QPR fa...4th Dec 2018
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Result.
All football fans know the story of AFC Wimbledon. In 2002, Wimbledon FC was cynically re-located to Milton Keynes and renamed MK Dons to attract a larger fanbase. So fans of the original club decided to form a new team, holding trials on Wimbledon Common for anyone who wanted to play. They began in the […]

- Uncle Jim.25th Jan 2019
- It Ain't Half...20th Jan 2019
- Brian and Bri...13th Jan 2019
- Ten years on ...7th Jan 2019
- New Year's Re...6th Jan 2019
- Famous. Thoug...4th Jan 2019
- The ever decr...1st Jan 2019
- The Argos Cat...24th Dec 2018
- The one thing...23rd Dec 2018
- Paul Jeffreys...21st Dec 2018
- Shaun Keaveny...14th Dec 2018
- What do they ...8th Dec 2018
- "I'm a QPR fa...4th Dec 2018
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My favourite clergyman.
Is the Rev. Richard Coles, co-host of Radio 4’s Saturday Live and contestant in the new series of Strictly. No stranger to stardom, he was once one half of The Communards, and this was biggest-selling single of 1986. A few years ago, I used him as a voiceover because he sounds very similar to Stephen […]

- Uncle Jim.25th Jan 2019
- It Ain't Half...20th Jan 2019
- Brian and Bri...13th Jan 2019
- Ten years on ...7th Jan 2019
- New Year's Re...6th Jan 2019
- Famous. Thoug...4th Jan 2019
- The ever decr...1st Jan 2019
- The Argos Cat...24th Dec 2018
- The one thing...23rd Dec 2018
- Paul Jeffreys...21st Dec 2018
- Shaun Keaveny...14th Dec 2018
- What do they ...8th Dec 2018
- "I'm a QPR fa...4th Dec 2018
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School uniforms everywhere.
Kids are now back at school and I can’t help noticing that more of them seem to be in uniform than ever before. School uniform is now back in vogue because it gives pupils a sense of equality and identity. It removes worry about what to wear to school and the bullying of those whose […]

- Uncle Jim.25th Jan 2019
- It Ain't Half...20th Jan 2019
- Brian and Bri...13th Jan 2019
- Ten years on ...7th Jan 2019
- New Year's Re...6th Jan 2019
- Famous. Thoug...4th Jan 2019
- The ever decr...1st Jan 2019
- The Argos Cat...24th Dec 2018
- The one thing...23rd Dec 2018
- Paul Jeffreys...21st Dec 2018
- Shaun Keaveny...14th Dec 2018
- What do they ...8th Dec 2018
- "I'm a QPR fa...4th Dec 2018
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There’s nothing like a toupee
A comedy staple for as long as most of us can remember. Though not so much now. It’s quite rare to see a rug but the other day, I was sitting behind a man sporting a beauty. Not jet black and comically obvious, it was its near perfection that gave it away. It was authentically […]

- Uncle Jim.25th Jan 2019
- It Ain't Half...20th Jan 2019
- Brian and Bri...13th Jan 2019
- Ten years on ...7th Jan 2019
- New Year's Re...6th Jan 2019
- Famous. Thoug...4th Jan 2019
- The ever decr...1st Jan 2019
- The Argos Cat...24th Dec 2018
- The one thing...23rd Dec 2018
- Paul Jeffreys...21st Dec 2018
- Shaun Keaveny...14th Dec 2018
- What do they ...8th Dec 2018
- "I'm a QPR fa...4th Dec 2018
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- Theresa May a...26th Nov 2018 prev next
The Graduate.
To my son’s graduation ceremony at University College London on Friday to see him wear a cap and gown and collect a degree in Classics from one of the finest universities in the world. So proud to have a son who’s a graduate though of course, I can’t see that word without thinking of Dustin […]

- Uncle Jim.25th Jan 2019
- It Ain't Half...20th Jan 2019
- Brian and Bri...13th Jan 2019
- Ten years on ...7th Jan 2019
- New Year's Re...6th Jan 2019
- Famous. Thoug...4th Jan 2019
- The ever decr...1st Jan 2019
- The Argos Cat...24th Dec 2018
- The one thing...23rd Dec 2018
- Paul Jeffreys...21st Dec 2018
- Shaun Keaveny...14th Dec 2018
- What do they ...8th Dec 2018
- "I'm a QPR fa...4th Dec 2018
- Moneybox with...1st Dec 2018
- Theresa May a...26th Nov 2018 prev next
True story.
Today we commemorate 20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana. I met her once in the late 80s. The Hammersmith Palais had been refurbished and re-launched as “Le Palais”. Bit glitzy, bit naff, so of course I was the DJ on the opening night. All proceeds were going to the Prince’s Trust so Charles […]

- Uncle Jim.25th Jan 2019
- It Ain't Half...20th Jan 2019
- Brian and Bri...13th Jan 2019
- Ten years on ...7th Jan 2019
- New Year's Re...6th Jan 2019
- Famous. Thoug...4th Jan 2019
- The ever decr...1st Jan 2019
- The Argos Cat...24th Dec 2018
- The one thing...23rd Dec 2018
- Paul Jeffreys...21st Dec 2018
- Shaun Keaveny...14th Dec 2018
- What do they ...8th Dec 2018
- "I'm a QPR fa...4th Dec 2018
- Moneybox with...1st Dec 2018
- Theresa May a...26th Nov 2018 prev next
Would Robert Mitchum have gone to the Notting Hill Carnival?
If this calypso album he made back in 1957 is anything to go by, the answer is almost certainly yes.

- Uncle Jim.25th Jan 2019
- It Ain't Half...20th Jan 2019
- Brian and Bri...13th Jan 2019
- Ten years on ...7th Jan 2019
- New Year's Re...6th Jan 2019
- Famous. Thoug...4th Jan 2019
- The ever decr...1st Jan 2019
- The Argos Cat...24th Dec 2018
- The one thing...23rd Dec 2018
- Paul Jeffreys...21st Dec 2018
- Shaun Keaveny...14th Dec 2018
- What do they ...8th Dec 2018
- "I'm a QPR fa...4th Dec 2018
- Moneybox with...1st Dec 2018
- Theresa May a...26th Nov 2018 prev next