Author Archives: Paul
UKIP seem to have done distressingly well.
In both the European and local elections. I don’t think this is a good thing but it was great fun this morning hearing Labour, the Tories and the Lib Dems spluttering their lame excuses for their failure to stop this happening. I’m sure it was this little ditty that inspired UKIP’s entire philosophy and I’m […]

- Britain wins ...30th Nov 2015
- It's his real...29th Nov 2015
- The magic of ...28th Nov 2015
- "Our Tune" fo...25th Nov 2015
- The lady in t...21st Nov 2015
- I'm slightly ...18th Nov 2015
- Lantana with ...17th Nov 2015
- J'étais Paris15th Nov 2015
- Trick or Treat?31st Oct 2015
- They're all s...29th Oct 2015
- It's half term.26th Oct 2015
- Best party yo...23rd Oct 2015
- Black Tie.22nd Oct 2015
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I didn’t want to vote for any of them.
The candidates for the European elections were such a bland, unprepossessing bunch. But aren’t they always? How much more fun would it be to have Alice Cooper as your MEP assisted by a chimpanzee? I’ve always loved him. Or should I say I’ve always loved their lead singer because Alice Cooper was originally the name […]

- Britain wins ...30th Nov 2015
- It's his real...29th Nov 2015
- The magic of ...28th Nov 2015
- "Our Tune" fo...25th Nov 2015
- The lady in t...21st Nov 2015
- I'm slightly ...18th Nov 2015
- Lantana with ...17th Nov 2015
- J'étais Paris15th Nov 2015
- Trick or Treat?31st Oct 2015
- They're all s...29th Oct 2015
- It's half term.26th Oct 2015
- Best party yo...23rd Oct 2015
- Black Tie.22nd Oct 2015
- It's Back to ...21st Oct 2015
- The return of...19th Oct 2015 prev next
A record you’ll no longer hear on the BBC.
Huge No.1 hit played countless times by Jimmy Savile, DLT and other Radio 1 DJs at their height of their fame. Yet it seems to have been quietly dropped from most radio stations’ playlists. Can’t imagine why. Gary Puckett is setting a noble example, resisting illicit temptation and telling the young girl to hurry home […]

- Britain wins ...30th Nov 2015
- It's his real...29th Nov 2015
- The magic of ...28th Nov 2015
- "Our Tune" fo...25th Nov 2015
- The lady in t...21st Nov 2015
- I'm slightly ...18th Nov 2015
- Lantana with ...17th Nov 2015
- J'étais Paris15th Nov 2015
- Trick or Treat?31st Oct 2015
- They're all s...29th Oct 2015
- It's half term.26th Oct 2015
- Best party yo...23rd Oct 2015
- Black Tie.22nd Oct 2015
- It's Back to ...21st Oct 2015
- The return of...19th Oct 2015 prev next
The three lives of Soho.
I’ve been working around Soho since the early 80s. Back then, the area had three distinct lives. During the day it was all advertising and film. Around dusk, the restaurant and theatre goers arrived. Then under cover of darkness, it became the world’s most famous red light district. Between about 4am and 6am, Soho grabbed […]

- Britain wins ...30th Nov 2015
- It's his real...29th Nov 2015
- The magic of ...28th Nov 2015
- "Our Tune" fo...25th Nov 2015
- The lady in t...21st Nov 2015
- I'm slightly ...18th Nov 2015
- Lantana with ...17th Nov 2015
- J'étais Paris15th Nov 2015
- Trick or Treat?31st Oct 2015
- They're all s...29th Oct 2015
- It's half term.26th Oct 2015
- Best party yo...23rd Oct 2015
- Black Tie.22nd Oct 2015
- It's Back to ...21st Oct 2015
- The return of...19th Oct 2015 prev next
The man who made us wear Dr.Martens.
..is 69 today. He is, of course, far better known as lead guitarist with the one of the biggest bands in history. But Pete Townshend was possibly an even greater influence through footwear than he was through music. Around 1967, Pete rebelled against the foppish, flowery fashions of the day and started wearing very plain […]

- Britain wins ...30th Nov 2015
- It's his real...29th Nov 2015
- The magic of ...28th Nov 2015
- "Our Tune" fo...25th Nov 2015
- The lady in t...21st Nov 2015
- I'm slightly ...18th Nov 2015
- Lantana with ...17th Nov 2015
- J'étais Paris15th Nov 2015
- Trick or Treat?31st Oct 2015
- They're all s...29th Oct 2015
- It's half term.26th Oct 2015
- Best party yo...23rd Oct 2015
- Black Tie.22nd Oct 2015
- It's Back to ...21st Oct 2015
- The return of...19th Oct 2015 prev next
The reason I’m writing this….
…the reason I was able to write anything that could be seen on TV, radio or in print was David Abbott. He gave me my first job as runner in a small ad agency that grew to become the largest in the UK. And that was largely down to Abbott. Few would dispute that he […]

- Britain wins ...30th Nov 2015
- It's his real...29th Nov 2015
- The magic of ...28th Nov 2015
- "Our Tune" fo...25th Nov 2015
- The lady in t...21st Nov 2015
- I'm slightly ...18th Nov 2015
- Lantana with ...17th Nov 2015
- J'étais Paris15th Nov 2015
- Trick or Treat?31st Oct 2015
- They're all s...29th Oct 2015
- It's half term.26th Oct 2015
- Best party yo...23rd Oct 2015
- Black Tie.22nd Oct 2015
- It's Back to ...21st Oct 2015
- The return of...19th Oct 2015 prev next
Highbury and Islington are a blaze of red and white this morning.
As they should be because Arsenal are in the FA Cup final this afternoon. Arsenal flags hang from the balconies of council flats and festoon the Farrow & Ball front doors of smart Georgian houses. I don’t know whether this is a good or a bad thing. There is no starker example of the gentrification […]

- Britain wins ...30th Nov 2015
- It's his real...29th Nov 2015
- The magic of ...28th Nov 2015
- "Our Tune" fo...25th Nov 2015
- The lady in t...21st Nov 2015
- I'm slightly ...18th Nov 2015
- Lantana with ...17th Nov 2015
- J'étais Paris15th Nov 2015
- Trick or Treat?31st Oct 2015
- They're all s...29th Oct 2015
- It's half term.26th Oct 2015
- Best party yo...23rd Oct 2015
- Black Tie.22nd Oct 2015
- It's Back to ...21st Oct 2015
- The return of...19th Oct 2015 prev next
Cruising.
Friday nights from 6.00-7.00 on Capital, Roger Scott would play an hour of 50s rock n roll. Huge cult following because in the late 70s, there were far more teds than punks. I’d listen to the old 45s he played on a Friday then spend most of Saturday looking for them in in second hand […]

- Britain wins ...30th Nov 2015
- It's his real...29th Nov 2015
- The magic of ...28th Nov 2015
- "Our Tune" fo...25th Nov 2015
- The lady in t...21st Nov 2015
- I'm slightly ...18th Nov 2015
- Lantana with ...17th Nov 2015
- J'étais Paris15th Nov 2015
- Trick or Treat?31st Oct 2015
- They're all s...29th Oct 2015
- It's half term.26th Oct 2015
- Best party yo...23rd Oct 2015
- Black Tie.22nd Oct 2015
- It's Back to ...21st Oct 2015
- The return of...19th Oct 2015 prev next
It’s not that I don’t like dogs…..
…I just don’t really know what they’re for. Love? Companionship? I’ve always thought it’s probably better to get that from someone of your own species. Someone with whom you enjoy conversation, laughter, intimacy and Breaking Bad. I’ve never owned a dog and never want to, but that didn’t stop me from going on BBC London […]

- Britain wins ...30th Nov 2015
- It's his real...29th Nov 2015
- The magic of ...28th Nov 2015
- "Our Tune" fo...25th Nov 2015
- The lady in t...21st Nov 2015
- I'm slightly ...18th Nov 2015
- Lantana with ...17th Nov 2015
- J'étais Paris15th Nov 2015
- Trick or Treat?31st Oct 2015
- They're all s...29th Oct 2015
- It's half term.26th Oct 2015
- Best party yo...23rd Oct 2015
- Black Tie.22nd Oct 2015
- It's Back to ...21st Oct 2015
- The return of...19th Oct 2015 prev next
Beautiful day, so we must have “summer” in the title.
And this is perfect. I saw Bryan Adams at The Marquee in Wardour St back in the 80s. Not really my type of music but that combination of big voice, big guitar and small venue was fantastic. Then he went and did Everything I Do, I do It For You and became, through no fault […]

- Britain wins ...30th Nov 2015
- It's his real...29th Nov 2015
- The magic of ...28th Nov 2015
- "Our Tune" fo...25th Nov 2015
- The lady in t...21st Nov 2015
- I'm slightly ...18th Nov 2015
- Lantana with ...17th Nov 2015
- J'étais Paris15th Nov 2015
- Trick or Treat?31st Oct 2015
- They're all s...29th Oct 2015
- It's half term.26th Oct 2015
- Best party yo...23rd Oct 2015
- Black Tie.22nd Oct 2015
- It's Back to ...21st Oct 2015
- The return of...19th Oct 2015 prev next