Category Archives: Worlds Shortest Radio Show

I do hope so. So many relationships began, marriages happened and children were born all because of that first slow dance. Staples like I’m Not In Love and Three Times a Lady were played towards the end of every disco to set romance in motion. This track may well be a more contemporary equivalent – […]

First big holiday with his mates. I do hope they are, as we were, subjected to some truly awful Europop. There was one, every year, that Brits seemed to bring home with them and put into our charts. Like his masterpiece from the mid 80s. Sampling, rapping – perhaps it was ahead of its time. […]

Thirty degrees and it’s the weekend so much of the population will be stretched motionless under hot blue skies. This being England rather than Arizona, “Asleep in the Garden” might be a better title but this is the perfect track, and the perfect day, for lying still in the sunshine. Until that irritating bloke next […]

I haven’t seen much of Kara Noble but I used to see her a lot. My wife was her agent, she was my friend and today is her birthday. The Breakfast Show she did with Chris Tarrant was, for years, one of the best things on British radio. When she departed, Tarrant was never as […]

……I’m still waiting for a castaway to choose this light, summery and obvious track. Christ, it’s even called “Robinson Crusoe”. You probably won’t be on a desert island this evening. However at sunset, just listen to this, gaze languorously west and you will be.

It’ll always be something I admire rather than like. I loyally support my daughter, I’ve watched her in countless shows and am immensely very proud of her grace and poise. But the other night at a show in Shoreditch, when they flitted on to do a little piece from Swan Lake, I thought “Oh, I […]

……. It’s the third time in about ten days. The first time was behind Selfridges. I stared for a moment, he caught my eye so I smiled and said “Big fan of your work”. The second time, two days later, I felt a bit awkward and said nothing. Yesterday in Notting Hill I thought, “Oh […]

…….when the sun comes out, so does the reggae. Today, this is all you’ll need to turn Kingston, Surrey into Kingston, Jamaica.

…….and in today’s glorious sunshine, with our first Wimbledon Men’s Singles Champion in 77 years, this sunny 90s gem is going to sound perfect. Except, of course, for the title. But I couldn’t anything called “I Love Your Expression of Grim Determination And Focus”

…..I’d do Lazy Sunday. In fact, I’ve been doing it already this morning and I sound exactly like Steve Marriott. Well, for the first half anyway. Until he turns into arguably the greatest white blues singer this country has ever produced. And if you want to see what influenced Blur and Madness, look no further […]