Category Archives: Worlds Shortest Radio Show
There are two types of person in the world.
Those who love Early Doors and those who’ve never seen it. For those in the latter category, it was a BBC sitcom, set in a Stockport pub, written by Craig Cash and Phil Mealey. I’ve known Craig for years, since I worked on an ad campaign for British Gas with him and Caroline Aherne in […]

- Did I miss so...26th Feb 2019
- The Favourite.25th Feb 2019
- Who was the l...22nd Feb 2019
- We've been he...19th Feb 2019
- Tick-a-Tick-a...17th Feb 2019
- And talking o...16th Feb 2019
- Joseph Andrews.15th Feb 2019
- The original ...13th Feb 2019
- Without Alber...9th Feb 2019
- An actual hero.8th Feb 2019
- I wull hont y...5th Feb 2019
- The day the m...4th Feb 2019
- Too much? To...3rd Feb 2019
- How to feel r...2nd Feb 2019
- Springsteen o...26th Jan 2019 prev next
Canada legalises marijuana.
From today in Canada it is now legal to sell or possess marijuana for recreational use. This may come as a surprise to one particular Canadian who hadn’t realised it wasn’t.

- Did I miss so...26th Feb 2019
- The Favourite.25th Feb 2019
- Who was the l...22nd Feb 2019
- We've been he...19th Feb 2019
- Tick-a-Tick-a...17th Feb 2019
- And talking o...16th Feb 2019
- Joseph Andrews.15th Feb 2019
- The original ...13th Feb 2019
- Without Alber...9th Feb 2019
- An actual hero.8th Feb 2019
- I wull hont y...5th Feb 2019
- The day the m...4th Feb 2019
- Too much? To...3rd Feb 2019
- How to feel r...2nd Feb 2019
- Springsteen o...26th Jan 2019 prev next
It’s never going to happen.
British society has been wonderfully enriched by the culture of India and South Asia. So much so that Chicken Tikka Masala is considered Britain’s favourite dish. Yet no matter how many times we’re told that Bollywood is going to be “the next big thing”, we’re not interested. Bollywood is already a big thing – a […]

- Did I miss so...26th Feb 2019
- The Favourite.25th Feb 2019
- Who was the l...22nd Feb 2019
- We've been he...19th Feb 2019
- Tick-a-Tick-a...17th Feb 2019
- And talking o...16th Feb 2019
- Joseph Andrews.15th Feb 2019
- The original ...13th Feb 2019
- Without Alber...9th Feb 2019
- An actual hero.8th Feb 2019
- I wull hont y...5th Feb 2019
- The day the m...4th Feb 2019
- Too much? To...3rd Feb 2019
- How to feel r...2nd Feb 2019
- Springsteen o...26th Jan 2019 prev next
The not so Royal Family.
Prince Andrew, Fergie and their two daughters. Andrew’s choices always seemed unwise. His ex-wife, to put it mildly, never had the dignity of a Duchess. Her former boyfriend’s chalet in Verbier was known as Cocaine Castle and her nickname back then was “Lollipop”. Years later, I was at a dinner for a charity of which […]

- Did I miss so...26th Feb 2019
- The Favourite.25th Feb 2019
- Who was the l...22nd Feb 2019
- We've been he...19th Feb 2019
- Tick-a-Tick-a...17th Feb 2019
- And talking o...16th Feb 2019
- Joseph Andrews.15th Feb 2019
- The original ...13th Feb 2019
- Without Alber...9th Feb 2019
- An actual hero.8th Feb 2019
- I wull hont y...5th Feb 2019
- The day the m...4th Feb 2019
- Too much? To...3rd Feb 2019
- How to feel r...2nd Feb 2019
- Springsteen o...26th Jan 2019 prev next
Yesterday was National Album Day.
So of course, due respects were paid to the best-selling examples. On a countdown on Radio 2, we heard (yet again) Sgt. Pepper, Thriller, Dark Side of the Moon and Rumours. Like millions of others, I’ve bought all these albums twice. Once on vinyl and again on CD. They’re all great but I was always […]

- Did I miss so...26th Feb 2019
- The Favourite.25th Feb 2019
- Who was the l...22nd Feb 2019
- We've been he...19th Feb 2019
- Tick-a-Tick-a...17th Feb 2019
- And talking o...16th Feb 2019
- Joseph Andrews.15th Feb 2019
- The original ...13th Feb 2019
- Without Alber...9th Feb 2019
- An actual hero.8th Feb 2019
- I wull hont y...5th Feb 2019
- The day the m...4th Feb 2019
- Too much? To...3rd Feb 2019
- How to feel r...2nd Feb 2019
- Springsteen o...26th Jan 2019 prev next
I had to turn the radio off.
I couldn’t bear the sound of John Wilson on Radio 4 fawning over Elvis Costello. Not because “Elvis” is boring, pompous and overrated but because he called Ray Charles a “blind, ignorant n*gger”. Google it. I’m not making this up. Can you imagine if Donald Trump had said that? Or Jim Davidson? The hypocrites who […]

- Did I miss so...26th Feb 2019
- The Favourite.25th Feb 2019
- Who was the l...22nd Feb 2019
- We've been he...19th Feb 2019
- Tick-a-Tick-a...17th Feb 2019
- And talking o...16th Feb 2019
- Joseph Andrews.15th Feb 2019
- The original ...13th Feb 2019
- Without Alber...9th Feb 2019
- An actual hero.8th Feb 2019
- I wull hont y...5th Feb 2019
- The day the m...4th Feb 2019
- Too much? To...3rd Feb 2019
- How to feel r...2nd Feb 2019
- Springsteen o...26th Jan 2019 prev next
Whatever happened to fast food?
For the first time in about fifteen years, I went to McDonald’s. I hadn’t eaten all day and was starting to get “hangry” so a Big Mac and fries seemed a quick and perfect cure. McDonald’s had changed dramatically. It’s now more like Argos. You place your order at a touchscreen digital kiosk, you’re assigned […]

- Did I miss so...26th Feb 2019
- The Favourite.25th Feb 2019
- Who was the l...22nd Feb 2019
- We've been he...19th Feb 2019
- Tick-a-Tick-a...17th Feb 2019
- And talking o...16th Feb 2019
- Joseph Andrews.15th Feb 2019
- The original ...13th Feb 2019
- Without Alber...9th Feb 2019
- An actual hero.8th Feb 2019
- I wull hont y...5th Feb 2019
- The day the m...4th Feb 2019
- Too much? To...3rd Feb 2019
- How to feel r...2nd Feb 2019
- Springsteen o...26th Jan 2019 prev next
I’ve been driving a Prius.
I loathe the Toyota Prius. But more than that, I loathe anyone who drives one. It was the first popular electric hybrid and is driven as a virtue-signalling emblem of eco-piety. Even worse, the Prius is also the Uber driver’s vehicle of choice. They seldom know where they’re going and dawdle aimlessly around, gazing in […]

- Did I miss so...26th Feb 2019
- The Favourite.25th Feb 2019
- Who was the l...22nd Feb 2019
- We've been he...19th Feb 2019
- Tick-a-Tick-a...17th Feb 2019
- And talking o...16th Feb 2019
- Joseph Andrews.15th Feb 2019
- The original ...13th Feb 2019
- Without Alber...9th Feb 2019
- An actual hero.8th Feb 2019
- I wull hont y...5th Feb 2019
- The day the m...4th Feb 2019
- Too much? To...3rd Feb 2019
- How to feel r...2nd Feb 2019
- Springsteen o...26th Jan 2019 prev next
National Poetry Day….
….was on Thursday but on Wednesday, I found myself working with Lemn Sissay, one of our the finest contemporary poets. Read his books, listen to his recitations, find his Desert Island Discs on iPlayer – however you discover and absorb his work, you’ll find it a truly enriching experience. I’m afraid I’m a bit of […]

- Did I miss so...26th Feb 2019
- The Favourite.25th Feb 2019
- Who was the l...22nd Feb 2019
- We've been he...19th Feb 2019
- Tick-a-Tick-a...17th Feb 2019
- And talking o...16th Feb 2019
- Joseph Andrews.15th Feb 2019
- The original ...13th Feb 2019
- Without Alber...9th Feb 2019
- An actual hero.8th Feb 2019
- I wull hont y...5th Feb 2019
- The day the m...4th Feb 2019
- Too much? To...3rd Feb 2019
- How to feel r...2nd Feb 2019
- Springsteen o...26th Jan 2019 prev next
Always know where the door is.
Advice for life which someone was kind enough to impart to me many years ago. Whether it’s a job, a relationship, a boring party or awful pub – always work out how you can escape. I thought of this when I went to Wigmore Hall to see Joshua Redman – virtuoso saxophonist whose version of […]

- Did I miss so...26th Feb 2019
- The Favourite.25th Feb 2019
- Who was the l...22nd Feb 2019
- We've been he...19th Feb 2019
- Tick-a-Tick-a...17th Feb 2019
- And talking o...16th Feb 2019
- Joseph Andrews.15th Feb 2019
- The original ...13th Feb 2019
- Without Alber...9th Feb 2019
- An actual hero.8th Feb 2019
- I wull hont y...5th Feb 2019
- The day the m...4th Feb 2019
- Too much? To...3rd Feb 2019
- How to feel r...2nd Feb 2019
- Springsteen o...26th Jan 2019 prev next