Happy reading!
Betty – our grumpy little rescue dog
Let Me Take You Down… ‘cause I’m going to, Strawberry Fields records in Rickmansworth
Cracker – our black Labrador, r.i.p.
Le gros commandant Whof Whof Whof: Part 2 – The Large Wynnstay Collider – conclusion of my search for aristocratic ancestry
(insert random number here) best ever cartoons
Two visits to the Apollo Theater, Harlem – in 2007 and 2022
The worst thing about Debbie – well, just that
Tumbi – my first dog
How did you get here? – attempting to explain a surge in blog traffic
A quarter of my life is almost past – reflection on The Lovin’ Spoonful
Le gros commandant Whof Whof Whof – in search of aristocratic ancestry
Medal Going Home – getting a medal back to its family
Kath’s writing – my mother’s writings and memories
Forgotten Moments in Music History – the story of our cartoon series
The Panic Brothers – music memory
Breakfast with Goofy – memories, family
The Mint Juleps – music memory
Cecil Parkinson, Ken Livingstone, music and me – personal history, music
Take a Trip to No Dragon Wood – song lyric, humour
Aelwyn’s Writing – my father’s writings and memories
The University Challenge Challenge – humour
Welcome to Harry Hornet’s Parade – humour, football
Aelwyn’s War – my father’s wartime memories
Blackadder Goes Forth – “Goodbyeee” – Television’s finest half hour? – TV criticism
The Gem of Tanzania – personal history, financial
Rhys Jones in the Battle of Normandy – my father’s cousin’s wartime memories
Trying not to Work – personal history, publishing
1996 and 1997: How Merrill Lynch ruined them – personal history, financial
the end bit – music, dark themes
The Mug Protocol – humour
Matthew and Son – music, humour
Father to the Man – personal history, running
28,103,832 drips – humour
O jabjous day! Callooh! Callay! – reflections on Covid vaccination
Smokey’s 49-year vacation – personal history, music, humour
Room 101 – having a good moan
The Sneeze – humour
Llanuwchllyn – family history
The Copper Bowl – personal history, charity work
Up to the Job – personal history, financial
Come join the u3a – music, u3a, humour
My Short but Glorious Rugby Career – personal history
Palin and Holmes – looking back to greatness – reflection on celebrity
The Excellent Trap – fiction
Navigation Aid – fiction
Totality – fictionalised family history
Cryptic Music Quiz: difficulty level – extreme
Losing My Religion – personal history
The Two Ronnies – rediscovered Mastermind sketch – humour
Library Night – personal history, children
Let’s do this – personal history, music
Cliff Richard and the Shadows, O2 Arena, 26 September 2009 – music memory
Odontophobia – personal history, dentists
Sallie – family history, my grandmother
Buzzworld-X – fiction
The Picture – family history
Lockdown Diary: part 2 – Covid
Lockdown Diary: part 1 – Covid
The Laboratory in Chestnut Avenue – personal history, paper rounds
The Secret Genius of Charles III – The Beatles, Shakespeare authorship question, humour
Taid – family history, my grandfather
Nine Handy Trouble-saving Opera Hacks – opera, humour
Passing Back the Wisdom – fiction
The Rolling Stones, O2 Arena, 25 November 2012 – music memory
Basil Murray Savage 1910-1994 – memories of a teacher
Paddington Bear and the Cholesterol Bath – personal history, breakfast
Teacher’s Pet – school memories
David Bowie, Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, 24 December 1972 – music memory
The shadow on the lawn – personal history
David Gauke – My Part in Not Preventing His Downfall – personal history, politics
Night visits – dreams
Nain – family history, my grandmother
51 – fiction extract
elementary – poem, humour
Please don’t – on Europe
Addressing Unfairness in the Virgin London Marathon and Boston Marathon qualifying times – running
king commode and his expanding rubber band, Watford Grammar School for Boys – 1st April 1969 – music memory
Dr Feelgood, Cambridge Corn Exchange – 25 September 1976 – music memory
Everly Brothers, Royal Albert Hall – Thursday 22 September 1983 – music memory
Led Zeppelin, Empire Pool, Wembley – 21 November 1971 – music memory
The Golden Tree of St Francis – fiction, ghost story
run places – running
The Bream and the Mule – personal history, humour, poetry
The Voyage of the Alpha Beta – personal history, humour, poetry
A brush with greatness – personal history, Sir David Attenborough
Fall of the House of – personal history, financial
Two photographs from 1933 – family history
Finish line – running, dark themes
Gaukey and Me – personal history, politics
Opportunity Requiem – space exploration, poetry
Gan-gan – family history, my grandfather
Jeremy Corbyn and the Large Flightless Bird – personal history, humour
The Top (Insert Arbitrary Number) Classic Nasty Songs – music, humour
A Guide to Completing Your Wimbledon Ballot Application Form – humour
Six Spades – fictionalised family history
Pulled Pork Baguette with a Side of Grief – personal history
No Dragon Wood – family history, fiction
The GRILL PAN HANDLE – personal history, humour
The Ticket Drawer – family history
Midnight – fiction, dark themes
Fact Check: How to Hug – humour
Running and Cheating – running – Sebastian Coe, Steve Ovett and Jimmy Savile
Colin – school memories
At Brookfields – fiction, old age
Silly Mid-Off – personal history, cricket
Ronald – personal history, humour
The Restless Miller – fictionalised family history, ghost story
At Pantclyd Farm – fictionalised family history, dark themes
The Fisherman’s Girl – fictionalised family history, ghost story
High Barnet Train – fiction, dark themes
Bit Nicer – fictionalised family history
Absolution – fiction, dark themes
Barry Humphreys gets rid of Rik Edwards – personal history
For Dad – family history
Cinquanta – family history, poetry, humour
How to do “The Times” Crossword
John Lennon 1940-1980 – eulogy
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