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Celebrating 45 years of Quadrophenia

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Chris Hallam

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19 November 2024

Chris Hallam celebrates 45 years of Quadrophenia.
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The rise of rock music supergroups

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Martin Claytor

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28 October 2024

Martin Claytor charts the rise of rock music supergroups.
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The history of tenpin bowling: rise, fall and revival

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Martin Handley

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6 August 2024

Martin Handley looks back at the rise, fall and revival of tenpin bowling.
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50 years of the Stranglers

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Colin Mayo

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11 June 2024

To celebrate their 50th anniversary concert tour, Colin Mayo listens to the extensive back catalogue of the Stranglers
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Visiting Wookey Hole Caves – aka Voga, the planet of gold!

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Simon Stabler

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16 May 2024

Simon Stabler goes underground to explore a popular Somerset cave system.
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Janet Fielding talks Doctor Who (& what came next)

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Simon Stabler

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29 April 2024

Simon Stabler speaks to classic Doctor Who companion Janet Fielding about the various Doctor’s she’s worked with, her post-Doctor Who career & how her 2022 return to the show came to be.
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So long and thanks for all the fun – a look back at the work of Douglas Adams

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Web Editor

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22 March 2024

Douglas Adams packed a lot into what turned out to be a sadly short life. Happily, he has left us with an excellent, often hilarious body of work and many fresh insights into the awe-inspiring sometimes bewildering nature of life, the universe and everything.
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Video: Smashing Success: Classic Smash TV Ads

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Web Editor

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5 February 2024

Embark on a nostalgic journey as we revisit the iconic video advert series of Smash instant mash potatoes, where aliens from Mars invaded our screens, creating a blend of whimsy and culinary delight from 1973 to 1992. Join us in celebrating the quirky charm that made Smash a household name in the best of British…
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Dreaming of Jeannie

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Simon Stabler

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1 May 2023

Two decades before Kylie Minogue became the UK’s favourite Australian import, there was Annette Andre. Perhaps best known as Jeannie […]
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Escaping the Flood

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Web Editor

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19 January 2017

Linda Hurdwell from Ascot, Berkshire remembers her grandmother.
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