Trivia

Leona on TOTP. Not only did she outshine all the XFactor competitors but the TOTP ones as well today. Made them all look like rank amateurs. Xtraordinary. The most a nameless relative could sneer was that she came from a priviledged background ,stage school, no wonder she won, unfair advantage, yada yada. The politics of envy that so corrodes the British soul. No matter that her parents scrimped and saved and made sacrifices working their butts off. ...

Surreal moment in broadcasting: Dylan reading out a recipe for figgy pudding on a Radio 2 prog recorded on an American station. Nadir of broadcasting. Truly bizzaro. Stick to being a recording and performing genius Bob.