Here’s a photo of my vinyl copy of the current UK #1, and the picture sleeve that it came in. As you can see, it’s “Running up That Hill” by Kate Bush, an old-fashioned 7” single. The picture shows her using a bow and arrow. The song first entered the UK charts in August 1985… Continue reading The current UK #1, on vinyl
Here are the questions and answers from the special edition of “Tenable” broadcast earlier today (Wednesday 8 June 2022), a Soccer Aid special featuring the Teddy Bears, five teammates from Glasgow Rangers Women’s FC. [Episode listed as S6Ep27.] The format here is the same as other pieces about “Tenable” on this Blog: a list of… Continue reading “Tenable” Soccer Aid special, questions and answers: The Teddy Bears [Wednesday 8 June 2022]
It is nearly a year since I posted a screenshot of a football league table on this Blog. I have done so at various times in recent years, usually with information from the BBC website. In May 2021 I posted this piece, showing the top half of the English Premier League, with Leeds United (the… Continue reading This could be the last time
Along with at least 8 million other people I continue to follow Pop Master, the mid-morning quiz on BBC Radio 2. It has been the subject of many pieces on this Blog, most recently this summary from week ending 8 April 2022. Currently I make a note of the following: my score, the bonus questions,… Continue reading Pop Master Summary w/e Fri 15 April 2022
Along with at least 8 million other people I continue to follow Pop Master, the mid-morning quiz on BBC Radio 2. It has been the subject of many pieces on this Blog, most recently this piece from January. Currently I make a note of the following: my score, the bonus questions, any questions I have… Continue reading Pop Master Summary w/e Fri 8 April 2022
Around a year ago I wrote a couple of pieces about UK cities, prompted by quiz questions from the preceding weeks. The first of these pieces, here, listed the cities in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, and included mnemonics that help me to remember them: “I gasped” for the 7 cities in Scotland, “Bland” for… Continue reading The 70th UK City, the 52nd in England
Regular readers will know that I post from time to time about music trivia, including songs that were “Stuck at 2”. These are the songs that almost made it to #1 in the UK chart but were kept off by another release. There are full listings, right up to the current year, on the Trivia… Continue reading Stuck at 2: Elvis and the Beatles
Spring in the air in West London. The trees are loaded with blossom. Cherry pink and apple blossom white. It’s a familiar sight. The local cherry trees bloom at different times. In the roads near ours there has been plenty of blossom for the last two weeks. A mile away, on the well-known road leading… Continue reading The Blossom is Buzzing
Last autumn I wrote about the Scottish musician Colin Tully, whose death was reported in the Guardian’s “Other Lives” pages. I quoted the online description of this section of the paper: “Obituaries pages traditionally describe and celebrate the lives of the great and good, the famous and infamous. There is another type of life that… Continue reading “A drugs bust ended his career as the furry Wellington” [Robin Le Mesurier RIP]
Complete this well-known sentence: “There are two kinds of people in the world … “ Your answer could reveal something significant about your personality, your preferences or your world view. One of the most memorable answers I have ever heard for this challenge is this: “There are two kinds of people in the world … … Continue reading 144 kinds of people
The Compartments 