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I listened to a caller on the Pete Price radio phone-in show as he could barely contain himself. He was seething. A lot of Pete

Body language is a funny thing. Through it, you can supposedly tell all you want to know about a person. But there are some people

Radio Jackie is the last truly independent local radio station. It’s based in Tolworth and broadcasting to “South-West London and North Surrey”. ‘Independent’ means it’s

What is wrong with these people who scream and shout about sex on TV or in the cinema? (I mean, in the film you are

People ask me why, on balance, I seem to highlight or even write a lot of anti-religion rants.  Am I in fact afraid of a

I recently reproduced a short article by a guy called Jason who wanted the right to a guilt free suicide.  It’s here.  I published his

I’m re-publishing something previously published elsewhere by a guy called Jason. Please have a read through and try to understand or appreciate what he’s saying,

A friend of mine recently watched the film Severance and his talking about it reminded me of the time 4 or 5 years ago I

Ok. So, err, this guy’s an alternative to some of the more scary and dangerous gods like those of the Middle Eastern originating religious cults

Choices.  We are all faced with choices that affect our lives or the lives of others.  In an ideal world everything that happened to us

Here are a fascinating 100 tests you can make about any organisation or ‘collective thought’ process you support or believe in, to determine whether or

Who killed Raoul Moat?  He pulled the trigger, yes, but was he actually killed by the media?  Did Sky News contribute to his death? Raoul

Hmmm. That looks very dangerous, somebody could fall into that and break their legs, I mused as I passed an open hole from which the

Me: Hi. I’ve a few things I’m after. Firstly, I’d like to buy a watch Shop assistant: Analogue? Me: No, just a watch. I’d also

Around and about radio enthusiast sites and mass debating pits I notice there continues this horror and fear of mono. Why are (radio anorak type)

By this time next Monday we should all know about a number of major events on Planet Earth. Apparently it’s 85% confirmed that this coming

A few years ago there were two pieces of news that happened within a month of each other that I found confusing. Firstly was a

People are allowed to get away with so many unacceptable and bad things under the disguise of it being a religious practice.   We all

Christopher just slowly ate: Freshly cut very juicy pineapple resting on a bed of St Agur blue cheese on crusty hot buttered freshly toasted slices

This is the time of year that confuses those involved in education not ‘in the know’ about the life of an average Muslim girl in

The Passage of Time: Time and time again I hear people discussing how fast time seems to be going. They have a whole range of

With love and respect to the victims of the recent earthquake, the tsumami, or the humans that are destroyed on mass by cyclones or any

Why does commercial radio do everything so boringly?  What are they afraid of?  Here’s an example of some programming elements and how they are put

As I’ve mentioned before, I have limited trust in any organisation, like the Meteorological Office, that consistently fails to provide the service that they charge Millions of

A few years ago (before the years when it was doing nothing but non-stop raining!), we were having to watch mass hysteria in London. It

I dunno. That Professor Stephen Hawkin, eh? He’s a one. I mean, right, the information paradox that has blighted debates for over 30 years, yeah?

Reading through the ‘Preparing for Emergencies’ book we all got quite a while ago, I notice that I have to gather up my belongings and

How to reduce your audience if you run a radio station: Tell your presenters not to say anything but to play all the songs in

‘The Borg’ is a name given to the large corporate groups who operate the networked non-adventurous radio services. Why are they called ‘The Borg’? ‘The

Ex-MP, TV presenter and newspaper columnist Matthew Parris was on a recent BBC1 Question Time programme when the obvious questions came up about the Israeli

I never really liked Chris Evans on the radio other than when he was first on GLR. I thought he was good on the Big

There are regimes around the world where the tribes ruling an area treat the tribes not ruling the area with such a level of hatred

It is fashionable amongst the ex-Britpop and new media generation to be right-on New Labour supporters.  All that’s vulgar about this rich selfish binge drinking

The words ‘Loving Awareness’ have featured on Radio Caroline broadcasts for over 30 years. Radio Caroline devotees will sign letters and e-mail with some reference

Someone somewhere (probably in America) started a really really stupid trend. Now they are all copying it. Have you noticed it? It is very very

It’s dead easy to spot the destroyers in Liverpool’s urban areas.  The ‘scallies’, as they are called, all wear the same caps and same dull

The Met Office, despite having Millions of Pounds worth of computer modelling equipment paid for by us the public, has spent a number of years

Aren’t people stupid when it comes to advertising? Especially so when it comes to selecting a house or a car. Take a house, for example.

I’m supposed to be able to trust my local (well, regional) paper to tell me the truth and to be accurate about stuff.  But I

Offshore radio back in the 1960s is credited with changing everything radio wise. The one station that is named by the public to ‘represent’ all

Over half a century ago people used ships to broadcast pop music from. It was called ‘offshore radio’ or ‘pirate radio’ or ‘free radio’. There

Is this country top-heavy with moaning old farts that actually have no logic to whatever it is they are moaning about? I think so. No

Why do I tend to hate old songs more than anything I have ever hated? Because I have heard them before. The limited number you

In my real life I accidentally let it slip that I am also a (mad) radio anorak of the old stylee.   Unfortunately this was

I live in one of those constituencies where one party has a very safe seat with an extremely comfortable majority, so unless that party just

Commenting on a complaint from a Mr. Arthur Purdey about a large gas bill, a spokesman for North West Gas said, “We agree it was

Yes, Dirty water…Just been reading about how a few years ago, January was the driest January for 2 million years, and how this meant there

When I was a lad in radio I was taught that your headphones were the most important tool you had. Not only would you hear

Question: What do you remember of Gary Glitter’s release date? Answer: She was called Mei Li, aged 12 from Haiphong.