Like everything else that is occurring in the world at the moment, young people are receiving their GCSE results, A Level results or degrees in the next few weeks without the usual signifiers of mid-August to mark such an occasion. The stock local newspaper photo of blonde A graders jumping for joy, results paper clung … Continue reading Advice I’d give to my 2012 self.
Hello all, It's hard to have escaped anyone's notice that this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing has suddenly become talked about by everyone and anyone this last week - and not necessarily for the right reasons. I have now been watching the show since it's second series (the Jill Halfpenny series to everyone else) in … Continue reading An open letter regarding recent events on Strictly Come Dancing
Dear Mr Shennan sir (ooh. Sounded like Basil Brush), Hello to you. My name is Alex and I am 28 years old. About five years ago now, with my ever advancing age (mid 40 year old in a twentysomething's body. Just saying), I made the glorious leap to listening to BBC Radio 2, the station … Continue reading An open letter to Bob Shennan, controller of BBC Radio 2 re: Ore Oduba.
