Cometh the hour... (View Post)

JFK to Manhattan by cab best avoided during the UN General Assembly, I can confirm from bitter experience. It took two hours a fortnight ago. On the subject of London taxis, all the traffic flow gain… (View Post)

An old-style Third Programme interval talk, ideally sandwiched between Brahms' violin concerto and Beethoven's Fifth. (View Post)

Comics are under constant pressure to come up with new material and most run out of inspiration sooner or later. This compares unfavourably with rock bands whose fans just want to hear, for the nth t… (View Post)

I have a bootleg recording of The Concert In The Park. The most poignant moment is when they sing "counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike" and the whole crowd starts cheering. I knew … (View Post)