If he had stayed with Marina, he wouldn't have had to fork out for an expensive divorce settlement. He would have a high earning wife, plus I can't see Marina as the type to enthuse about g… (View Post)

I used to work for a social services magazine in the 80s and 90s. This "what we need is more resources" argument has been going around since then and probably for a couple of decades before… (View Post)

We took our son to the Cricket St. Thomas Blobby theme park in the 90s as he was obsessed with Mr Blobby for a while. It was a rip off. After paying a largeish entrance fee, my son wanted to go on th… (View Post)

I used to submit gags to "The News Huddlines" and I remember Roy Hudd saying that after the Falklands War, Mrs Thatcher was so popular that they had to edit out any gags about her because t… (View Post)

When I think about the old British Rail, I am reminded of the story about how the flamboyant advertising executive Peter Marsh (who was once married to the actress Pat Phoenix) pitched for the BR acc… (View Post)