Caroline Flack (1979 – 2020) We started the week with a mental health issue (Meghan Markle) and at the end of the week we were reminded of the death by suicide a year ago of Caroline Flack, who was also hounded by the press.  On Wednesday evening there will be a screening of a television […]

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Oprah and the Interview with Harry and Meghan You might be wishing this story would go away, but with Oprah’s impending interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, it is likely to intensify over the next day or so.  In the U.S. the interview will be taking place this evening.  In the U.K. it will […]

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Britney Spears Britney Spears has been in the news this week: firstly for a documentary “Framing Britney”, which is yet to be shown in the U.K., and secondly, for winning a court case against her father.  “Framing Britney” was initially released in the U.S. on 5th February and documents through interviews and film her years […]

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Captain Sir Tom Moore (1920 – 2021) “Tomorrow will be a good day” “…the doctors and the nurses, they’re all on the front line, and all of us behind, we’ve got to supply them and keep them going with everything that they need, so that they can do their jobs even better than they’re doing […]

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Celeste “Of all the things to be I choose the kindness And if you gave some to me I think we’d find ourselves here dancing in the street Everyone we meet would smile a little daydream It could be amazing Wouldn’t it be wonderful if everybody gave a little love?” ~ Celeste, from the John […]

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Gerry Marsden (1942 – 2021) “We went over [to Hamburg] with the Beatles and had a good laugh.  All they had over there were oompah bands…we took over this music, and they loved it.” ~ Gerry Marsden Singer Gerry Marsden, frontman for Gerry and the Pacemakers, died last week.  He and his band were a […]

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Barbara Windsor (1927 – 2020) Another national treasure, Dame Barbara Windsor, has left us this week…Whether you were a fan of the Carry On Films, or a regular viewer of Eastenders, she will have been part of your lives.  Even if you weren’t a fan of either, you would have known her cheeky blond persona. […]

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Strictly Come Dancing 2020 – Part 2 In this series of Strictly Come Dancing, there have been some unexpectedly high scores from the word go.  It will be interesting to see when they score a first 10, as there have been 9s already.  In this look at a further four contestants, I continue to assess […]

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Strictly Come Dancing 2020 – Part 1 A very different series of Strictly Come Dancing awaits us this year, with social distance rules and virtually no audience.  Nevertheless, there was clearly much enjoyment to be had in last week’s partnership reveal show, and no loss of zest.  And last night’s first Live show did not […]

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John Lennon’s 80th Birthday “You may say I’m a dreamer But I’m not the only one…” ~ John Lennon The life of John Lennon was celebrated this week, to commemorate what would have been his 80th birthday on Friday.  A member of the groundbreaking band The Beatles, and half of what is often hailed as […]

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