Warm Friday greetings from the kitchen (grapefruit juice and coffee with a suggestion of porridge later). Nigel's pie hit the spot yesterday with all BBC staff lining up for their treat. It was like a scene from Oliver! with Nige playing Harry Secombe and your host as Mark Lester's Oliver. And yes I asked for more and yes Ken's slice might be smaller as a result. Sorry Ken but enjoy your er, mouthful...
Films first with director Ben Wheatley talking about his new movie Free Fire (crazy shoot out with a John Denver soundtrack), then it's ARF duties with 1971 selected as our kick-off year.
Goodbye old money! No more shillings, sixpences and half-crowns. Hello new money and decimalisation simplicity! The first Reading Festival took place do 'jazz and progressive music' and Britain began new negotiations for membership of the EEC (wonder what happened there?). At the movies it's Shaft, Clockwork Orange and Diamonds Are For Ever. And on the radio? What were your favourites?
