When I began researching my family tree, I assumed that my ancestors came from Somerset. When the official certificates began arriving, it turned out I was barking up the wrong tree. My family’s roots were firmly planted in London — but the discovery that my grandfather had a “secret” middle name came as a complete [...]
In the first of a new series of blog posts, I recall my early days and the circumstances that gave me a passion for radio — beginning with the pirate stations of the 1960s … On Monday the 14th of August 1967, at just after three o’clock in the afternoon, I sat alone in my [...]
