Category: Progress hardly broke its stride
A line from a poem by Iain Banks
STAND 96
Advertisement: AUSTIN OLYMPIA, 9 October 1935, Illustrated London News
Long wave radio era ends
BBC Radio 4 permanently switched off its Long Wave (LW) service at 1:00 am on Saturday, 27th June 2026. The historic 198 kHz frequency signed off following a final broadcast … Continue reading Long wave radio era ends
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‘Dear AI’
The Herald Editorial, 24 May 2026 was entitled “Artificial Stupidity“.
Timorous wee beastie
On Sunday morning I came across a dead mouse floating in the water of a galvanised watering can in our garden. This discovery left me close to tears. I was … Continue reading Timorous wee beastie
PRATTS Motor Oil
A newspaper advertisement from 1929.
inhumanity
To play this short film please click here. Geno [Dexy’s Midnight Runners] – cover by Kieron Broad