Offering a little oasis of calm and positivity in these ever confusing times that remain, we bring you three more uplifting headline makers in this week's installment of The Good News Week. If you enjoy the stories we've found this week, let us know - remember this is a place for you to share any … Continue reading The Good News Week (06/05/2020)
#GoodTimeScrapbook (11/05/2020)
Evening all, and welcome to this week's installment of the #GoodTimeScrapbook, our new series of weekly posts with little 'scraps' - ideas - of positive things to see, do and enjoy whilst we're all still in these strange times, whether that's a new podcast to listen to, a new show to watch, an Instagram live … Continue reading #GoodTimeScrapbook (11/05/2020)
The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 19)
Time once again, as we do every Thursday, to take you back to the sights and sounds of the UK top 40 as it looked two whole decades ago with The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: Britney does it yet again... By the start of May 2000, it had been just over a year … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 19)
#GoodTimeScrapbook (04/05/2020)
Hi everyone, and welcome to this week's installment of the #GoodTimeScrapbook, our new series of weekly posts with little 'scraps' - ideas - of positive things to see, do and enjoy whilst we're all at home in these strange times, whether that's a podcast to listen to, a show to watch, an Instagram live stream … Continue reading #GoodTimeScrapbook (04/05/2020)
#SongoftheWeek: Lawson – ‘Lovers’
ARTIST: Lawson SONG: Lovers SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? Lawson are - to use the Smash Hits term - BACK! BACK! BACK! Admittedly not in the time they thought they'd be returning in when they were mapping this all out a month or so ago but hey, it's a return … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Lawson – ‘Lovers’
The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 18)
Welcome to this week's instalment of The Story of Pop: 2000, as we revisit another huge UK chart smash from two whole decades ago. This week: the tale of two South London teenagers who rocketed to the top with an unusual take on UK garage... There could be little doubting that UK garage was the … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 18)
The Good News Week (29/04/2020)
Offering hope and inspiration to us all in these difficult times, as they make headlines for making their corners of the world a better place, this is The Good News Week. You'll notice this is the first one we've done in a few weeks but given I am still working from home - and feel … Continue reading The Good News Week (29/04/2020)
The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 17)
It's midday on Thursday, and time to take another look back at the big UK chart hits from the turn of the millennium with The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: a US R&B diva makes her final UK top 10 entry with an absolute classic banger... Before the spring of 2000, husky voiced US … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 17)
#GoodTimeScrapbook (20/04/2020)
Hello everyone. It's time for the second installment of our #GoodTimeScrapbook. If you missed this last week, it's our new series of weekly posts with little 'scraps' - ideas - of positive things to see, do and enjoy whilst we're all at home in these strange times, whether that's a podcast to listen to, a … Continue reading #GoodTimeScrapbook (20/04/2020)
Observations since I started staying home.
So yesterday, it occurred to me that I have been staying at home for exactly a month. As with everything in this strange time we're all living through at the moment, it occurred to me that it feels like a lifetime ago, when it's actually been just a bit over 30 days since I became … Continue reading Observations since I started staying home.









