Category: Entertainment

The British ‘sitcom‘ (situation comedy) began life on radio after WW2 but it quickly moved to television due to the benefits of […]

Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948-) from London and Sir Tim Rice (1944-) from Buckinghamshire, who met in 1965, revived British musical theatre […]

Dame Julie Andrews (1935-) was born in Surrey with a natural gift for singing. Her mother and stepfather brought her into their […]

Raymond (Ray) Percy Galton (1930-2018) and Alan Francis Simpson (1929-2017) were both Londoners, both 6’4″ tall, both had tuberculosis as teenagers and, […]

In 1862 Henry Solly (1813-1903), a Presbyterian clergyman from London, founded the Working Men’s Club & Institute Union to oversee and gain […]

“Oh won’t you sign up your name We’d like to feel you’re acceptable Respectable, oh presentable, a vegetable”  ~ The Logical Song […]

Given that youth sub-cultures (e.g. punk, hippy, emo, rocker) deliberately set out on an irreverent, anti-establishment path, Restoration Comedy (1660-c.1700) can be […]

Londoner Sir Roger George Moore (1927-2017) was gifted with good looks, quick wits, charm and charisma. In TV interviews RADA-trained Moore would […]

For a band that refused to put out singles in the UK, it is ironic that TV’s ‘Top of the Pops’ (1964-2006) […]

Londoner Dame June Whitfield (1925-2018) studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art during WW2. Beginning with Shakespearean theatre, she was destined […]

‘That Was The Week That Was‘ (“TW3” for short) made stars of the lone female performer, the hugely talented theatrical singer/actress Millicent […]

‘The Magic Roundabout‘  was a children’s programme aired from 1965 to 1977, with a 5-minute slot every weekday before the News. This […]