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Remembering Brian Pilkington, and Burnley’s 1959/60 title win

Posted on May 3, 2020 by writewyattuk

This weekend 60 years ago, Burnley were crowned league champions after a last-day victory at Manchester City, just the excuse needed to finally post about former Clarets star and England international Brian Pilkington, a near-neighbour and old friend who died … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Football | Tagged Barrow, Brian Pilkington, Burnley, Bury, Chorley FC, dementia, Eamonn Andrews, Football, Hamburg, Harry Gregg, Jimmy Robson, lancashire, Leyland, Leyland Motors, Manchester City, Manchester United, Matt Busby, National Service, Northern Ireland, Preston North End, RAF, Sporting Memories, Tom Finney, Trevor Meredith | Leave a comment

On Tour: Not the bike race – the David Baddiel interview

Posted on February 22, 2018 by writewyattuk

After a sold-out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory and in London’s West End, comedian, novelist and TV presenter David Baddiel is taking his Olivier-nominated one-man show to theatres nationwide, with four dates already in the bag when we caught … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Football | Tagged AniMalcolm, David Baddiel, dementia, Fantasy Football League, Frank Skinner, Lancaster Grand, Mary Whitehouse Experience, Morwenna Banks, My Family: Not the Sitcom, Peppa Pig, Rob Newman, The Parent Agency, The Secret Purposes, The Trouble With Dad, Who Do You Think You Are | 3 Comments

Telling classical tales – the John Suchet interview

Posted on December 15, 2016 by writewyattuk

From The Four Tops, Gilbert O’Sullivan, Graham Nash and John Lydon to Lulu, The Membranes, The Puppini Sisters and Will Young, it’s fair to say we’ve criss-crossed the musical genres on this website over 2016. This past week was no … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Admiral Nurses, Beethoven, Classic FM, David Suchet, dementia, John Suchet, Liverpool Philharmonic, Mozart, My Bonnie, Preston Guild Hall, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Spirit of Christmas, Strauss, Who Do You Think You Are | 1 Comment

All that matters is here – the Hannah Peel interview

Posted on November 24, 2016 by writewyattuk

Among the festive-themed adverts on our TV screens right now is a touching Aardman-animated tale made for the Alzheimer’s Research UK charity. The Santa Forgot story follows a little girl, Freya, who while preparing for Christmas realises much of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged All that Matters, Alzheimer's Research, Armagh, Awake But Always Dreaming, Barnsley, Christopher Eccleston, Craigavon, dementia, Donegal, Erland Cooper, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Gary Numan, Hannah Peel, Hull, Italo Calvino, John Foxx, Liverpool, Mary Casio, Memory Tapes, music box, Orkney, Santa Forgot, Selina Wray, Shoreditch, Simon Tong, Skelmersdale, Still Alice, The Magnetic North, The Verve, Tommy McLaughlin, Villagers, Wellcome Collection | 3 Comments

Tag Archives: dementia

Remembering Brian Pilkington, and Burnley’s 1959/60 title win

On Tour: Not the bike race – the David Baddiel interview

Telling classical tales – the John Suchet interview

All that matters is here – the Hannah Peel interview

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