Tag Archives: The Race for Space

Valley high – back in touch with Public Service Broadcasting’s J. Willgoose Esq.

Posted on April 14, 2017 by writewyattuk

Commercial success doesn’t seem to have changed the pseudonymous J.Wilgoose Esq. Unless of course his excuse of not picking up his phone straight away as he was ‘carrying a cup of tea into the studio’ is shorthand for some rock’n’roll … Continue reading →

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Public Service Broadcasting / Smoke Fairies – The Ritz, Manchester

Posted on May 1, 2015 by writewyattuk

It’s ironic that the night we decided to do without the car and took the train to Manchester, my better half and I were let down by public transport. Not so much Public Service Broadcasting as Replacement Bus Service, cheated … Continue reading →

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The Race for Space by Public Service Broadcasting – a writewyattuk review

Posted on February 20, 2015 by writewyattuk

It was supposedly a happy accident that Public Service Broadcasting stumbled upon correlations between the sublime Everest on their debut LP and a mention of George Mallory’s historic Peak XV explorations while working on their second. Either way, it was … Continue reading →

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Exploring the gravitational pull of Public Service Broadcasting – a writewyattuk interview

Posted on February 13, 2015 by writewyattuk

I’m not alone in my fascination for all things space-related, and was captivated as a child by the later Apollo missions, at least one of which I vaguely recall catching on telly at primary school in the early ’70s. And … Continue reading →

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