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One of the scenes that struck me was the priest paying a visit to the house to ask why they were not attending church. Did that happen often at that time?

I remember we had the Philips video system at one time. I think you could record on both sides. My dad believed it was the best of the three.

For my first job application after university, for some reason, I had put in the CV that I had travelled extensively in Italy when I had only been to Milan briefly for my cousin’s wedding. One of the interviewers had lived in Rome for 10 years and was amazed when I said I had never heard of the...

A royal with a speech problem goes to a therapist.

One of the best assassins of the 1960s misses with his shot at the French president.

It looks as if Jimmy Husband is trying to copy Rod Belfitt’s answers.

Between these two; Beto, with more than a passing reference to none of the above.

The programmes from the 1966 and 1968 cup finals.

The Nice version of America, with Keith Emerson on keyboards.

Did the Beeching Report lead to its closure or had it gone before?

I I wondered where that term came from. I spent a happy postgraduate year there that coincided with the 1984-5 League title, but never realised that the Victoria Building was its origin.

Was it a case of disrespecting the cup which then turns and kicks you up the backside?

I saw a revival of Hair a few years back - brilliant music and the background story has dated reasonably well.

Led Barrage Balloon

My dad’s favourite TV show was Rawhide and I got the annual for one of my Christmas presents.