Bob Harris – Graham Brown Orkney

Thank you NHS Orkney, Mrs Brown – and Amelia

If you are a regular reader of this blog (thank you) then you might know that I am a huge admirer of Amelia Earhart, the pioneering aviator – or aviatrix as female pilots were known in her day. In 1932 Amelia became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. This year, on 2Continue reading “Thank you NHS Orkney, Mrs Brown – and Amelia”

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Turn on, tune in, but don’t drop out

The BBC’s recent celebration of 90 years of radio broadcasting has got me thinking – I reckon I’ve been a listener for around half of those years, which is a bit scary. I’m not sure exactly when I started listening to the radio. I would love to say I can remember the so-called pirate stationsContinue reading “Turn on, tune in, but don’t drop out”