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Keith Skipper recalls the glory days when cowboy adventures made for great bedtime reading

The Kell Wind Trio, which performed at St Marys on Wednesday 2 November, gets its name from England’s Reginald Kell,...

RED Nose Day - Comic Relief - gets up to many things. The media joins in with alacrity. The BBC in particular goes for it, especially the wireless:…

The long-lost script for a film pitting two Time Lords against giant crustaceans has resurfaced

From Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston in a stylish period piece to The King Of Warsaw, heres the best on demand TV to watch this week.

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Image by Lubos Houska from Pixabay In 1922 there were about 100,000 domestic radios in use in the whole United States, and 30 broadcasting stations. By 1924 there were half a million radio sets and over 500 stations. Radio just kept on growing from there. Most of us older folks grew up with radio as our main home entertainment. For me it was the BBC in London, a national non-commercial network that offered plays, soap operas, comedies, classical music, news, and documentaries all day long. Th...

Keith Skipper Keith used to love 60s US detective show 77 Sunset Strip - Credit: Flick With another birthday in the bag, a sedate affair befitting lockdown rules, I feel compelled to show far more flair for offering clues than solving them. Brighter readers who know Sherlock Holmes is not a retirement block for celebrated crime-solvers in darkest Norfolk could well work out my new age from a sudden obsession with old radio and television programmes. My latest milestone prompted a bit more than...

Social Care minister Helen Whately says she is 'determined' to restart face-to-face care home visits as the UK's third national lockdown eases.

Canterbury grandfather tells of coronavirus battle and life in care home during pandemic  |  Updated: 10:42, 17 February 2021 The Covid pandemic has taken a heavy toll on care homes across the county, claiming the lives of hundreds. Here, one 96-year-old resident tells of lockdown life, how he thought he would die after catching Covid, and how Zoom calls have been his saviour in a world of growing isolation.... Dick Barton in his room at the Chaucer House Care Home in Canterbury. Picture: C...