A great film, a message within, and Alec Guinness outstanding.

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Liberal England... Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood: Some Velvet Morning Some velvet mornin' when I'm straight I'm gonna open up your gate And maybe tell you 'bout Phaedra And how she gave me life And how she made it end Some velvet mornin' when I'm straight

Have to say that there was some serious Alex Ferguson after Aberdeen beat Rangers in the 1983 Scottish Cup Final vibes from Tuchel in that interview with Gabriel Clarke. The look in his eyes man!

I guess this year's Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree won't be one of the better ones.

120 minutes with Matterface is like being stuck with this fella

Norway 1. Stourbridge 2.

oh my god and I thought Andy Burnham was a shoo-in

Co-op, Wythenshawe Civic Centre, Manchester, 1965 (Manchester City Council/Manchester Evening News).

Should be heard at least once a week. More in summer. Ian Hunter's finest three minutes at a microphone. Such a great song, even Pet Shop Boys had a go. But the original hit is now on the MBRS buff.ly/wmg4zwy

The Kinks, just spotting Thee Headcoatees singing First Plane Home. The Ks did it on the Kink Kontroversy - 1965. Which also has a Fave Of Dave. Where Have All The Good Times Gone? They've gone to the MBRS, I would claim. Outrageously. buff.ly/wmg4zwy

Did someone mention Oh Boy? Fresh faced Buddy. The MBRS has a soft spot for his Modern Don Juan. And so it's on the radio again. buff.ly/wmg4zwy

A snap of the brochure... from the box set 'New Light From The East'. Cherry Red, due in August. It has unusual nuggets, too. But sometimes you have to hear a proper hit. Now on the MBRS buff.ly/wmg4zwy

"Yes, I will sign up for added protection and peace of mind". The Fall, Fiery Jack, now on the MB Record Show. Just to wish a Happy Birthday to guitar player on the record, Marc Riley. buff.ly/wmg4zwy

Buzzcocks In Blue. In Manchester too. This week in 1978, things were great in the world. Because Love You More was in the charts. The run only lasted 6 weeks, never got past number 34, but they were on Top Of The Pops and I watched it. Now on the MBRS buff.ly/wmg4zwy It is Manchester, isn't it?

I think I would probably stop posting for a bit, if I were some of you

Girl holding a cat, Manchester or Salford, 1960s, photo by Shirley Baker (Mary Evans Picture Library).

Morning all. Photograph by Nick Waplington from his Living Room series, 1991.

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Ever heard of a song "Lost in France" - it's my signature tune after the coach (complete with my luggage) left me behind in Boulogne.

When I was a youngen and the Guardian for some reason felt it appropriate to give me a newspaper column, I wrote a piece about what it means to be a Welsh woman - inspired by Bonnie Tyler www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

RIP to the wonderful Bonnie Tyler

It's exhausting.

Stockport's Old Merseyway road junction by the Mersey Tavern, with cranes building the shopping precinct in the early 1960s (Stockport Express).

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Colombia vs Switzerland next. Charlie vs the Chocolate Factory as my mate in the pub just said. NB he didn’t claim to have originated this witticism.

Farewell to Ian Kennedy Martin, creator of The Sweeney, Juliet Bravo, The Chinese Detective.

Game on, Nige.

A happy 85th birthday to Alan Durban. We’ll always have Meadow Lane… #SCFC #UTMP

Ringo Starr with his buddies John, Paul, and George in A Hard Day's Night (1964). Happy #BicycleBirthday, Ringo! Born July 7, 1940

What Trump achieved is remarkable. Having previously been completely indifferent to the US football team, I felt the kind of relief when I saw they'd lost to Belgium as I normally feel when I wake up and see Reform have lost a by-election.

On the day Sky bought ITV, which can't be right, farewell to brilliant Granada filmmaker Leslie Woodhead. In 1962 he made the priceless film of the Beatles in the Cavern, the look of which, he told me in 2003, was like 'something smuggled out of Eastern Europe.’ www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

6 July 1957: John Lennon meets Paul McCartney for the first time. John: "I turned round to him right then on first meeting and said, 'Do you want to join the group?' And he said 'yes' the next day as I recall it." Read the full story: www.beatlesbible.com/1957/07/06/j...

Remembering Dave Allen, born this day in 1936.

“ENGLAND F…..”

It’s 43 minutes past midnight. This is downtown Oslo.

If I was Brazil, I would simply not play World Cup matches on the 5th July.

Now I’m fully aware that in a couple of hours time 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 could be joining 🇧🇷 on the plane home, but… oh fuck it, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha* *Never forgiven Brazil for the Nike/Ronaldo shenanigans in the ‘98 WCF

The positive of Balogun is it's the first time a Republican has intervened to reduce a black man's sentence.

A still unknown Elvis Presley at Sheffield station (or 'depot'), Alabama, on 4 July 1956 during a food stop while on route to Memphis from a recording session in New York City. Within months, he would be a household name.

Morning all. Of all the many, many photographs I’ve seen this remains one of my all time favourites, like a Caravaggio painting. What a frame. Photograph by Chris Steele Perkins, Blackpool 1972.

July 4, 1970 Tyrannosaurus Rex Blues at the Eyrie Festival Saturday, July 4, 1970, Tyrannosaurus Rex performed at the Blues at the Eyrie open-air festival at Bedford Town Football Ground.

An apt piece of archive music telly for the day that we’re in

Twin decks in an adapted Vox Continental organ housing? Yes please! #want

Flash! Bang! Wallop! What a picture!!! It's Brian's anniversary today. 57 years gone. Yes, the band survived. But still....... If only he'd bothered to write more songs. Citadel on the MB Record Show. Mellotron, sax and flute from Brian. buff.ly/RTia9ur

Jumpin' Jean-Jacques, it's a gas. M Burnel , in action 4th of July 1976. Warming up the flock for The Ramones (and The Flamin' Groovies) Go Buddy Go! Go! Go! Now on the MB Record Show. buff.ly/RTia9ur