Question 7 by Richard Flanagan.

Let’s not forget Newcastle’s Blue Carpet which turned out to be less blue than most of us had imagined, took six years to complete and cost £1.4 million.

If it wasn’t for Talking Pictures TV they’d be watching GB News 24/7

Exactly this, and yet so many political commentators unwilling to accept such base motivation keep believing he is playing 3D chess

It’s the quiet reverence of the other audience members that gets to me. I suddenly become hyper aware of every sound and incredibly self conscious.

Both myself and my partner have had to use the NHS and have had nothing but superlative service.
Maybe I’m missing something but this kind of criticism helps nobody.

The problem is what would you replace them with as figurehead of the nation. Given that every vote in this country seems to end in a 50/50 split electing a president or whatever would only lead to more division. Devil you know and all that..

Another shout out for Qobuz,apparently they pay more, and just seem more user friendly. Been using them for years never had a problem.

I would agree that everyone is saying “fuck” in Britain with a varied pronunciation due to regional accents and class differences, the Irish though use “feck” purposefully as a less aggressive substitute.

It’s spoken as it’s usually written with varying degrees of aggression. Not sure anyone actually says “fook”
Happy to be told otherwise.

They’re not from Newcastle either.

My dad bought that when it first came out, have no idea why as he was more of a Sinatra guy, I used to play it over and over. Haven’t listened to it since.

A large amount of my youth was spent watching people spin plates on television. Appears to be a lost art.

Farage obviously stole his look from Captain Peacock there.

I’m envious, had tickets to see her last Saturday in Newcastle but she cancelled due to illness.
Fear she may not come this way again.