Festive cheer abandons nearly three million older people this year Gogglebox stars join campaign to tackle loneliness A quarter of all over-65s – nearly three million people [i] – are not looking forward to Christmas this year, with around 550,000 of those saying it’s because the festive season brings back too many memories of loved ones who have passed away, according to new polling for Age UK. The research, part of the Charity’s No one should have no one at...Read more

We all the old adage ‘If you can remember anything about the sixties, you weren't really there’ From the author and musician Paul Kantner, Ann Brenoff Senior Columnist, The Huffington Post penned this interesting article '28 Signs Someone Lived Through The '60s' The decade shaped their lives and continues to influence them even today. 1. They still remember the words to "I Want To Hold Your Hand." The fab four, as the Beatles were known, took the world by storm....Read more

If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Elvis tops the charts, nearly 40 years after his death An exciting revisit of Elvis' work, If I Can Dream focuses on the iconic artist's unmistakable voice, emphasizing the pure power of The King of Rock and Roll. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London with acclaimed producers Don Reedman and Nick Patrick, the 14-track album features Elvis' most dramatic original performances augmented with lush new arrangements by The...Read more

If television (or should we say box sets) is the new cinema perhaps the Emmys are the new Oscars? Last night in LA the stars of American TV gathered for the annual Emmy Awards Ceremony, after the obligatory red carpet entrance the show began with Game of Thrones sweeping the board with a record breaking 12 wins! For the TV buffs amongst us (me included) here’s the list of winners-probably coming to HBO/Netflix soon! Emmys 2015: the full list of...Read more

Power to the people-Citizen Smith set for a return Written by the much missed John Sullivan (Only Fools and Horses) Citizen Smith is perhaps set to make a comeback. The self-styled left wing revolutionary Wolfie Smith remains one of our best loved comedy characters, launching the prolific career of Robert Lindsay. Sullivan grew up in near-by Balham, however I’m sure Wolfie would have been priced out of the neighbourhood by now with many of the houses in Tooting selling at...Read more