This is a real long shot, but.... When I was a kid - 35-38 years ago - my gran used to keep my brother and I quiet with a book for kids. It was fairly old even then I think, and was a sort of...
This is a real long shot... but about 20 years ago, I heard a radio broadcast of Wishbone Ash live in concert. I don't know where the concert was (or indeed the station or exact year) but remember...
Hello, wondering if anyone can advise on this. I have a friend who was a designer in a small studio, but was moved up to a project management role about a year and a half ago. The company is now...
Hello, does anyone know the name of a painting that used to sell in the likes of Athena in the late '70s / early '80s - it featured a naked couple looking out over a sunset over the sea, and the image...
I'm in the process of setting up my monthly purchase of Premium bonds via standing order; what's the best date to set for the purchase to ensure that they make the next draw?
The other night, as I was trying to get to sleep, the oddest thing happened. As I was dozing off, I felt something about the size of a cat jump onto the bottom of my bed, run up and then jump around...
Hi, my brother has one of those iMac G4s, the one that looks like a teleporter accident involving a monitor and half of a football. He's after Garageband - which version of iLife should he get? I'm...
In new housing developments, is there legislation that dictates that a certain percentage of properties have to be reserved for social housing? And if so, is it a fixed percentage or does it vary...
My other half has a couple of kittens which are now about five months old - she acquired them at around eight weeks. One of them has recently developed some odd (to me) behaviour. Whenever I stay...
Hi, this is a real long shot, but can anyone help me identify two songs? 1. Late 70s / early 80s, dramatic female vocalist with a chorus containing lyrics along the lines of "No-one like my love (sung...
Does anyone have any photos or memories of Croydon during this time? It's changed now beyond all recognition... the sprial walkways have gone from the Whitgift Centre, the pub has gone, and the Two...
I'm about to move to Lambeth and it looks like I'll be getting a 1-bed flat via a Housing Association (I won't bore you all with the background to this!) Can anyone give me an insight to the sort of...
Hi all, I'd like to take some photos of planes taking off at Heathrow - the sort that you tend to see in the papers where you have a 747 thundering over the tops of houses. Can anyone advise a good...
What would a lunar eclipse look like viewed from the moon? When the moon moves into the Earth's shadow, I've seen it go through a number of colour changes before settling on a deep red for the...
Recently I have, in a few occasions, been accosted by charity muggers whilst in a pub and once, whilst eating my dinner at a restaurant. What is the law surrounding this? I seem to recall that...
Does anybody know where I can get hold of copies of the scripts for the IT Crowd? I'm doing a presentation on TV comedy and they'd be absolutely ideal for the audience. I'm willing to pay of course...
