Intro Track
At 3:05 - Greetings Xenophiles!
On this day in 1070, Roquefort Cheese was created in a cave near, funnily enough, Roquefort in France.
In 1896 on this day, Hemry Ford drove his first car (a Ford, obviously) through the streets of Detroit.
Today in 1940 Winston Churchill gave his famous speech ‘We will bite them on the features’. Or something like that.
That was released 42 years ago. Dear God - 42 years!
In 1989 - Tiananmen Square.
Happy Birthday to Angelina Jolie - 51 today.
Paul Davies Part 1
Who do you think you are?
Throwback - EARLY DAYS: 5-11 YEARS OLD
BORN IN SMALL ‘SOUTH WALES VALLEYS VILLAGE’…
WELSH/ IRISH HERITAGE…ALL THAT COMES WITH THAT…LOVE OF THE GARGLE & THE CRAIC.
DAD ALWAYS WORKED…BUT NEVER MUCH SPARE CASH…MINER’S HOLIDAYS IN ‘TRECCO BAY’
COVERED THE BASIC NEEDS…HOME, FOOD & CLOTHES…
INSTILLED IN ME A ‘WORK ETHIC’…PAPER ROUNDS, MARKET…BEFORE SCHOOL…
LOVE OF ALL BALL SPORTS…FOOTBALL, RUGBY ESPECIALLY…
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Petula Clark - real name Sally - grew up near Merthyr Tydfil. Still alive aged 93.
FORMATIVE YEARS 1: 11-16 YEARS OLD
GRAMMAR SCHOOL EDUCATION…‘B-GRADE’ STUDENT…LOVED THE SPORTS EMPHASIS…
NOT MUCH CONFIDENCE WITH GIRLS…AROUND 15-YEARS OLD, DISCOVERED DRINK… CONFIDENCE GREW 😊
IN A PUB…BIAFRA CRISIS…FELT A ‘TUG’…GAVE MY PAPER-ROUND MONEY, (JAKE).
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FORMATIVE YEARS 2: 17-19 YEARS OLD
AROUND 17…DISENCHANTED WITH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM…LEFT SCHOOL…WANTED TO JOIN ‘OXFAM’…" No skills to offer…come back when you have."
FACTORY WORK FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS…FRUSTRATING & DEPRESSING…
LEFT AT 19 TO TRAVEL AROUND EUROPE…WORKED IN GERMANY FOR A MONTH…EARNED A LOT OF MONEY…SHOULD HAVE STAYED TRAVELLING 😏
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Teaser.