Meet Bob Sinfield, the face behind the voice at Jazz FM
As well as presenting Big Band and Trad on Jazz FM, Bob Sinfield tells Radio Times how he once stepped in for Harry Enfield for a Radio 2 sitcom and written jokes for Bob Monkhouse and Tracey Ullman. Bob Sinfield’s … Continue reading
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Dionne Warwick tours the UK
What do Dionne Warwick and The Rolling Stones have in common? They may not inhibit the same genre, but it’s a little known fact that they started their careers at the same time; just as the decade of love was … Continue reading
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They don’t call her Marawa the Amazing for nothing…
Mesmerising acrobatics from Hula Hooper extraordinaire, Marawa the Amazing, at last Friday’s Peppermint Candy Swing Christmas, presented by Jazz FM and hosted by the beautiful Broken Hearts DJs… Marawa the Amazing at Jazz FM’s Peppermint Candy Swing Christmas from Ladbury … Continue reading
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The internet? It’s just a kind of a telegraph, really.
You can’t quite keep up with Emily. She texts, she codes, she is witness to cyber bullying. This is 19th century Manchester after all. Yes, that’s right, 19th century, Victorian Manchester, also known as Cottonopolis, the home of mills and … Continue reading
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So you’ve got a ton a clothes
Do you… a) sell them on EBay? b) pass them off on your younger sister and shop for more? c) SWAP! Channel 4 Education encourages teens to share and swap clothes online with an online community and apps. www.closetswap.co.uk #closetswap … Continue reading
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Rebuilding after the riots
This week BBC Inside Out London has been speaking to three business owners affected by the August riots; the family-owned Reeves furniture store in Croydon, the Party Superstore in Clapham, and independent label Stolen Recordings, whose stock perished inside the … Continue reading
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Is this the first man to predict social media?
You may not think you know him, but his name was Marshall McLuhan, and he was born one hundred years ago. His theories on media inspired Andy Warhol to say that “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes,” … Continue reading
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Peppermint Candy launches at historic Cobden Club
The invites said “carriages at 2am” but the guests at the Jazz FM presents Peppermint Candy launch party were dressed so beautifuly, you’d be forgiven for thinking they were transported in 1940s Rolls Royce limousines. Starting with the delicious Peppermint … Continue reading
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Jazz FM presents Peppermint Candy
We’re jumping and jiving with excitment in anticipation of the new swing programme Jazz FM are launching this month, from Thurday 19th May, featuring the Broken Hearts DJs aka the beautiful Amber and Nisha: The Broken Hearts will take us … Continue reading
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