MUSICAL MAJESTIES
Why is the music business full of royal titles?
SATELLITE OF JOY
So many people are 'over the moon' these days. How did that start?
WHEEL OF FORTUNE
‘The True Wheel’ is one of Brian Eno’s most mysterious songs
TOWERS OF POWER
What are those tall London buildings behind the Beatles on the roof?
RAISING THE ROOF
Tony Barrell explains why he wrote 'The Beatles on the Roof'
TOYS AND GIRLS
The expression 'toy boy' is older than many people think
SAUCE CODE
'Hanky-panky' used to mean something quite different
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL
Many young lives were changed when Roxy Music played Top of the Pops
THE LITTER PEOPLE
Where does the word ‘litterbug’ come from?
ROCK AND RULA
Marc Bolan and Rula Lenska were born on exactly the same day