It’s bonkers. I pick up some stunning classical discs in the chazzas, sometimes in exchange for a box of old tat out of my loft. Classical on vinyl is a weird no-man’s-land. Facebook has a great page dedicated to this very thing, and there’s real enthusiasm for it.

A Decca radiogram this time, with a selection of Peter Pears on L’Oiseau-Lyre.

I picked up one for pennies a few weeks ago…

Looks like the sort of place with a new BeoSystem hifi and a Hostess trolley. I bet they're in the garage, with a pile of Karajan Beethovens on Deustche Grammophon. #facethemusic

I met the fabulous John Amis a couple of times. He nearly co-opted me as his tape op on his theatre tours when I was 19. A regret that I didn't take him up on it.

...had he survived that long, poor old soul...

I’d ask for my region, but Granada just had an uneasy silence with occasional soundtrack crackle, and I wouldn’t wish that on you.

Bring back Jack Scott doing the weather, and you’ve got my vote.