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One of the greatest living Englishman has finally handed in his dinner plate. He was 96 and packed enough into his life for a dozen people. War hero, scholar, linguist, hellenophile and the most brilliant of travel writers, he was one of my heroes. I hope that he left the third volume of his...

On his anti-immigrant rant Goldstone says "Surely most people on here who are old enough to remember will agree that Britain was a much nicer place to live 40 years ago ..." Is that true? While there are definitely things I miss about the UK in 1971 (local shops, proper cinemas, a 17-team...

For this quiz I'm doing for Mrs G (see pop music thread), I'm posting a question about capital cities. I wanted to check when the capital of Pakistan switched from Karachi to Islamabad. A quick search of the web brought up several pages and from that I found that in Islamabad became the capital...

I'm putting together a quiz for Mrs Gwylan and have done all the rounds except the pop music one. She's told me not to ask questions about 60s, 70s or 80s music as the participants will be in their 20s and not know the answers. I know very little about modern beat combos. Anyone got some ideas...

I'm in NYC next week and have seen that the Yankees are home to the Red Sox and there are tickets available in most parts of the ground. Anyone know if the view from the cheap seats is really awful or do I have to splash out a bit? And is best to be side-on or behind/in front of the batter...

We fancy a jaunt out to the country at the weekend. Does anyone know any pubs in East Sussex with a children's play area (and obviously one that serves decent beer)? I know The Laughing Fish at Isfield has, but we've been there and wanted something different.

West Indies v Pakistan in Guyana. Windies had a first innings lead of 66 and then collapsed in the 2nd innings to 104-9 but a last wicket stand of 46 has swung things back West Indies' way. After so many test matches seem to be played on featherbed pitches, it's good to see one which gives...

Does anyone know how to get iTunes to play a whole album - one track after another? If I want to listen to Bach, I want to listen to Bach and not to Bob Marley or Youssou N'Dour. I've tried turning Shuffle on and off but that makes no difference (in fact, I'm not sure what Shuffle does). I know...

I have various friends and family who support other teams looking forward to coming to the Amex next season (not least, my Millwall-supporting in-laws). Will we able to meet in the bars after the game for a drink and a chat or will all bars be strictly segregated?

I know there have been heaps of these but I haven't seen this one. Mrs Gwylan has got an iPod and, given the complexity of Apple products, has left me to sort it out for her. I've managed to work out how to copy music over - it must be said, Apple documentation leaves a lot to be desired - but...

Our world changed forever. No more LSD, no more thinking half-a-crown was a huge amount, no more 10-bob notes, no more tanners... The old currency seems as old-fashioned as groats and sovereigns now, yet it was a major shock when we changed over. Anyone know what the last Albion pre-decimal...

I'm a romantic says Xavi, heartbeat of Barcelona and Spain | Football | The Guardian Interesting to hear what he says about Barcelona's style of play. Obviously Barca are the supreme proponents of tippy-tappy football but you can see how that mindset has trickled down to Poyet - particularly...

BBC News - Burger ban begins at Forest Green Rovers football club Will the smell of burgers no longer waft over football grounds? What about the human rights of fans to clog their arteries? Does Magna Carta mean nothing - did she die in vain?

England carrying on from where they left off. Thrashed the PM XI by 7 wickets with Bell hitting an unbeaten ton. And of particular interest to Sussex fans, Yards was best bowler with 3-33 off 9 overs Good to see Australia's new generation of fast bowlers Pattinson and Copeland getting a bit of...

Haven't seen any mention of this - it seemed to have been missed in the fallout from the Pompey case - but this could have massive implications for football if HMRC wins this case. It's not good news for small clubs that could be owed money HMRC challenge to creditors rule could cause chaos...

The Observer picked its all-time greats team yesterday (haven't seen this mentioned anywhere) and had Steve Gerrard in its midfield. They justified the choice by saying that someone had to do the donkey work for a midfield of Maradona, Cruyff and Zidane but I reckon that if lot got the ball...

..to win League 1 With Ladbrokes anyway, Joe Coral,BetFred and Paddy Power still have the South Coast Club as favourites while Bill Hill and Vic Chandler have us as joint faves. If we win next Saturday, will we be clear favourites for the first time?

BBC's Dan Roan has just tweeted "Portsmouth FC statement: "likely the club will now be closed down and liquidated" - they blame former owner Sacha Gaydamak" Thought they were in the clear now? (I'll believe it when I see it BTW).

Following from the interview with John Lydon yesterday, some sadder news: Lydon's step-daughter, Ari Up of The Slits has died aged 48. I remember seeing The Slits supporting The Clash in 1977 - a great gig. And their debut album Cut has stood the test of time well.

I know there are a few Pistols/PiL fans on here so this might grab you An entertaining 30 minutes BBC - Podcasts - This podcast is not available outside the UK