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Alongside Mini cars and mini skirts, some memorable novelty songs hit the UK charts...

Alternative UK Chart Hits from 1962

Five huge oaks – including one in a landscape thought to be the inspiration...

Ancient oaks and a mystical ‘portal’ rowan on shortlist for UK Tree of the Year

Formed in Birmingham in 1978, Duran Duran represented a new age of popular music...

The best of Duran Duran

Australian folk music star Judith Durham, who achieved global fame as the lead singer...

Best of The Seekers Playlist
55 years on from the pirate radio closures

‘Big L time is three ‘o clock and Radio London is now closing down’...

Hits of the 80s Playlist

From bright colours to big hair, the 80s were a decade where British artists...

Silversurfers Book Club Summer 2022

Each season we share a selection of popular book titles and new releases which...

Which songs are the biggest favourites for baby boomers?

Songs have a remarkable effect on us. The opening chord alone of a piece...

Pick of 9 royal reads to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

We may all be toasting the Queen during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, but how...

How ABBA became one of the most iconic pop bands the world has ever known

They might be synonymous with cheesy pop – but Sweden’s ‘Fab Four’ changed the...

Incredible movie trivia for Star Wars Day

Star Wars is a film franchise that needs no introduction. From the release of...

Kate Ellis talks about her new album ‘Spirals’

Kate Ellis is an Americana/Folk singer-songwriter born in Louisiana, raised in New York and...

Calling all Gerry Anderson fans – Stand by for Action!

For anyone growing up in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, Gerry Anderson’s name instantly...

The best of Debbie Reynolds

American actress, singer, businesswoman and film historian Debbie Reynolds is one of the greats...

Great radio for our generation is back!

Remember tuning into a crackly Radio Luxembourg under the bedsheets?  Our generation has a...

Neighbours comes to an end: 7 life lessons from the Australian soap

After nearly 9,000 episodes, Neighbours has confirmed it’s coming to an end. The popular...

World Book Day: 7 wellbeing benefits of reading

From fast-paced thrillers and murder mysteries to fascinating memoirs and dragon-filled fantasy novels, books...

Jon Bon Jovi turns 60

As rock legend Jon Bon Jovi celebrates his 60th birthday we turn back the...

Silversurfers Book Club Spring 2022

Each season we share a selection of popular book titles and new releases which...

English Heritage blue plaques to tell working class stories

A women’s suffrage organisation, Britain’s first professional female landscape gardener and a mostly self-taught...

More ways to make the most of your retirement – including the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

From Boundless: the club for retired and working public sector and civil service workers....

6 crucial life lessons we’ve learned from the Queen in her Platinum Jubilee year

We often look to the younger members of the royal family for everything –...

On the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: 13 of her most incredible fashion looks from the 1940s to now

Queen Elizabeth II is about to reach a major milestone – for on February...

How Elizabeth became Queen watching baboons at sunrise from Kenyan treetops

Princess Elizabeth was watching baboons while taking photographs of the Kenyan sunrise from a...

Fourteen prime ministers have served the Queen during her reign

The Queen has seen 14 premiers come and go during her long reign, which...

Oprah’s most inspiring moments

Oprah Winfrey is a cultural powerhouse – through her television show was most popular...

Meat Loaf playlist tribute

Following the sad news of the passing of the US singer Meat Loaf, we...

Will Bridgerton be the same without the dashing Duke of Hastings?

Netflix has offered a first glimpse at the second series of its hit show...

From Bridgerton to Buckingham Palace: Eight must-see TV series for 2022

As we head into 2022, viewers can expect a glut of new TV series...

TV Review: From the action packed to the comedic, we look back on the most talked about shows this year

A year that began with yet another lockdown and ended with a list of...

Ricky Martin: The King of Latin Pop Turns 50

Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Enrique Martin Morales, better known as Ricky Martin,...

Pete Murray returns!

Legendary radio presenter Pete Murray is returning to radio on Boxing Day – at...

Just Isn’t Christmas Without You

I stood there, listening to the brilliance of the Moody Blues at the Albert...

Silversurfers Book Club Winter 2022

Each season we share a selection of popular book titles and new releases which...

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