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Broadcasting House, London
Joined September 2009
🎼 COVER II COVER! 🎼 Today it's Brian Protheroe vs Paul Weller with β€œPinball” 🎢✨ The wistful 1974 original takes on Weller's recent reimagining of the cult classic. 🎀🎡 Who gets your vote? πŸ€”πŸ‘‡ Vote below or call us on 0800 731 2000 πŸ“ž
67%Brian Protheroe
33%Paul Weller
49 votes β€’ Final results
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πŸ“ Notes & Queries: Is this central London’s last surviving bomb site? It’s on the corner of Leonard Street and Tabernacle Street in Shoreditch. Know the story? ☎️ 0800 731 2000
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βš½πŸ“» Notes & Queries: Paul in Beckenham remembers seeing two matches on one Good Friday in the 1970s, Fulham v Crystal Palace and QPR v Ipswich. Did it happen, what year was it, and what were the scores? ☎️ 0800 731 2000
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🎬🍻 Notes & Queries: Ian in East Dulwich has heard the chauffeur of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton lived on the Denmark Hill Estate and sometimes dropped the stars at the Fox on the Hill pub. Is it true, and does anyone remember seeing them there? ☎️ 0800 731 2000 πŸ“»
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🎼 COVER II COVER! 🎼 Today, it’s a soulful showdown! ❀️🎀 The Stylistics take on Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye with the classic 'Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)' 🎢 Who nailed it? πŸ€” VOTE below or call us on 0800 731 2000 πŸ“ž
50%The Stylistics
50%Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
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πŸŽ·πŸ“» Notes & Queries: Tony in Sydenham recalls a family jazz band - possibly Swedish - playing the Half Sovereign, Glasshouse St, in the late ’80s/early ’90s. Parents and young children were in the band. Who were they, and when did they play? ☎️ 0800 731 2000
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πŸš΄β€β™‚οΈπŸ•°οΈ Notes & Queries: Andrew in Stepney wonders why London's public clocks often show different times. Cycling from Cornhill to Bank, some seem accurate, others are minutes out. Who maintains them, and are there any rules about keeping them correct? ☎️ 0800 731 2000
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🎼 COVER II COVER! 🎼 Today, it’s a battle of the Mockingbirds! 🐦 Inez & Charlie Foxx take on Carly Simon & James Taylor with the classic 'Mockingbird' 🎢 Who nailed it? πŸ€” VOTE below or call us on 0800 731 2000 πŸ“ž
53%Inez/Charlie Foxx
47%Carly Simon/James Taylor
43 votes β€’ Final results
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And finally, a third this week from Rene in Loughborough Junction. She wants to know if anyone else has stories of meeting any celebrities from the BBC Television Centre in the local pubs like her dad did? He met Tommy Cooper! If you do, give me a call on 08007312000 πŸ“ž
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Second query is from Dexter in Pimlico. He wants to know about the history of Buck Hill and why it's called that. Is it true that it was previously the site of some ancient neolithic earthworks? And does it get it's name from Buckingham Palace? Give me a call on 08007312000 πŸ“ž
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It's time for Notes & Queries. First up is Don in Rickmansworth who wants to know why there were pubs inside the ticket barriers at some train stations in London. When did they close? Why were they there? Give me a call if you know anything on 08007312000 πŸ“ž
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Time for Cover II Cover🎼 and today it's The Doobie Brothers V The Isley Brothers with 'Listen To The Music' 🎷 but who did it better? Vote below or call on 0800 731 2000 πŸ“ž
81%The Doobie Brothers
19%The Isley Brothers
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We have a third query today. From Andrew in East Dulwich. He's seen this banner at Dulwich Hamlet FC, which reads 'TRANSPONTINE'. He wants to know what it means and why it's there ⚽️ call on 0800 731 2000
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The second query is from Simon in Kingston. He wants to know about the origins of football songs. Did lots of clubs sing You'll Never Walk Alone? And when did it all change? Call on 0800 731 2000 if you know anything πŸ§πŸ“ž
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It's time for Notes and Queries πŸ—’οΈ the first is from Paul in Holland on Sea. He wants to know about the Cockney Pride. What was it? A pub or an entertainment venue maybe? And where was it? Give me a call on 0800 731 2000 πŸ“ž
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🎢 It's Cover II Cover time! Today it's "You've Made Me So Very Happy"- Blood, Sweat & Tears VS Lou Rawls Who are you voting for? πŸ“· πŸ“·πŸ“· πŸ‘‡πŸ“ž 0800 731 2000
64%Blood, Sweat & Tears
36%Lou Rawls
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And for query No.2- Trev in Cambridgeshire is trying to identify where this photo of his grandparents was taken, sometime between 1926 and 1934. Does anyone recognise the round tower or the pub with the "Watneys Ales & Stout" sign? Think you know? Call me on 0800 731 2000 πŸ“ž
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Time for Notes and Queries- Robert in Wandsworth says this sign hangs outside No. 14 St James's Place. The building is now used as offices for Spencer House opposite, but the crest doesn't match the Spencer family. So what it's for? Think you know? Call me on 0800 731 2000 πŸ“ž
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🎢 It's Cover II Cover time! and today it's "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"- Nina Simone VS The Animals Who are you voting for? πŸ“· πŸ“· πŸ‘‡πŸ“ž
30%Nina Simone
70%The Animals
69 votes β€’ Final results
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