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Today it's Brian Protheroe vs Paul Weller with βPinballβ πΆβ¨
The wistful 1974 original takes on Weller's recent reimagining of the cult classic. π€π΅
Who gets your vote? π€π
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67%Brian Protheroe
33%Paul Weller
49 votes β’ Final resultsπ Notes & Queries: Is this central Londonβs last surviving bomb site? Itβs on the corner of Leonard Street and Tabernacle Street in Shoreditch. Know the story? βοΈ 0800 731 2000
β½π» 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? βοΈ 0800 731 2000
π¬π» 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? βοΈ 0800 731 2000 π»
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Today, itβs a soulful showdown! β€οΈπ€ The Stylistics take on Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye with the classic 'Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)' πΆ
Who nailed it? π€ VOTE below or call us on 0800 731 2000 π
50%The Stylistics
50%Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
46 votes β’ Final resultsπ·π» Notes & Queries: Tony in Sydenham recalls a family jazz band - possibly Swedish - playing the Half Sovereign, Glasshouse St, in the late β80s/early β90s. Parents and young children were in the band. Who were they, and when did they play? βοΈ 0800 731 2000
π΄ββοΈπ°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? βοΈ 0800 731 2000
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Today, itβs a battle of the Mockingbirds! π¦ Inez & Charlie Foxx take on Carly Simon & James Taylor with the classic 'Mockingbird' πΆ
Who nailed it? π€ VOTE below or call us on 0800 731 2000 π
53%Inez/Charlie Foxx
47%Carly Simon/James Taylor
43 votes β’ Final results Robert Elms retweeted
Iβm in for Robert (Elms) on #BBCRadioLondon @ 10am.
Joining me: #JayRayner, #NigelBarden #EmilyWoof #TheHempolics & #NobleandHeath join 4 Funky Friday.
+ also asking for your most missed London restaurants.
Two of mine in the pic.
What are yours?
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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 π
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 π
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 π
Time for Cover II CoverπΌ and today it's The Doobie Brothers V The Isley Brothers with 'Listen To The Music' π· but who did it better? Vote below or call on 0800 731 2000 π
81%The Doobie Brothers
19%The Isley Brothers
43 votes β’ Final resultsWe 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 β½οΈ call on 0800 731 2000
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 π§π
It's time for Notes and Queries ποΈ 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 π
πΆ 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? π· π·π· ππ
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64%Blood, Sweat & Tears
36%Lou Rawls
61 votes β’ Final resultsAnd 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?
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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?
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