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Big Mac The Burghers of Calais Teddy Bunn

The Outsider The Man in the Rain Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Tricky Sam Nanton Doc Cheatham Bill Swindells

Round about 1960 when I was 20 I was very taken by the culture of hip. There was jazz, of course, but also John Cassavetes's film Shadows and Jack Gelber's play The Connection. Right into this category fitted Albee's The Zoo Story which was a huge influence, and a very fine little play, too P.S. Have just discovered in my record collection a vinyl album on Spoken Arts called Mark Richman & William Daniels in The Zoo Story by Edward Albee. Must give it a replay!

The Chuckle Brothers George Smiley Sir Robert Smirke

Michael Foot Yardbird Miles

Branch Davidians Frank Bough Leif Erikson

Tommy Potter Curly Russell

Recently released bank robbery thriller with a Texan setting which I saw this afternoon. Really good!

Bo Derek Shrek Anita Ekberg

Barton Fink Buckshot LeFonque Francis Fukuyama

Skeleton in the Cupboard Reds Under the Bed Bats in the Belfry

Hester Prynne Hector Berlioz Marcel Berlins

Foxy Knoxy Amanda the Panda Andy Pandy

Just read McEwan's much-hyped latest, which I ordered from the public library. As always, clever but slight. I never feel I want to buy copies of his books to keep.

Derrick Greaves Robert Graves Francis Tombs

Super Furry Animals Catatonia Manic Street Preachers

Gusty Spence Christine Blower Stacy Head

Chummy McGregor Pal Joey Kanga

T Rex King Vidor Ida Nudel

Audrey Tatou Tawdry Bustle Darcey Bussell

Yes, age is relevant here, also in that the middle-aged and elderly (as for example your cinema foyer couple) are less familiar with the conventions of device use in public than the young, who have grown up with it. On public transport, which I ride every day, the only intrusive conversations I ever hear are from the no-longer-young.Of course, the shyness of adolescence also plays a part in this, but also the near universal switch among the young to silent programs like WhatsApp for communicating.

Nice listening! Thanks!

Dawn Airey Airey Neave