It’s 1989 and my dog got to ride in an ambulance (The Monkseaton Shootings)

The gang remembers the Monkseaton Shootings of 1989 – which despite being Britain’s fourth worst mass shooting – no-one else seems to do. Seriously, the BBC’s anniversary story was literally headlined “town struggles to remember shootings”. Britain’s fourth worst mass shooting!

John takes steps to avoid an accidental comeback in local radio. Claire is more interested in the fact that the lead actor in Woof! was called Edward Fidoe than Salman Rushdie’s fatwa or the end of the Cold War. Another Gareth Alexander wins an award. Our Gareth Alexander wins a protractor. A dog gets to ride in an ambulance.

Digressions in this episode include: Noel Edmond’s Telly Addicts, VHS cases masquerading as classic literature, Dalziel and Pascoe, whether Rolf Harris’ paintings have appreciated in value lately, and of course Byker! Grove! Byker! Grove! Byker! Grove! Byker Byker Byker Byker Byker Grove yeah!

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Our theme music is the song “Steady Away” by Pete Dilley and can be found on his album Half-truths and Hearsay which you can/should buy/stream here: https://petedilley.bandcamp.com/album/half-truths-and-hearsay

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We didn’t make that headline up - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/8029888.stm

Want to see more of the news from May 1989? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhSdzEzOJd0

The traumatic end of Half Man Half Biscuit loving Jemma Dobson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRn00oojPNk

Michael Sundin chases Elton John in a Sinclair C5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcODO8rDwIo

We don’t mention it, but the last episode of Byker Grove was wild - https://franticplanet.wordpress.com/2019/07/16/great-moments-in-pop-culture-byker-grove-nukes-the-fourth-wall/

Bloody hell though, Bernard’s Watch was a bit much! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp0KhXhKyjk

Woof! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqlUki0EOV0