Phil Jones’s Diary: Leaving Radio 2, the Queen’s favourite show, and why Gorbachev apologised to me
I’m certain that one person who does support the BBC is the Queen, who told me once that her favourite programme is The Kumars at No…
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In a Chicago voting booth, I remember why humans find it so hard to accept defeat
A week of election build-up in the US, from peeping at the president to haranguing Hillary – and a starry night…
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The joy of only winning once: why England should be proud of 1966
We feel the glory of that triumphant moment, 50 years ago, all the more because of all the other occasions when…
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The wild mountains of Wales, Carwyn on Corbyn and why Plaid Cymru isn’t the SNP
We love our politics on Radio 2, so we’re a little shocked when the Plaid Cymru leader, Leanne Wood,…
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Phil Jones’s Diary: Summer in the Caucasus, shadowy neighbours and a grandmother’s love for Stalin
My beloved mother Helen Jones died last year. Some time ago she gave me a treasured wallet embossed with…
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