The Gift of a Radio: My Childhood and other Train Wrecks

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It was a crisp autumn afternoon and my mother and I were in the garden burning leaves. I must have been about ten years old. That day, I told Mum that my perfect holiday would be the two of us together, staying in bed. I can remember it vividly. Mum had laughed but I sensed a sudden frisson in the atmosphere. Jermain Defoe's heartbroken on-off girlfriend Alisha LeMay breaks her silence after pictures of the footballer and his new lover emerged Moving and frank ... A story of a childhood defined by loneliness, the absence of a father and the grim experience of a Quaker boarding school. It is also one of the most perceptive accounts of Britain in the 1970s.'- Misha GlennyBetween his mother's un-diagnosed psychological problems, and his step-father's untreated ones, life at home was dysfunctional at best. But with gun-wielding school masters and sub-standard living conditions, Quaker boarding school wasn't much better. He was absolutely 100% right not to change it and we’re 100% right to see it as a historical document about a time and a place and a certain sort of reporter. It’s not just about America. It’s also about what ‘gentleman journalism’ was like. All of those things are fascinating but they’re of their time and you either engage with that with a smile and enjoyment or you’re not willing to.” a b c Bingham, John; Singh, Anita (18 January 2011). "BBC's Justin Webb reveals his real father was newsreader Peter Woods". London: Telegraph Media Group Limited. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Bradley Cooper sweetly holds hands with daughter Lea, 6, as they enjoy an after-school ice cream run in NYC The White Witch, X-Men's Storm, Pennywise and The Mask: As stars get into the Halloween spirit - can YOU guess who's behind the costume?