As they say, he had me at Wichita Lineman. With an hour to kill I sat and listened as a … read more
The Vinyl Countdown
Daily Express 20.8.2024
The trouble with technology is that our present so quickly swallows our past. I didn’t mind so … read more
The Making of That’ll Be the Day and Stardust – Daily Mail, 28.2.23
No-one sets out to write a film that half a century later is considered a cult movie. But I did, … read more
Devoted – BBC Radio 4 (23.3.21)
Devoted
Writer Ray Connolly spent six months in hospital fighting Covid 19. This is the story of how he survived.
A Second Chance – The Moment That Changed My Life (an edited version of this article appeared in The Guardian – November 17, 2021)
A second chance – that’s what I was being given when, having skirted death during that first round of Covid, … read more
John, Me and the Lancashire Treasure (Sunday Times, April 1980)
I learned the real meaning of gold fever when I was 13 – although in my case the fever was … read more
John, Me and the Lancashire Treasure (Sunday Times, April 1980) From Born At The Right Time by Ray Connolly
I learned the real meaning of gold fever when I was 13 – although in my case the fever was … read more
My Back Pages (An edited version of this article appeared in The Oldie, December. 2021)
What Muhammad Ali, Bob Dylan, Lord Hailsham, Leonard Cohen, John Lennon, Roger Vadim, Michael Caine, Leonard Cheshire, Paul Raymond, Eric … read more
When hitch-hiking was the only way to travel… (Daily Mail 10.10.19)
When I was 18 the only opportunity I had of foreign travel was to stand at the side of the … read more
Venice, Plum and a 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mail On Sunday. 27.11.16
Some couples celebrate their golden wedding anniversary by holding a feast for friends and family to … read more
