"A collection of journalism -- written over the last decade -- by Brian Redhead, the much loved radio and television broadcaster. His own inimitable combination of outspokenness and humour is brought to bear on great British obsession, institutions and customs: the Welfare State, military bands, train travel, Bank Holidays and marmalade! His voracious appetite for history is also apparent, with pieces on his adoped region, the North West, and there are plenty of personal recollections and reflections: on the experience of wartime evacuation, trips abroad and grandparenthood."--Insert.