The Thompsons share their thoughts on the King's Coronation, Glastonbury Festival and this month's theme, podcasts...
King’s Coronation
We very much enjoyed it. They had a marvellous orchestra in the church, and the singers in the rafters were excellent. We only watched it for four-and-a-half hours this time as when we watched the Queen’s funeral all day, it wore us out. We also enjoyed the concert at Windsor Castle the day after; it wasn’t long-winded, everyone did two songs each, and no-one got bored. Take That were very entertaining - as was the young lad, Jerub, who was the first one out and from Nottingham. We’ll keep an eye out for him.
Glastonbury Festival
We’ve never been. We probably won’t get a chance at this stage. But we can’t stand camping. Or Elton John for that matter - it’s about time he retired! Did you know that he was the first act to ever play Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall? All that way back in November 1982. We were there for that, he was supported by a band called Stray Cats. We’d like to see Guns N' Roses though. They dress like proper rock stars, and look like The Doors.
Podcasts
It’s like radio on your phone, right? We are not big on podcasts, but we have recently listened to The Rest Is Politics, the podcast with Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart. We liked the episode where they argued about whether to play the London Palladium or the O2 Arena. They’re both very intelligent people.
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