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The runners and riders in the rock and roll steeplechase first past the post this week include …
… how Ed Sheeran protects himself against song theft claims.
… ‘lost’ Hendrix, Beach Boys, Amy Winehouse and Jeff Buckley records: is anything unfinished ever any good?
… “The Unauthorised Breakfast Item”: can YOU tell a Bob Newhart sketch title from a Caravan song?
… US Office versus the UK original and the genius of Steve Carrell.
… The West Wing, Frasier, the Good Life and how romance is the root of all great sitcoms.
… rock and roll lighting: “you can do whatever you want now but that doesn’t mean you should”.
… Judge claims busking is “noise pollution”!
. … Pink Floyd: “it’s not going to work without the gong!”
… and a giant poster of David Hepworth and Mark Ellen pinned to a tree outside Wareham.
Plus birthday guest Stephen Lambe on the downside of the age of spectacle.
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