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Best of Brakfast Episode 174 Yana Bolder
Before streaming, before on-demand, and long before scrolling through hundreds of titles on your TV, Friday night meant one thing for a lot of Gen X households in the UK. A trip to the video rental shop. Whether it was a local independent store or a branch of Blockbuster, renting a film was part of the weekly routine. You finished work or school, grabbed some snacks, and headed out to […]
Donald Trump says the United States has carried out what he called one of the most powerful bombing raids in the history of the Middle East. In a post on Truth Social, he said the strikes totally obliterated every military target on Iran’s Kharg Island. He added that for reasons of decency he had chosen not to wipe out the oil infrastructure on the island. Kharg is a small island […]
For Gen X, the 1980s weren’t just defined by music—it was also about how you listened to it. And nothing said serious music lover like a Hi-Fi separates system. These were the sleek towers of sound that filled bedrooms and living rooms across the UK, providing a level of audio quality that cassette decks and radios simply couldn’t match. What Were Hi-Fi Separates? Hi-Fi separates were all about choice, quality, […]
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said the US Navy will be escorting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said on Thursday he plans to use the effective closure of the strategic waterway, which handles 20% of the world’s oil, as leverage against the US and Israel. Bessent added that tankers are already moving through, including Iranian and some Chinese-flagged vessels, and confirmed […]
If you grew up in the UK in the 80s, there was a good chance you had a poster on the wall with a hot hatch on it. These weren’t supercars, they weren’t out of reach Ferraris, they were cars you actually saw on the road, parked outside the chippy, or roaring past on a Saturday night. The 1980s was the golden age of the hot hatch, when small family […]
A woman has been jailed for four and a half years after falsely accusing ten men of raping her. Stacey Sharples, thirty one, from Farnworth in Bolton, pleaded guilty at Bolton Crown Court to ten counts of perverting the course of justice. The false allegations were made between twenty thirteen and twenty nineteen. Greater Manchester Police said most of the men were arrested and spent time in custody, with some […]
Before Google, Wikipedia, and even dial-up, there was television teletext—the colourful, blocky, text-filled service that brought news, weather, sports, and more straight into your living room. For Gen X, teletext was often the first place we went for quick facts, scores, or TV listings, long before “googling” was a thing. The Birth of Teletext Teletext was born in the 1970s as a way to use the unused lines in a […]
US forces have carried out strikes on sixteen mine-laying boats near the Strait of Hormuz. Earlier, Donald Trump said ten inactive mine-laying boats had already been destroyed, adding there was “more to follow” in an update posted at 8:24pm. The announcement came less than an hour after the president indicated uncertainty over whether mines were present in the strait. He said Washington had “no reports” confirming Iran’s involvement, but insisted […]
Love it or not, the Eurovision Song Contest is one of those cultural touchstones that keeps Gen X talking every spring. It’s big, it’s bold, it’s a bit bonkers sometimes—and for better or worse it’s the place where quirky mashups, heartfelt ballads and avant‑garde pop collide in a three‑hour live televised spectacle that attracts millions around the world. What Eurovision Means For some, Eurovision is pure nostalgia. It’s memories of […]
RAF fighter jets have carried out military action to defend the nations of Jordan and Bahrain overnight, the Ministry of Defence says. The jets successfully took out an uncrewed aerial system in defence of Jordan and intercepted a drone heading towards Bahrain, it said. Iran's foreign minister has criticised the US for destabilising oil prices with strikes on the country. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is giving a statement in the House […]
