June

[Sweder]

I have three DABs - the Roberts portable, a standard PURE model in the bedroom and my beloved Planet Rock Marshall Amp PURE in my home office. Oh, and the one in my pick-up truck - I jettisoned a SatNav option so that I could play Planet Rock at loud volume on the way to/ from work. Another excellent decision I must say; I may get lost from time to time, but I have a lot of fun doing it. Reception can be patchy but after the Goonhilly-ish interstellar crackles of medium wave the in-tune clarity is sublime.

Jenny Agutter!!! My first media-driven crush . . . I think it was that ski-slope nose, or the fact she was quite happy to tear up her flannels to save the train. The story has huge meaning for me; I was always bitterly envious of the happy ending. It's a tough watch even now, but having been reminded of it I must obtain a copy for my daughter before she gets too cinical to really enjoy it. I'm not sure if a remake was ever attempted but if it were I should quit my job and set up a Greenham Common style vigil outside the lot. Never mind Nic Cage's desecration of The Wicker Man; this would be a crime against humanity.