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Written by Aileen MacNicol
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Friday, 05 February 2010 12:47 |
 If you’ve idly turned the dial on your radio of a cold winter’s evening lately, and discovered a new station playing perhaps the widest selection of tunes you could think of, from rave to rock to ceilidh to classics – then chances are you’ve landed on 97.4FM, the home of Dunoon Community Radio.
With regular DJs Victor and Douglas ad-libbing and bantering across the airwaves like they’ve been doing it for years, a host of guest presenters, and of course all those tunes, it’s hard to believe that the fledgling station has only been broadcasting for a few weeks.
The station’s success is even more remarkable when you go behind the scenes at the studio – a corner of an office in Dunoon’s town centre.
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Last Updated on Friday, 05 February 2010 12:58 |
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Written by Gordon Neish
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Friday, 05 February 2010 09:49 |
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Book review: "Operation Mincemeat" by Ben Macintyre (Bloomsbury)
A NEW book by author and Times columnist Ben Macintyre attempts to shed new light on an audacious WWII plan to fool Nazi intelligence by using a fictional spy – who happened to be dead.
The book also reveals Cowal’s role in the plan which was made into a film in 1956: “The Man who Never Was,” starring Clifton Webb, Gloria Grahame and Robert Flemyng. Although a fascinating and well-written book, 'Operation Mincemeat' ignores some crucial new facts in this riveting story.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 06 February 2010 01:43 |
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Written by Colin Cameron
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Friday, 15 January 2010 10:06 |
Are you one of those people who, like me, used to hear the ‘old’ people in your family regularly discussing family history – yet, in the blissful ignorance of youth, completely ignored what was being said?
These days, with the benefit of hindsight and a (very small) accumulation of wisdom – what I wouldn’t give to be able to go back and discuss this almost-forgotten family history with my forebears.
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Last Updated on Friday, 05 February 2010 10:00 |
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