1966...

I listened to a celebration yesterday, on Radio 5, about England’s World Cup win. It was a bit overblown (“the greatest day in England’s sporting history”, the event was unblushingly proclaimed), and padded out with songs from 1966, reinterpreted by the singers and bands of today. Danny Baker went off-script, pointing out that if Germany decided to celebrate their World Cup wins, they’d be putting up the bunting about every eight years…

The pond at Nun Monkton, near York...