All Purls. No Swine.
A bit of a repost from almost exactly a year ago. Like Angela herself, I think it's aged pretty well. The same can't be said for Strictly Come Dancing, once a hugely popular BBC program. ("Dancing with the Stars" is the US copycat edition.) Ever since the Fall of 2023, "Strictly" has been mired in… Continue reading Happy 80th Birthday, Angela Rippon!
"Who is Angela Rippon?" You may ask. And it's perfectly fine if you do. I'm ready to go to war on her behalf. I know who Angela Rippon is mostly because I'm old enough to remember her insurgence on the BBC as its first permanent female journalist on the national television news. And also--not to… Continue reading You Go, Girl! In Praise of Angela Rippon