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Love in the West Midlands

  • May 12, 2017
  • by Holly Watson
From 90s suburban Coventry, Holly Watson recalls stories from her childhood. This time she looks at a relationship between her Aunty Mandy and her husband SImon, a man so boring as to drive you to tears.
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The Christmas Disco

  • December 18, 2015
  • by Holly Watson
Holly Watson takes a retrospective view at a school Christmas Disco
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