Do stay for tea and coffee Archives - Reform Magazine
Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘No one has ever written about this extraordinary event’
25/04/2025 | ReformPaul Kerensa tells the story of Britain’s most-heard prayer
It’s been a year since the centenary of the first appearance by a monarch on radio, in the earliest BBC recording.This’ll be the 101st anniversary then. It’s not exactly a round … Read More
Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘No one likes virtue signalling, but are we starting to see vice signalling?’
11/03/2025 | ReformI can’t imagine anyone likes the idea of ‘virtue signalling’. Whether you’re the accuser or the accused, you’re likely either fed up of spotting self-righteousness, or fed up that your virtuous intent isn’t being taken seriously.
I see both sides. … Read More
Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘The messages could have been medical, monetary or, er, marital.’
29/01/2025 | ReformPaul Kerensa learns from a technology fail of excruciating proportions
Enjoy, at my expense, my most embarrassing moment of recent times.
I was booked to perform a comedy show in a church – surely a scene ripe for embarrassment. Due … Read More
Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘It’s language and ingredients are shrunk and packaged in a bit of cardboard’
27/11/2024 | ReformSeven years ago I wrote a festive history book, Hark! The biography of Christmas. But festive celebrations have moved on in seven years. What traditions have evolved since? Here are 12 (the Christmassiest number) surprisingly modern customs that feel rather … Read More
Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘At a Not Going Out recording, Miranda asked if I’d write for her radio sitcom’
25/10/2024 | ReformPaul Kerensa on writing Miranda
Watching Sarah Hadland on Strictly Come Dancing lately has brought back what-I-call ‘such fun’ memories of working on Miranda.
The BBC sitcom was part of my life for a decade, from its Radio 2 origins … Read More
Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘We’re trying to take a step back from smartphones – and say hello to dumbphones.’
02/10/2024 | ReformBe smart, get dumb, says Paul Kerensa
The new academic year has meant an ‘autumn-clean’ of our family’s digital life. Somehow our two children – surely toddlers a minute ago – are now in secondary school. With that jump comes … Read More
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