I stayed in the office longer than I should have done this evening, given that I got in before the end of Woman’s Hour, even before the start of the daily serial.

Mostly because I got distracted and started doing the Liberal Drinks artwork you see below this post.

But it did mean I got to listen to some cracking radio on the way home. The Department series came to an end. I’ve heard occasional bits of this but never really listened to. They had some amazing one liners tonight:

Lord Nelson used to be called Lord Nielson – until he lost an i

I’m like a German vegetarian: I fear the wurst!

And a silly plot, and above all it was classic British humour. I do hope it gets a repeat at a sensible time.

After that it was a series on country music, Three Chords and the Truth, with some great songs and a fair bit of irritating nattering. I never knew – I had no idea! – that “I will always love you” was written by Dolly Parton. The Whitney Houston version from The Bodyguard had its chart-topping years whilst I was forced to listen to Radio 1 on the school bus into Hereford every morning. Blimey. That takes me back. Radio 1 was about to move to FM and the AM band was about to be switched off. We didn’t even get to listen to the music uninterrupted because every eight minutes, the talent would be faded down and Simon Mayo would tell us that we needed to make arrangements to tune in to the all new Radio 1 FM. Lugg Valley were never about to put an FM capable radio in our knackered old bus.

Anyway, I think I could really get into country music. I’ve spent money I don’t have downloading Dolly Parton tracks off iTunes and it’s all I can do to stop myself singing along, annoying the neighbours and waking P.

Best of all, I’ve found a guitar site that hasn’t been yet been killed by IP lawyers, and guess what? I can play all the chords I need for Jolene!