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Award-winning columnist and blogger. Keeping an eye on the tribulations and trivia of a fast-changing world

August 31, 2023

Peter Rhodes on commas, computers and a campaign to protect old jokes

Peter Rhodes|Aug 31, 2023

August 30, 2023

Peter Rhodes on mug shots, musical fury and supersonic silliness

Peter Rhodes|Aug 30, 2023

August 29, 2023

Peter Rhodes on missing valuables, naming a giraffe and measuring a woman's mood in rock buns

Peter Rhodes|Aug 29, 2023

August 25, 2023

Peter Rhodes on enforced listening, floating birds and the statistics behind murders in the NHS

Peter Rhodes|Aug 25, 2023

August 24, 2023

Peter Rhodes on fallen women, wicked slave owners and the case against dragging villains into court

Peter Rhodes|Aug 24, 2023

August 23, 2023

Peter Rhodes on a 'low-key' birthday, a 'modest' Coronation and why smartphones depressed the Queen

Peter Rhodes|Aug 23, 2023

August 22, 2023

Peter Rhodes on a boozy tale, an undesirable royal and the headline that haunted Michael Parkinson

Peter Rhodes|Aug 22, 2023

August 21, 2023

Peter Rhodes on a TV drama, a pub's new name and turning summer into spring for the cameras

Peter Rhodes|Aug 21, 2023

August 17, 2023

Peter Rhodes on bidding farewell to old things and being lectured by young things

Peter Rhodes|Aug 17, 2023

August 16, 2023

Peter Rhodes on a floating hotel, a temporary prison and a land of spivs and plebs

Peter Rhodes|Aug 16, 2023

August 15, 2023

Peter Rhodes on food portions, farm finances and mouse prints in the frying pan

Peter Rhodes|Aug 15, 2023

August 14, 2023

Peter Rhodes on cooler holidays, a petrol-sniffing dog and how South Africa's dream became a nightmare

Peter Rhodes|Aug 14, 2023

August 11, 2023

Peter Rhodes on soaring insurance premiums, a paper chase and getting the transgender language right

Peter Rhodes|Aug 11, 2023

August 10, 2023

Peter Rhodes on range anxiety, deep fake and the PM's encounter with a pint

Peter Rhodes|Aug 10, 2023

August 9, 2023

Peter Rhodes on generosity, nostalgia and a buzzing new cure for constipation

Peter Rhodes|Aug 9, 2023

August 8, 2023

Peter Rhodes on missing a drone, climbing on roofs and the demise of a much-loved store

Peter Rhodes|Aug 8, 2023

August 7, 2023

Peter Rhodes on swords, ploughshares, drones and how the internet reveals our true ages

Peter Rhodes|Aug 7, 2023

August 4, 2023

Peter Rhodes on kilts, midges and the old, old debate about booze

Peter Rhodes|Aug 4, 2023

August 3, 2023

Peter Rhodes on the shoplifting epidemic, a too-smart phone and planting a multi-million pound Acorn

Peter Rhodes|Aug 3, 2023

August 2, 2023

Peter Rhodes on a north-south divide, a 1990s drama and when's the best time to sell a car?

Peter Rhodes|Aug 2, 2023

August 1, 2023

Peter Rhodes on sex after 60, words on gravestones and Blair's four-letter problem

Peter Rhodes|Aug 1, 2023

July 31, 2023

Peter Rhodes on climate warnings, an odd cheese and deciphering a phone tome

Peter Rhodes|Jul 31, 2023

July 28, 2023

Peter Rhodes on a very sick Britain, a sinking tale and a program that gives you pants

Peter Rhodes|Jul 28, 2023

July 27, 2023

Peter Rhodes on a great reporter, an ancient bank account and a meeting with the Mole Lady

Peter Rhodes|Jul 27, 2023

July 26, 2023

Peter Rhodes on scrapping shops, tugging forelocks and witnessing A-bomb blasts

Peter Rhodes|Jul 26, 2023

July 25, 2023

Peter Rhodes on a prince's boat, an investigative Beeb and the days when fishing was easy

Peter Rhodes|Jul 25, 2023

July 21, 2023

Peter Rhodes on the silly season, incendiary language and the fate of convicts Down Under

Peter Rhodes|Jul 21, 2023

July 20, 2023

Peter Rhodes on a tax rebellion, phone-queue music and an actor who's happy being unwired

Peter Rhodes|Jul 20, 2023

July 19, 2023

Peter Rhodes on royals in battledress, the But People and the passing of a radio legend

Peter Rhodes|Jul 19, 2023

July 18, 2023

Peter Rhodes on boring protesters, boring asparagus and a golden age for retrievers

Peter Rhodes|Jul 18, 2023

July 17, 2023

Peter Rhodes on mylk, beanz and turning Nato into a massive warhammer

Peter Rhodes|Jul 17, 2023

July 14, 2023

Peter Rhodes on a royal reception, tight-fisted Whitehall and is it really farewell to Elton?

Peter Rhodes|Jul 14, 2023

July 13, 2023

Peter Rhodes on university profits, meeting Ms Jonsson and rehabilitating the rattlesnake

Peter Rhodes|Jul 13, 2023

July 12, 2023

Peter Rhodes on BBC salaries, an average summer and a close encounter with cluster bombs

Peter Rhodes|Jul 12, 2023

July 11, 2023

Peter Rhodes on passing over, avoiding drama and a nation losing interest in trains

Peter Rhodes|Jul 11, 2023

July 10, 2023

Peter Rhodes on a TV tribute, hunting antiques and a word to send us rushing for a dictionary

Peter Rhodes|Jul 10, 2023

July 7, 2023

Peter Rhodes on face-blindness, Orkney dissent and the word that says it's all over

Peter Rhodes|Jul 7, 2023

July 6, 2023

Peter Rhodes on water funerals, a cheesy tale and the perils of censoring taste

Peter Rhodes|Jul 6, 2023

July 5, 2023

Peter Rhodes on healthy minds, secret voting and happy hunting for Harriet

Peter Rhodes|Jul 5, 2023

July 4, 2023

Peter Rhodes on dirty water, greedy banks and broadcasting without balance

Peter Rhodes|Jul 4, 2023

July 3, 2023

Peter Rhodes on Rwanda, unisex loos and a tiny portion of porridge

Peter Rhodes|Jul 3, 2023

June 30, 2023

Peter Rhodes on crunchy burgers, foreign furniture and an orgy of hindsight over Russia

Peter Rhodes|Jun 30, 2023

June 29, 2023

Peter Rhodes on badgers, cancer and the ultimate boast: 'I was there'

Peter Rhodes|Jun 29, 2023

June 28, 2023

Peter Rhodes on Russia's revolt, a new hub and the delights of dining with dogs

Peter Rhodes|Jun 28, 2023

June 27, 2023

Peter Rhodes on the Titan horror, a radio legend's boast and making the Vikings pay

Peter Rhodes|Jun 27, 2023

June 26, 2023

Peter Rhodes on plumbers, cat-pupils and a hint of Marxism at the Palace

Peter Rhodes|Jun 26, 2023

June 23, 2023

Peter Rhodes on teddy bears, panels and dodgy dancing in Whitehall

Peter Rhodes|Jun 23, 2023

June 22, 2023

Peter Rhodes on commas, Kylie and devoting your life to punctuation

Peter Rhodes|Jun 22, 2023

June 21, 2023

Peter Rhodes on a thundery drama, chilled sheets and the coolest character on the seafront

Peter Rhodes|Jun 21, 2023

June 20, 2023

Peter Rhodes on elephants, coincidences and piling on the summer pounds

Peter Rhodes|Jun 20, 2023

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