The broadcaster and writer on revisiting childhood for his nostalgic memoir, the genius of George Orwell, and his love of dancing
, is a portrait of the town in which he grew up, Wigton in Cumbria. It describes his childhood as only son of Stan and Ethel, who ran the local pub, the Black-A-Moor. What is striking is how modestly marginal he makes himself, preferring to apply his formidable recall and affection to others. Bragg won a scholarship to Oxford, joined the BBC and went on to become one of our best-known broadcasters and a life peer: Lord Bragg of Wigton.Curiously enough, no.
I’m on page 42 of writing that sequel – what happened to me at Oxford. The change was about increasing reach. At Oxford, I discovered. I was walking down Walton Street and saw this big poster that had the spitting image of my girlfriend on it. I went in, not having heard of Bergman. I just wanted to see this wonderful woman and there she was – speaking Swedish.
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