1 Oct 2026
Prime Ministers Since 1979
My ranking of ten Prime Ministers, from Thatcher to Starmer: the achievements, the mistakes, a teenage crush and why Partygate will always be personal.
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VERSO MEDIA · FELIXSTOWE
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Dispatches from Verso
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29 Sep 2026
Mother Missing
Ruth Dugdall returns to Cate Austin after an eleven-year gap with Mother Missing, a dark Suffolk psychological thriller involving three women, a disappearance and some very familiar territory.
25 Sep 2026
Roy of the Rovers: 50 Years Ago Today
On 25 September 1976, Roy of the Rovers finally got a comic of his own. Fifty years later, I went back to issue one to see what readers got for their 7p.
25 Jul 2025
Picture Quizzes
Download free printable picture quiz rounds featuring celebrities, logos, landmarks and themed image sheets for pub, charity or table quizzes.
6 Sep 2026
Come Up Screaming
Steffan Piper’s Come Up Screaming is a coming-of-age story set in 1980s Felixstowe. For me, though, it was considerably more dangerous: I know the streets, the house and some of the people behind the fiction.
14 Sep 2026
Holmhill Farm
J.D. Missen’s Holmhill Farm brings crime, the 1953 flood and a completely fictional Versey ancestor together in a mystery rooted firmly in Felixstowe.
25 Jul 2025
Picture Quizzes
Download free printable picture quiz rounds featuring celebrities, logos, landmarks and themed image sheets for pub, charity or table quizzes.
6 Sep 2026
Come Up Screaming
Steffan Piper’s Come Up Screaming is a coming-of-age story set in 1980s Felixstowe. For me, though, it was considerably more dangerous: I know the streets, the house and some of the people behind the fiction.
14 Sep 2026
Holmhill Farm
J.D. Missen’s Holmhill Farm brings crime, the 1953 flood and a completely fictional Versey ancestor together in a mystery rooted firmly in Felixstowe.
5 May 2025
Ipswich’s 1981 UEFA Cup Win
Ipswich Town’s 1981 UEFA Cup triumph recalled through European nights, radio mishaps, school plays and two unforgettable final legs.
22 Apr 2026
Youth Killed It
A predictable travel delay precedes a lively Norwich performance from Youth Killed It.
13 Sep 2026
Fleetwood Unchained – 2026
A solo trip to the Spa Pavilion for Fleetwood Unchained’s Dreams of Fleetwood Mac show, spanning Stevie Nicks favourites, Peter Green classics and more.
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Start with one obsession. There is usually another one hiding behind it.MUSICFollow an artistFrom radio plays to shows, playlists, vinyl and gigs.Start with the music →READINGFind a book rabbit holeBooks, authors, reading data and the stories behind them.Start reading →QUIZZESPlay one or come to oneBrowse the archive, download a round or find the next quiz night.Start quizzing →LIVEGo from stage to airwavesGig memories connected back into the artists heard on Verso Radio.Start with the gigs →THE ARCHIVESee what turns up todayOld shows, stories, events and assorted Verso history.Open the archive →
ON AIR / ON DEMAND580 shows.
580 shows.
And counting.
The Saturday Show, Sunday Roast, specials and years of archive radio — without pretending there’s an app or that we’re on DAB.
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The Menopause and ADHD
26 September 2026
The Songs That Shaped The Beatles
27 September 2026
Jimmy at Breakfast
Other Shows · 5 June 2026
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WHAT’S NEXT
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Upcoming Events
The next gigs, quizzes and radio shows in the Verso diary.
Gigs
Fri 16 Oct
Jimmy Nail
Location: The Apex, Bury St Edmunds
Fri 23 Oct
Cast
Location: Electric Ballroom, London
Sat 24 Oct
Transvision Vamp
Location: Epic Studios, Norwich
Wed 4 Nov
The Proclaimers
Location: The Regent, Ipswich
Sat 7 Nov
Paul Heaton
Location: The O2, London
Quizzes
Wed 7 Oct
The Grosvenor Quiz
Location: The Grosvenor
Thu 29 Oct
RSPCA
Location: Ipswich Town Football Club
Fri 30 Oct
British Divers Marine Life
Location: Labour Club
Wed 11 Nov
The Grosvenor Quiz
Location: The Grosvenor
Thu 19 Nov
NCI Felixstowe (Coastwatch)
Location: Labour Club
Radio
Sat 3 Oct
Rivals - The 80's Special
The Saturday Show
Sun 4 Oct
The Songs that Made Amy Winehouse
Verso's Sunday Roast
Sat 10 Oct
The Saturday Show
The Saturday Show
Sun 11 Oct
Verso's Sunday Roast
Verso's Sunday Roast
COMMUNITY
Fundraising
Fundraising Tracker
Money Raised in 2026
Supporting multiple charities through quizzes, events and community fundraising.
Total Raised£9,056
Campaigns£4,2152 recorded
Charity Quizzes£4,8416 quizzes
Target£15,00060% complete
£9,056 raised£5,944 to reach this year's goal
Forthcoming
29 OCT 2026
RSPCA
Ipswich Town Football Club
20 JUN 2027
London to Brighton
For British Heart Foundation
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COLLECTION
Latest vinyl
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The newest arrivals in the Verso record collection.
LP · 2003
Bad Moon Rising - The Collection
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Fantasy
LP x 2 · 2004
American Idiot
Green Day
Reprise Records
LP · 1995
The Sound of McAlmont & Butler
McAlmont & Butler
Demon
12" · 1985
Flag Day
The Housemartins
Go! Discs
LP · 2022
Wet Leg
Wet Leg
Domino
12" · 1986
Build
The Housemartins
Go! Discs
12" · 1986
Christmas Box
The Housemartins
Go! Discs
12" · 1986
Happy Hour
The Housemartins
Go! Discs
12" · 1986
Sheep
The Housemartins
Go! Discs
12" · 1986
There is Always Something There to Remind Me
The Housemartins
Go! Discs
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