» Chris Evans took over as host of the Radio 1 breakfast show on this day in 1995.
» Roy Orbison took part in the London to Brighton vintage car rally. On that occasion, he drove all day.
» Famous English traitor Lord Haw Haw was born on this day in 1906. lowculture works with someone who once sincerely believed that Lord Haw Haw was a comedian.
» Paula Yates would have been 43 today.
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According to Marxist theory, cultural forms such as opera, classical music and the literary works of Shakespeare all fall under the heading of high culture. Low culture refers to a wide variety of cultural themes that are characterised by their consumption by the masses.
We might not be Marxists, but we do know we loved Footballers Wives. If you do too, you'll know what this is all about.