Paul English LIVE 010126 ,New Years Day 2026, New Year’s Revolutions: Cream Teas, Quiet Sundays, and Kicking Off 2026

Happy New Year from the radio shed. On this lively New Year’s Day (January 1, 2026), I kicked off Paul English Live 119 with friends dropping in and out of the studio as we ricocheted from frosty UK weather and the lost art of a quiet Sunday to cream teas, Cornish pasties, and the power of stepping away from screens to read, think, and reset. We toyed with “New Year’s revolutions” (not resolutions), celebrating small, local acts that actually change lives—shared meals, better manners, and real community—while plotting a listener‑powered music hour and the launch of Food For Thought Radio. From there we roamed through revolutions old and new: the agricultural revolution (Jethro Tull’s seed drill), the American Revolution’s 250th, the French Reign of Terror, and the Bolshevik takeover—asking what really moves crowds, how pamphlets became social media, and why bankers always seem to be waiting at the end of every upheaval. Along the way: films (The Revenant), folk memories of British Sunday TV, independent music invites, and an open call for your own “revolutions” in 2026.