George Smith recalls Canberra in 1986 and the difficulty achieving a FM community radio licence for the music starved listeners at the time.
Almanac Film and TV: Shelley Long – a Modern Anti-Hero
March 20, 2026 by 2 Comments
George Smith pays tribute to Shelley Long, who throughout her movie and TV career generally played characters of the ‘flawed, tragic, messy’ good person type who had a tendency to grate ‘like fingernails down a blackboard’.
Almanac Music: Why Dating a Married Woman is not a Good Idea in Song and Story.
December 5, 2025 by 4 Comments
George Smith refers to a number of songs and movies highlighting the trials and tribulations of dating a married woman and why it is not a good idea.
Almanac Travel: What George did on his holidays
February 12, 2020 by 4 Comments
Collingwood man George Smith has been in the Philippines. It wasn’t dull. He goes through the good, the bad and the ugly of the experience.
The Gang of Five
March 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment
George Smith looks at the years (a couple of decades) when a total of five clubs won the VFL flag.
Schrödinger’s Cat – a Valentine’s Day Story about Life, the Universe and Footy
February 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Theoretical physics thought experiments, Mr Ed, fan fiction and Aussie Rules are all connected. An early season reflection from George Smith
Almanac Footy History: The Games that Murdered Football
February 12, 2017 by 2 Comments
George Smith tells the story of some blowouts – which are memorable for the wrong reasons Yet, he says, football bounced back in an instant.
Almanac (Footy) History: The Royals at the Footy
January 24, 2017 by 4 Comments
George Smith has compiled a brief history of the intersection of the royal family and Australian football.
The Forgotten Premierships
February 26, 2015 by 6 Comments
George Smith takes a stroll down memory lane, inviting us to recall the forgotten premierships.
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