Alive and Gigging says the title of the show. And at 86 years old that is indeed something to boast about. McGough became something of a cult figure in the 60s, but is very much still relevant today. While some of the show looked backwards, and included poems from his early days of fame, there was plenty of contemporary material.
Not just poems, but stories. Stories from his life, both real and fictional (he probably wasn't the man who changed Jimi Hendrix's career!), all delivered with humour and sharp observation. And plenty there about the general imbecility of humans, and the love of hatred that so many exhibit - Ukraine, Gaza and the recent far right #FarageRiots all get into Roger's verse.
It felt like a very quick hour. Nostalgia, political comment and a lot of laughs. Excellent.
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