THE EYE AT 50 BLOG
May 2009
The big stories, 22 years ahead of their time…
Posted by Adam Macqueen, 13th May 2009
Issue 654, 9 Jan 1987

Issue 654, 9 Jan 1987

See that baby being flourished by the Labour hierarchy as what they hope will be an election-winning tool? That’s Georgia Gould, of Erith and Thamesmead candidature fame, that is…

Reports I will be identifying every bystander ever to appear on the cover of the magazine are thought to be exaggerated. Although I’d love to hear from anyone who’s ever found themselves with an unexpected claim to fame courtesy of the Eye…


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Private Eye on Mastermind
Posted by Adam Macqueen, 9th May 2009

Private Eye 1990-2008 was the specialist subject of one contestant on last night’s Mastermind on BBC2. Viewers in the UK should be able to watch it on iplayer here for the next week.

I knew more answers than he did. But I didn’t know all of them. Should I be worried?


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