The Beiderbecke Affair Beiderbecke Trilogy", with the two sequel series being "The Beiderbecke Tapes" (1987) and "The Beiderbecke Connection" (1988). Rather than following a usual linear story structure, "The Beiderbecke Affair" — set in Leeds in 1985 — is a character-led drama with a plot that initially appears rather unclear, moving as it does from one seemingly unrelated event to another. These events—and the characters involved with them—are eventually shown to be interconnected. Geordie Trevor Chaplin (James Bolam) teaches woodwork, enjoys football and is passionate about jazz. Jill Swinburne (Barbara Flynn) is interested in neither football nor jazz but teaches English and wants
Laugh? I Nearly Bought One! playing a concert in Glasgow, Scotland. Contrary to popular belief, the priest in the picture was not Pope Pius XII, but German Nazi abbot Alban Schachleiter. Ned Raggett of AllMusic wrote, "not the best compilation that could have been assembled [...] "Laugh?" is still a reasonable overview of the first decade of Killing Joke and its checkered but still important history". "Trouser Press" called the album "commendable", but "a few obscure tracks take the place of more essential choices". Laugh? I Nearly Bought One! Laugh? I Nearly Bought One! is a compilation album by English rock band Killing Joke, released