Dear Mr. Kershaw - A Pensioner Writes

Dear Mr. Kershaw: A Pensioner Writes is a captivating collection of letters to musicians analysing lyrical anomalies in their work. The span of musical styles that are covered in this hilarious book is vast. From Yes to Yazz. And from Take That to Frank Turner via Heaven 17 and Saxon. The observations of this retired proofreader Derek Philpott, and his friend Wilf Turnbull, are thought provoking and amusing in equal measure and garner enlightening replies from the musicians they target. The pedantry or, rather, the attention to detail in their respective analyses of popular song lyrics are spot on. In the TDRS studio to discuss the gestation of the book is David - the brainchild of Dear Mr. Kershaw and the son of Derek Philpott. 

The pair discuss how this labour of love came to be. From first coming up with the idea for project at the unlikely setting of a wedding reception eight years ago through to securing Crowdfunding for the book last year, we trace the steps at how Derek Philpott and his son realised their dream. And made many a pop star laugh in the process.