The Leap Day is Here!

A Humour Look At This Interesting Day

Ah, the 29th of February, that peculiar day that sneaks into our calendar every four years, as if by magic or perhaps by the sheer will of the Gregorian calendar gods seeking to amuse themselves. In Britain, this day is received with the same bewildering curiosity as a sunny day in mid-winter or a polite conversation on the Tube: with mild surprise and a dash of skepticism. It's the day when Brits look around and muse, "Ah, so we've been granted an extra day, have we? Best make it a good one, then. Perhaps tea with a side of leap year madness?"

Significant 20th Century Events

The Leap Day that Music Leapt Forward

On a leap day not so long ago, the British music scene experienced an event so monumental that it caused tea cups across the nation to pause mid-air. While specific names and dates blur in the mist of time (or perhaps due to the foggy British weather), let's just say it involved a band so iconic, their haircuts alone could cause a national stir.

Picture this: a leap year concert where the band, let's call them "The Beetles" (any resemblance to real bands, living or disbanded, is purely coincidental), introduced a new instrument - the sitar. The sound was so bewilderingly different, it led to an impromptu national referendum on whether "music" should now include "sounds previously only heard in curry houses." The result? A resounding yes, followed by a collective shrug and a return to tea-drinking, now with a side of psychedelic rock.