The inaugural show in which we, Andy and Dave, introduce ourselves, drink way too much wine and cognac, then ...with a whole load of comedic digressions... proceed to blather about:

Hiroshima City:

• How did we get here? (Via Italy... Africa... Gibraltar...)
• What's it like living here?
• A-bomb talk, including an impromptu account of how Mr Kubota survived...
• Peace Park
• Miyajima - Japan's "Holy Island"
• Yamada Denki - the electrical gadget superstore...

The Yamato Battleship Museum, Kure

• Andy talks about the biggest battleship of World War II and the new museum near Hiroshima dedicated to its memory.

Andy's band

• STAVKA plays "Chain Mail Shelf Life"

Japanese Idioms

• abura ga kireru
• aka no tanin
• anaba

For detailed notes, references and links go to: http://www.abombcity.blogspot.com.