I Wasn't a Model Pupil but nor Was I One of the Bad Lads... ; the Radio Star Reveals How His Time at Grammar School Came to a Premature End When a 'Boring' Physics Lesson Took a Dramatic Turn

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My grammar school was a boys-only, stand-upwhen-a-teacher- comesin-the-class kind of establishment with all pupils having to pass the 11-Plus exam to get in.

The standard of discipline was formidable.

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I Wasn't a Model Pupil but nor Was I One of the Bad Lads... ; the Radio Star Reveals How His Time at Grammar School Came to a Premature End When a 'Boring' Physics Lesson Took a Dramatic Turn

Good order was kept by the use of fear and violence. Most of the teachers were more than happy to dish out physical punishment.

Our chemistry teacher would beat us with a length of Bunsen burner rubber tubing. He would tell you to hold out your non- writing hand and then lash your outstretched palm. If the required degree of remorse was not forthcoming he w...

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