Elkan Allan
Elkan Allan (born Elkan Philip Cohen, 8 December 1922 – 25 June 2006) was a British television producer and print journalist. Allan is best remembered for his creation of the pioneering popular cult 1960s TV rock/pop music show Ready Steady Go!. After 1968 he was for many years the Television Editor of The Sunday Times.
Early life
Allan was born Elkan Philip Cohen in Cricklewood, London, in December 1922, the son of Rose (née Prager) and Allan Cohen. His father was a furrier, who later became involved in the printing industry. Allan was educated at Quinton School in St John's Wood. At some point during his childhood, his parents changed their surname from Cohen to Allan. Elkan changed his name by deed poll the day before his eighteenth birthday.
Career
Elkan Allan's career in print journalism began in 1941, when he became the assistant editor of The Outfitter, a trade journal for menswear retailers. Allan was exempt from military service during World War II for health reasons. His contributions to The Outfitter included the column "Dress Circle", which featured reviews of costumes in theatre productions. He later worked for the Daily Express, the Picture Post, John Bull and the Illustrated London News.
Podcasts:
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by Never Heard Of It
Walkin' Alone
by: Never Heard Of Itit's the way
people always talk about you when you're not around its the way
that i feel the second that i'm back in town
i never promised a thing
i'm walkin' alone it's gotta be this way
i haven't seen you in so long (so long so long)
i know that you're home
i think it's better when
i can see you then i'm gone
and it feels like dying it's
12 for you but it's 3 a.m. for me
another missed call but i'm not running away
believe me if i could i would stay
i'm walkin' alone it's gotta be this way
i haven't seen you in so long (so long so long)
i know that you're home
i think it's better when
i can see you then i'm gone
my perception is fading to blue
yet direction is stuck on you
you can't wait
you keep on anticipating it's so irritating
everything that i hate
this is so brand new
i'm stuck on you
it seems i'm lying
i try not to try
but the days go by so slow you're
walkin' alone its gotta be this way
i haven't seen you in so long (so long so long)
i know that you're home
i think its better when
i can see you then i'm gone
i'm walkin' alone it's gotta be this way
i haven't seen you in so long (so long so long)
i know that you're home
i think it's better when
i can see you then i'm gone
and i'm walkin' away from you
maybe something way too soon
and i'm walkin' away from you