Carole Hollebrandse, tragic Francophile and dedicated consumer of pastries and chocolate, couldn’t knock back this gig. Though as a former teacher, she had to give us a lesson on the origins of the croissant – which apparently was in Austria in the 13th century when they were called kipferl and were denser than today’s version.

Sam Buckley heard rock and roll for the first time when he was 12 years old. The sounds swept over him, gritty and raw, pouring out of his dad’s record player – something that was previously reserved for gospel music alone. But not this day.