Wednesday 9 September 2015, the day that our Queen Elizabeth II became the longest serving monarch in British history. Very significant coverage has been given to this event in all forms of the media.

On the morning, BBC Radio Five Live had a wide ranging feature that included an interview with Ric Charlesworth, the well known Australian hockey player and coach, live from Perth in Australia where it was 5.30 in the afternoon.

It became clear that the reason for the interview was that Ric was born on the exact day that the Queen became our monarch – so he is as old as the Queen has reigned.

Mike Smith, September 2015