I had a spare hour last night as Louise was on a call, and stumbled across a fantastic documentary on iPlayer called When Bob Marley Came to Britain. Where do I sign up, etc. It was a really lovely show, with some expected faces such as Don Letts and lots of people I wasn't previously familiar with. It was an incredible journey, from the Wailers playing tiny community halls up to the Lyceum and the Roundhouse. Some great live footage. Two stories hugely stood out for me, though.

Firstly, Bob was mixed race. I must have known this - having read the biography etc. But for whatever reason it had not stuck with me. His father, a white man, had abandoned the family early on, leaving his mother to raise Bob on her own. It was a really emotional connection to be able to make, and something which perhaps explained the crossover sound which Bob created, fusing rock, even punk, with reggae and dub to create a music which appealed across the board.

One of the nicest stories was about Dennis Morris, an acclaimed photographer who I am ashamed to say I wasn't previously familiar with. He followed the Wailers as a schoolboy, snapping Bob and the group as their resident in-house photographer. Later, he would go on to forge a successful career, working with PIL, Marianne Faithfull and Linton Kwesi Johnson. His first non-reggae sleeve though? That would be the shot for White Music, the debut album by XTC.