As you may have read from our live section, there are a handful of live dates around the capital to celebrate Topic’s 70th anniversary.
The first is THE WATERSON FAMILY & THE ELIZA CARTHY BAND – Friday 11th September – Royal Festival Hall, London
The second being MARTIN SIMPSON & BIG BAND – Thursday 17th September – Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
The third: JUNE TABOR in Concert – Friday 18th September – Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
And the ultimate show is MARTIN CARTHY & DAVE SWARBRICK – Friday 25th September – The Kalamazoo Klub at Union Chapel, London
You can find out more about each of these gigs by clicking the links above. However, as the title states, we are giving away a pair of tickets to each of these gigs too. For a chance to win, just answer this question:
Which one of these numbers is equal to 70?
a) Three Score & Ten
b) 2πr
c) ‘Alf a monkey
Sent your correct answer, along with a daytime contact number, to competition@properonline.co.uk with the subject header as “3 x 20 + 10 = 70″
If you are unable to make any specific one of these shows, please specify as we will be picking dates at random.
The competition closes at noon (BST) on Friday 4th September. Entrants must be 18 or over and be available to attend the relevant concert and provide a postal address should they win.

Is it possible to buy the CD set of this compilation and the book? If so where from? I can’t see how on this site. It would be a perfect 20th Anniversary present for my husband.
Gill Woon
The 7CD box set is due for release on Monday 14th September from all good record stores but you can pre-order your copy now by clicking here.