The Fiver | In the hope of getting it fixed in time for the Coronation

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Hungary qualified for a major tournament last night. And for the second time in a matter of days, the Fiver wondered whether it had somehow been magically transported back to the 1950s. On Friday evening, after a hearty repast of boiled cabbage with unsalted cauliflower and flavourless carrot, the doors of the television cabinet were excitedly thrown open, and the set within was eagerly tuned to Television Station with the hope of watching the Republic of Ireland take on Bosnia-Herzegovina in the European Nations Cup. But all that could be seen was an eerie white flicker, with indistinct shapes occasionally flashing in and out of view. The Fiver assumed the tube had blown, and tasked four men wearing bowler hats and long brown jackets to haul the blessed contraption down to the repair shop, in the hope of getting it fixed in time for the coronation.

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