This is just weird

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A couple of weeks ago I was at the supermarket and on the way out I stopped at their charity bookstall and on a whim, picked up this old book. First published in 1899, this edition dates from 1948 so not exactly a contemporary read. And not my usual sort of subject either, but I thought I would give it a try. And yes, it has been OK for some light-hearted entertainment. But the weird thing is that yesterday, I was looking on the BBC Sounds website for something to listen to on a long drive, and on the ‘my sounds’ page, up popped a radio dramatization of the Raffles stories. Well I thought this was just a strange coincidence, but when I looked further I found that this series was actually produced in 1988! So how did the BBC know that I might be interested in listening to this? It’s not the sort of thing I usually listen to (generally current affairs, comedy, investigative journalism or history) so I wouldn’t expect it to be suggested based on my past choices, and it’s obviously not a new series or related in any way to any current topic. How could they possibly know what I picked up from a second-hand bookstall? I didn’t post about it on social media and I paid for it with cash. I’m feeling a bit creeped out now. All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2025.