November, 2019 | Going Postal

Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review

1st November 2019 Going Postal 0

Question Time 31st October 2019 Having been born to a Brummagem dynasty on both sides of the family I have a soft spot for Birmingham. Maternal great-grandfather ran a very successful accountancy business in the [more…]

Putting Pen to Paper

1st November 2019 Going Postal 0

Today 1st November is not, as we once hoped, Independence Day but it is International Fountain Pen Day. It is the ideal day to confess that, occasionally setting the keyboard aside, I indulge in watching [more…]

Going Postal with Question Time

22nd November 2019 0

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents a special election edition of the programme from Sheffield. Each political leader has 30 minutes to debate with the (rigged) audience. On the panel are: Jeremy [more...]
Joe Malone, Part Sixty-Five

9th June 2020 0

Ch 65 – Waiting Room. We all emerged safely from the elevator ride. Karen, the BBC girl, was young enough that she hadn’t felt the need to use the oxygen masks provided in the internally, [more...]
Choons of the Season

31st December 2019 0

Welcome. Pour yourself a drink, and enjoy. Me, I’m nursing a Boulevardier. It’s a strapped on Negroni : ditch the gin for bourbon. One ounce Bourbon, One ounce Sweet Vermouth, one ounce Campari, straight up or on [more...]
The Unseen Path – Part Forty Four

23rd May 2018 0

“I’m sorry Ladies and Gentlemen,” said the Director of MI5, surprising the other attendees of COBRA with the heat of his emotion, “but I don’t think you fully understand the implications of last evening’s incidents. [more...]
The Internet is Simple, Part Four

13th September 2017 0

“File:Stickmen Free Speech Oppression.svg” by JasonCarswell is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 You will probably want to read Part One, Part Two and Part Three of this series before continuing… The UK, of course, ever [more...]