Arts
St Stephen and St Stephen’s Day
In the church year St Stephen’s Day is traditionally the one after Christmas Day, or two days after in some places. In the Eastern church countries which still use the Julian calendar both it and [more…]
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20th Century
My Legends of Pop Music – Part Twenty Four–Dusty Springfield
If get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I shall try and link live versions if they exist from the tellybox or a film, the sound quality may not be [more…]
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Arts
The Coventry Carol
Several oil-on-oak-panel versions of The Massacre of the Innocents were painted by 16th-century Netherlandish painters Pieter Bruegel the Elder and his son Pieter Brueghel the Younger. The work translates the Biblical account of the Massacre [more…]
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Arts
20th Century
Mystery Album, Part Fourteen
On last week’s Mystery Album we surmised our mystery posh mystery family of travelling photographers de-shipped at the dockside in Stockholm sometime after 1925. For those wondering (Postcard from Lille style), are we there yet? [more…]
20th Century
My Legends of Pop Music – Part Twenty-Three – The Temptations
If get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I shall try and link live versions if they exist from the tellybox or a film, the sound quality may not be [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 16th December 2021 The Panel: Chris Philp (Conservative) Lisa Nandy (Labour) Chris Hopson (NHS Providers) Fraser Nelson Olivia Utley (Journalist) Stewart Hosie (SNP) Venue: Stoke-on-Trent While the topic is the six towns of [more…]