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“Caught & bowled!”
Ah Cricket – the wonderful sound of leather on willow followed by a cucumber sandwich and cup of tea. Rather coldly defined on Wikipedia as “a bat and ball game played between two teams of [more…]
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The Swaling, Part Seventy One
Rose our maid woke me as the sun approached the yardarm and presented me with Mr Lee’s access all areas card. I walked across Dumfries Street towards the school for savants which was a one [more…]
20th Century
My Legends of Pop Music – Part Eight – The Seekers
My Legends of Pop Music – Part Eight – The Seekers If I get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I shall try and link live versions if they exist [more…]
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GB News Review
GB News 2nd September 2021 Present: Rupert Allason (Former Conservative MP) Nigel West (Author) Nigel Farage (Broadcaster) Venue: Pints of View Rupert William Simon Allason, who writes as Nigel West, was born in London in [more…]
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Moonlighting as a DJ
For a large part of my twenties, I lived a double life. By day I worked on the farm or as a tree surgeon, and sometimes even in an office. I would play football and [more…]
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The Royal Ballet School
Both Master and Miss Reggie took ballet lessons from an early age (Master Reggie starting at 5 and Miss Reggie at 4). They showed a talent for dance from an early age and Mrs Reggie [more…]
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The Swaling, Part Seventy
As soon as Mr Hong Gildong allowed the doors to be opened, two hours after auctioneer Mr Tan had departed, there was a stampede along the dark and expensively carpeted secret underground passage that connected [more…]
20th Century
My Legends of Pop Music – Part Seven – Roy Orbison
My Legends of Pop Music – Part Seven – Roy Orbison If I get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I shall try and link live versions if they exist [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 26th August 2021 Panel: James Cleverly (Conservative) Lisa Nandy (Labour) Rory Stewart (Former diplomat and author) Nelufar Hedayat (Broadcaster) Mehdi Hasan (Broadcaster) Venue: London Puffins will be relieved to hear that, as the [more…]