No using the internet… All questions 1 mark each, unless otherwise indicated. Bonus Points available where indicated. Self-marking – answers to follow when SB posts them. If Puffins prefer, they can download and printout the [more…]
Painted in about 1470/75, it is in the National Gallery. In memory of Caroline Catherine McNicholas 2nd October 1957 – 3rd January 2022 OldTrout
The Silent Night Chapel (Stille-Nacht-Kapelle) is located in the town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg in the Austrian province of Salzburg, and is a monument to the Christmas carol Silent Night and its librettist, Joseph Mohr [more…]
If you think I can remember 1924, you’re wrong. One relies upon our friends at the British Newspaper Archive. Ten decades ago some newspapers did publish on Christmas Day. The Sutton & Epsom Advertiser was [more…]
Featured song: The Bee Gees – Words This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making it. [more…]
Seasonal greetings, dear Puffins, and please be welcome to part six in our short series of articles, guaranteed to contain no weirdos, nothing obscure, nothing remotely challenging and no tunes not thoroughly well known to [more…]
Question Time 12th December 2024 The Panel: Wes Streeting (Labour) Tom Tugenhat (Conservative) Nigel Huddleston (Conservative) Christine Jardine (LibDem) Emma Dabiri (Writer) Piers Morgan (Broadcaster) Venue: Beckenham Once upon a time, there was a little [more…]
On Sunday night just passed we were treated to the sight of upwards of 150 tractors, of varying shapes and sizes, convoying around the villages in this part of Cumbria be-decked in Christmas lights. As [more…]
Featured song: The Monkees This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making it. One article for [more…]
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