19th Century
A Bear’s Diary – Part 11
September 5th, 1809. It has been a busy month. Our aimless wanderings took us to Guildford, where we have been encamped in a tumbledown barn. The farmer is quite content with our presence, as we [more…]
Literature
Arts
Awrite ya bunchae f**kin’ bawbags?
Iss Frideh, which is when ah hop oan tha train an scoot back up tae Paisleh tae deal wi’ mah coanstichency mattahs. F**kin’ Scotrail teeket collectah c**t had some f**kin’ cheek, by tha way. “So [more…]
Arts
Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review
Question Time 28th February 2019 Panel: Nadhim Zahawi (Tory. Leaver [just]) Barry Gardiner (Labour. Remainer) Layla Moran (LibDem. Remainer) Lionel Shriver (author. Leaver) Henning When (comedian) Venue: Catford, London It is a matter for conjecture, [more…]
Literature
Joe Malone, Part Five
“Alexa,” I called to the device, “Turn on Channel Four news.” The Vid’Screen immediately went mute. That was my code word to override the licensing law software. ‘Turn on C4 news’ being something I was [more…]
19th Century
A Bear’s Diary – Part 10
July 15th, 1809. After our success at Carlton House it would be tempting to expect offers from impresarios of the leading London theatres eager to stage our performance. But we have been – bears and [more…]
Arts
Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review
Question Time 21st February 2019 Panel: Chris Leslie (Remainer. Tigger) John Barnes (Remainer. Ex-footballer) Mel Stride (Remainer. Tory) Andy McDonald (Remainer. Labour) Ella Whelan (Leaver. Spiked journo) Venue: Chester After making a mistake of putting [more…]
Arts
Graveyard Shift
I used to work in a cemetery. It was a dead-end job, but you could always bury yourself in your work! Oh, ho ho ho! I humbly beg your pardon. I shall start again. I [more…]
19th Century
A Bear’s Diary – Part 9
June 25th, 1809. We are returned to London. Our journey from Portsmouth was necessarily a slow one, as no stagecoach driver will countenance adding eight bears to his passengers. In any case, Fred deemed it [more…]
Arts
Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review
Question Time 14th February 2019 Venue: Aylesbury Aylesbury: voted 50.5% to Leave. Panel: Jacob Rees Mogg (Leaver) Lisa Nandy (Remainer) Grace Blakeley (Marxist Leaver) Geoff Norcutt (Comedian. Leaver) Jimmy Wales (Remainer. Wikipedia co-founder) For the [more…]