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Desert Mysteries, Part Three

29th May 2024 Going Postal 1950 Comments

In Part 1, I described how from the signatures on the front cover of a June 1939 edition of “Blackwood’s Magazine” purchased from an antiques fair, I found that the original owner, Edward Davis Moore, [more…]

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Desert Mysteries, Part Two

22nd May 2024 Going Postal 2871 Comments

In Part 1, I described how, from the signatures on the front cover of a June 1939 edition of “Blackwood’s Magazine” purchased from an antiques fair, I found that the original owner, Edward Davis Moore, [more…]

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The Eternal Fireman

25th April 2024 Going Postal 2172 Comments

Years ago, the late Sir Robin Day scored such a direct hit on Mrs Thatcher’s Defence Secretary, John Nott, that he threw away his microphone and stormed off the set in mid interview after Sir [more…]

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Buried Treasure: An Acropolis on The Frontier

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Amongst a century of detritus at the BBC, there lies some buried treasure. Between layers of fake news, preachy left-wing documentaries and un-funny comedy, the BBC’s iPlayer hides a gleaming gem of an old archaeology [more…]

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Larry’s Diary – Week Two Hundred and One

3rd September 2023 Going Postal 2319 Comments

Monday Good morning everyone, and welcome to another week of madness. I demand to know what has happened to summer this year. I’m sure that when I was a kitten, summer days were hot and [more…]

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Larrys Diary – Week One Hundred And Ninety-Eight

13th August 2023 Going Postal 2197 Comments

Monday Hello everyone for favourite cat reporter here ready to bring you all the news and rumours I hear in the corridors of power. This morning I had my normal trip down to the bottom [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week One-Hundred And Ninety-Five

23rd July 2023 Going Postal 2352 Comments

Hello everyone, well it’s nice and bright this morning. It looks like it’s going to be dry today which suits me. It’s a pity because I would have loved a huge downpour just as Sniffer [more…]

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Postcard From Manipur

10th May 2023 Always Worth Saying 1988 Comments

In seach of a hidden gem “Lucky bugger,” muttered Swiss Bob as he sat beside the log fire at the staff end of the Explorer’s Room in the exclusive Going Post Gentleman’s (Ladies welcome) Club [more…]

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Larry’s Diary – Week One Hundred And Eighty One

2nd April 2023 Going Postal 2083 Comments

Monday Good morning everyone, and welcome to another week of news and trivia from your cat reporter. It was dry when I ventured out before my breakfast, but now it has been consumed I see [more…]

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