theatre
Postcard From London
Mrs AWS and I are in London having chaperoned a Chinese VVIP to a rendezvous in the food court outside Euston Station. The little girl and her new escorts head off in the rough direction [more…]
London
Hobbies
The Lakes to London by Bus
For a few years I have always fancied travelling to London from my home town only using regular bus transport. The rules would be no trains, no taxis, no trams, no coach travel, however walking [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time Ukraine Special, 20th February 2025 The Panel: General Sir Nicholas Carter (Former Chief of Defence Staff) Lesia Vasylenko (Ukrainian MP) Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour) Sir Ben Wallace (Conservative) Jan Halper-Hayes (Trump Advisor) Venue: London, [more…]
Arts
19th Century
Enemies Within: Anarchy!
Only the nieve might think the nighttime streets of 1894 Soho, a den of immigrants and nere-do-goods, were not already alive with talk of the events of the previous chilly February afternoon. Passers-by investigating an [more…]
19th Century
Enemies Within: A Curious Incident at The Observatory
On a crisp February afternoon on a non-descript Thursday in 1894, tram conductor Mr William Smith issued a through ticket from Westminster Bridge to Greenwich. On entering the horse-drawn tram, the passenger concerned wore a [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Twelve
Monday Good Monday morning to you all and I am happy to at last be able to report that it’s dry and sunny this morning. It is not terribly warm but there was no frost [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week One-Hundred And Ninety-Four
Monday Hello peeps and welcome to another working week in the fun palace that is Number Ten. A report out this morning has said that Sue Gray broke the ‘Civil Service Code’. Well, I find [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 9th March 2023 The Panel: Robert Jenrick (Conservative) Sarah Jones (Labour) Ken Clarke (Former Home Secretary) Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (Journalist) Richard Madeley (Broadcaster) Venue: London Hereditary journalist Richard Madeley was born in Romford, Essex [more…]