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Ben Elton

9th October 2019 Going Postal 0

I used to enjoy Ben Elton – for The Young Ones, and two of his jokes I still can remember. I even bought his first book, ‘Stark’. He’s making a comeback stand-up tour, I gather. [more…]

The devil is always in the detail

15th June 2019 Rookwood 0

Cast your mind back to the morning of Friday the 2nd of May 1997. The British electorate had overwhelmingly swept Anthony Charles Lynton Blair to power, in a landslide victory that conjures imagery of a [more…]

The Unseen Path – Part Forty

9th May 2018 0

GOOD FRIDAY Ten minutes from the farm, the sun sinking in the west, the American girl dozing on the back seat, at least she wasn’t arguing now. If Helena hadn’t gone with him to [more...]
The Unseen Path – Part Thirty Two

14th April 2018 0

By the time Sam got back, filthy, wet, tired and beaming from the day’s exertions, the fragile atmosphere that had pervaded the house had relaxed at least a couple of notches. Sally explained to him [more...]
The Book of Ruin – Book Two, Ch. Two

24th February 2020 0

“They say cocaine’s for horses and not for men, they say it’ll kill you but they don’t say when.” From an Ancients’ lullaby. A child: “Tell us, Old One, of Bo-Jo the Ho-Ho” “Ah, Bo-Jo [more...]
Going Postal with Question Time

5th March 2020 0

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Tunbridge Wells. On the panel are: Matt Hancock MP, secretary of state for Health, Conservative; Margaret Beckett MP, former foreign [more...]
The Unseen Path – Part Seventy Two

1st September 2018 0

“Mistress Bowson?” He was thin, grey haired, bespectacled, scholarly looking, “Abbot Winwaloe wants you to know that the Exarch and Archimandrite wish to meet you tomorrow morning. Please don’t be alarmed. The Abbot will be [more...]