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I recently moved from reading fiction to biography. Why do readers like biographies? The obvious explanation is the desire to know more about the subject and the times in which he/she lived. My own interest lies slightly elsewhere – namely, would I like to have met the subject? The first [...]

January 17, 2026 // 0 Comments

Amadeus and the Night Manager

The above programmes were the BBC’s Xmas offering and I was underwhelmed by both. Although centuries separated Mozart and the Night Manager the two dramas reflected the BBC’s emphasis on diversity. In Amadeus,  Mozart’s librettist Carlo Ponte was played by à black actor. that was not the [...]

January 2, 2026 // 0 Comments

Dial M for Murder / Rear Wondow

What better way to get through that rarher dull period between Xmas and New Year than a double bill of vintage Hitchcock on tv  . i have seen  both Rear  Window and Dial M for Murder many times but like all classics you turn on for 5 minutes and are rapidly engrossed. Dial M for Murder has a [...]

December 31, 2025 // 0 Comments

Brigitte Bardot

I was saddened by the passing of Brigitte Bardot and thought it inaccurate to dismiss her as a talentlrss bimbo and later eccentric recluse. She was a fine dancer training in the same ballet class as Leslie Caron ( not many people know that). Both Joan Crawford and Rits Hayworth were excellent [...]

December 29, 2025 // 0 Comments

Foyle’s War

They say a book improves in its second reading. I am now on my – at least third – viewing of “FOYLE’S WAR” and. if anything, am more impressed than ever by its script, acting and attention to detail. It’s written and directed by the celebrated writer Anthony Horowitz [...]

December 16, 2025 // 0 Comments

Coverage of the Ashes

England’s performance in the Ashes is dire. The First Test was over in two days and the second at Brisbane may not last much longer. The coverage on TMS and TNT matches the poor performances. TMS have recruited Daniel Norcross – a buffoon – and, if you are really unlucky his analyst [...]

December 7, 2025 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Spurs 1 Fulham 2

To be two up after 6 minutes against Spurs at Spurs Stadium – how good is that? It moved my friend and Fulham nutter David Roodyn to verse: “Vicario likes to go à-wandering Outside his Tottenham box But when the ball drops to ‘Arry Boy (Harry Wilson) Opportunity knocked.“ [...]

November 30, 2025 // 0 Comments

The Quilter series

Of the Northern Hemisphere sides, England were the winners of this series though – as “THE RUST” had predicted – Argentina gave them a close call and, when the excellent Santi Carreras burst through in injury time, they might actually have won. England will surely be [...]

November 24, 2025 // 0 Comments

Thoughts on the 1st Test

One issue neglected by the wise-acres in the media is what do you want: a successful team or an entertaining one? “Bazball” may be too expansive but would you prefer a ‘nurdler’ doing it in singles , working the gaps, or someone taking risks by hitting the deep boundaries of the new [...]

November 23, 2025 // 0 Comments

Nuremberg (1925)

Some 32 years ago I attended an international convention in Chicago. There was a reception out of town and a colleague and I waited for a taxi to take us back to our hotel. At the pick-up point were two elderly lawyers who already knew one another as they were part of the Prosecution team at the [...]

November 19, 2025 // 0 Comments

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