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Looking forward to it

You might think this is blindingly obvious, but one of the enduring and rewarding aspects of being involved in the music industry in any capacity is that you never lose your membership of the human race. What I’m trying to allude to is that it is one of the rare walks of life in which you’re [...]

July 21, 2016 // 0 Comments

Some things never change

Nobody in the know on such matters would be in the slightest surprised at the ‘news’ just announced that the BBC’s coverage of the Euro 2016 cup final out scored ITV’s by a 5 to 1 margin in the viewing ratings. See here – as reported on the website of the DAILY MIRROR [...]

July 19, 2016 // 0 Comments

Fake or Fortune

Fake or Fortune is back for a series on a peak time of 8pm on a Sunday. For an arts programme this is unusual programming and speaks volumes for its popularity and quality. A viewer is requested to submit a painting whose provenance and genuineness are in question and the presenters Fiona Bruce, [...]

July 19, 2016 // 0 Comments

Le nozze di Figaro /Glyndebourne

Glyndebourne is so efficiently run and the production values so high you are pretty much guaranteed an enjoyable evening – though you pay for it. For my regular companion this is her treat, which she calls her holiday. So I lay on the Ritz with a limo service, champagne and picnic lakeside in [...]

July 16, 2016 // 0 Comments

In defence of the unspeakable

I’m aware I’m straying above my pay grade here, but the apparently bemused and incredulous worldwide reaction – covered with such relish by the British media – to the announcement that Boris Johnson has joined Theresa May’s government team leads me to offer a word or two in defence of our [...]

July 15, 2016 // 0 Comments

[Embarrassed cough] … Sorry, I’ll be on my bike, then

Once again risking the wrath of the PC-brigade and the accusation that the Rust has been captured by a bunch of a unit of misogynistic male curmudgeons, I return today to the complex subject of female sport in its widest sense – viz. encapsulating aspects such as gender equality, positive [...]

July 10, 2016 // 0 Comments

War in Val d’Orcia/Iris Origo

A contemporary chronicle or journal is of considerable historical value as a primary source but has its disadvantages too in terms of authenticity and good writing. Iris Origo, an English born aristocratic wife of a landowner in Tuscany, has written an account of her times (1943-44) which were [...]

July 9, 2016 // 0 Comments

Hollywood tales

Spotted today on the website of The Guardian, this article by Nell Frizzell on the podcaster Karina Longworth who specialises in amassing tales of the Hollywood golden era – see here – THE [...]

July 6, 2016 // 0 Comments

All the Way

There has been quite a shift in film making from the big studios to film companies producing blockbusters to HBO. Talking to someone in the industry, it is a question of finance.  It can cost a fortune to land a box office star, add in a massive marketing budget and the film company is hoping [...]

July 1, 2016 // 0 Comments

Dawn chorus

Yesterday I was pleased to join the Rusters’ outing to the Minerva at the Chichester Festival Theatre preceded by a very pleasant and lively lunch at Murray’s at the back of The Ship in North Street – especially since, when the expedition was first mooted, and ironically in view of my [...]

June 30, 2016 // 0 Comments

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