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Contrasting tv dramas

Over the weekend I watched Roadkill, Montalbano and The Bridge. Within minutes of watching Roadkill I could see what we were in for. The playwright Sir David Hare is known for his left wing views and his subject was a hypocritical amoral Tory minister Peter Laurence. The first scene featured him [...]

October 20, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Sheffield United 1 Fulham 1

Fulham finally got their first point at Bramall Lane yesterday. Debuts were given  to recent signings Aina (right back) , Adarabioyo (centre back) and Reuben Loftus Cheek (midfield). It is most unfortunate that another signing – Joachim Andersen – looks like being out injured for [...]

October 19, 2020 // 0 Comments

Daphne du Maurier

In the week there was a revealing documentary on Daphne du Maurier on PBS America entitled In Rebecca’s Footsteps. She was a complex character difficult to classify as a writer. The popular notion is of a historical romantic novelist in the style of Georgette Heyer or Philippa Gregory. In fact [...]

October 18, 2020 // 0 Comments

Gravetye Manor

As – to use a vogue phrase – a circuit breaker from the daily domestic routine, I made a reservation sometime ago for lunch yesterday at Gravetye Manor near East Grinstead. I had only heard good things of a hotel which was once the home of Victorian gardener and writer William Robinson [...]

October 17, 2020 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard: the Covid Effect on restaurants

Yesterday in London I had breakfast, lunch and an early dinner in three different restaurants. I took breakfast in my hotel. Normally this would be in the restaurant where they lay out a buffet and there is a choice but because of the restrictions it was served in the foyer lounge. The waiter [...]

October 16, 2020 // 0 Comments

London: it’s eerie

Yesterday I travelled to London for various meetings. A taxi took me to my first appointment via Oxford St. – I have never seen it so deserted. If I had to describe the West End pre-Covid I would use the word bustling. Now it would be eerie. It was like those nightmarish science fictions [...]

October 15, 2020 // 0 Comments

Legacy of Agatha Christie

Last Saturday there was a tribute on Channel 5 to Agatha Christie to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of her first novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles.   The programme was narrated by Nigel Havers and various actors who had appeared in televised adaptations – and the [...]

October 14, 2020 // 0 Comments

Magdalene triumphant in University Challenge

I was delighted to see my old college Magdalene Cambridge beat University College Oxford in University Challenge 170-130 last night. It was nip and tuck till the end, when a couple of interruptions by University cost them point deductions, and Magdalene then hogged the questions. I was wondering [...]

October 13, 2020 // 0 Comments

Tyrell Hatton wins …and so do I

I have been silent on the Rust these past few weeks largely because my golfing punts have been unsuccessful. I returned with a bang yesterday when Tyrell Hatton, whom I backed at 16-1, w0n the prestigious PGA European tour event at Wentworth. He more or less led from start to finish, Victor Perez [...]

October 12, 2020 // 0 Comments

Trump/Biden Documentaries on PBS and Roy Cohn

Two documentaries on PBS on the candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump – and after that Joe McCarthy – were very informative. There is a link between Joe McCarthy and Donald Trump and he is Roy Cohn. Cohn was an up and coming attorney aged 26 when appointed, ahead of Robert Kennedy, [...]

October 11, 2020 // 0 Comments

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