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Tales of the Unexpected/Genesis and the Catastrophe

Readers will recall my enjoyment of this series re-run on Sky Arts. They last 30 minutes, normally feature a well-known actor (Rod Taylor featured in the one immediately prior to this) and directors like the playwright Ronald Harwood. I enjoy trying to guess the twist. This episode had me totally [...]

August 16, 2022 // 0 Comments

The greatest …

During the lockdown three friends of mine invited sports lovers to offer their suggestions on lists covering the greatest woman sportswoman/cricket side etc. It was intended as just a bit of fun but, reflecting the testiness and strain of confinement, not everyone saw it that way. To continue the [...]

August 12, 2022 // 0 Comments

Ancestry: A Novel/Simon Mawer

Since publication of The Glass Room, a novel based less on people than a modernist villa in Czechoslovakia, Simon Mawer has had a loyal readership. In his latest Ancestry he recounts the stories of Abraham Block, who goes to sea from the Suffolk village of Kessingland, and Corporal George Mawer [...]

August 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

Two unexpected flight experiences in one day

Sometimes odd or extraordinary things happen to you where you least expect them. Yesterday was a case in point for me. My latest fitness (that could alternatively read as “futile attempt to ward off the ravages of time”) regime – like all my previous equivalents – involves setting [...]

August 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard: Ivy Asia & Sam’s Riverside

In the past 2 weeks I have had 2 memorable experiences at the above restaurants. There was a feeling that the Ivy Cafes were becoming tired and formulaic. Ivy Asia was created and I heard good reports. They opened in Brighton this summer and I went with a girlfriend and occasional visitor to the [...]

August 9, 2022 // 0 Comments

Sussex pride

On Pride weekend, which brings much money and even more chaos to our city, I was very proud that our two teams – Brighton HAFC and Sussex Sharks – recorded victories. With the departures of Yves Bissouma and Marc Cucurella – and Manchester United fired up by new manager ten Hag [...]

August 8, 2022 // 0 Comments

Sharks win and Cucurella departs

Sussex Sharks finally achieved a win by beating Gloucestershire by 51 runs at Hove. Delray Rawlins was the star of the show with 91 runs off 62 balls and 3 wickets with his leg spin. He is so often a frustrating player as the talent is clearly there but not the application. Gloucestershire ran out [...]

August 6, 2022 // 0 Comments

adieu Bob Rafelson

I was saddened to learn of the death of Bob Rafelson. His movie career as a director was probably more down than up but he can lay claim to be the originator of the Indie in Easy Rider and making the career of one of its then unknown stars, Jack Nicholson. My favourite Rafelson film was Five Easy [...]

August 4, 2022 // 0 Comments

Is it all black?

One of the interesting aspects of sports coverage is the decline of the great team. Liverpool in the 70s and AC Milan in the 1990s seemed invincible but both sides went into decline – from theirs, Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp have only re-emerged. Manchester United went into decline after [...]

August 4, 2022 // 0 Comments

It’s going to be Fulham’s year

The above title does not refer to the present but to an article I wrote some 40 years ago. Its theme was the perennial optimism of Fulham fans. Ironically, between Fulham’s relegation from the top tier in 1968 to their return in 2000, there was little to cheer save for promotion from the [...]

August 3, 2022 // 0 Comments

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