Down under

Tue, Aug 2019

Thanks to friend’s generosity, I have a year’s pass to the Historic Naval Dockyards at Portsmouth – this gives unlimited …

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Fri, Jul 2019

Sun, Jul 2019

Sun, Jul 2019

The Danish Girl (2015) is based loosely on the true story of husband and wife artists Einar and Gerda Wegener. …

Sat, Jul 2019

Sat, Jun 2019

Wed, Jun 2019

Snowshill Manor in Gloucestershire is a monument to wholesome English eccentricity – think Pitt-Rivers on steroids meets Harry Potter Originally …

Fri, Jun 2019

On first reading, it’s difficult to have any sympathy for Natilie McGarry, the former MSP who’s just been jailed for …

Sat, Jun 2019

Fri, May 2019

Earlier this month, I visited HMS Warrior – one of the fascinating exhibits in Portsmouth’s Historic Naval Dockyard, learnt a …