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Bath Time

It’s hard to know what to make of this chap.

The King’s Speech

“This is the first broadcast made by a British monarch on radio. King George V opened the British Empire Exhibition on 23 April 1924. In his speech, broadcast by the BBC, he thanks all those who worked to deliver such a ‘magnificent result’, despite challenges such as the ‘unfavourable weather’.” (British Library website.)

The Empty Tomb

Some monasteries were dissolved more thoroughly than others. As you can see Shaftesbury Abbey was dissolved as thoroughly as an Alka- Seltzer in a tooth mug.

The Hireling

“Trop de perversité règne au siècle où nous sommes, Et je veux me tirer du commerce des hommes.” (Molière)

Streaming and Steaming

A friend has shared her digital subscription for The Telegraph with me.

Triumphs and Turkeys

A recent comment that good books often turn into bad films set me thinking.

Bogarde & Bertie

We are well into series three (of six) of Downton Abbey.

The Knowledge

The Week wasn’t for me when it started all those years ago(1994).

Doing the Splits

If you hold shares in a personal favourite of mine, Personal Assets, you are in for a big surprise on Monday.

Downton Abbey

I doubt I will ever read Moby Dick and I never thought I’d watch Downton Abbey. Now I’m hooked on the latter.