The film scene is still slowly recovering from the pandemic and frankly there has been a lot of rubbish out there and by rubbish I also mean comic book films 🙂 I didn’t get to see all the films I wanted to see but there are plenty that I did see that didn’t quite make… Continue reading Top Films and Movies of 2022
Month: December 2022
Looking back at 2022 and forward to 2023, Christmas alone and to move or not to move that is the question
It’s customary at this time of year to think of the past and look forward to the future. I don’t like doing that as generally the past is pretty grim and the future not that enticing. 2022 has certainly been one of those years. Finally I have been able to get to work after April… Continue reading Looking back at 2022 and forward to 2023, Christmas alone and to move or not to move that is the question
The charter of King William I (The Conqueror) to the City of London
I’ve been giving private walking tours in London for almost 10 years and one of the very few who have a range in the City of London, the one square mile that was once Roman Londinium. I often tell visitors between the City and Greater or Metropolitan London. Most people visit London without even visiting… Continue reading The charter of King William I (The Conqueror) to the City of London
Top TV Shows of 2022
There has been some great television this year, perhaps due to a backlog of shows from during the lockdowns in 2020 and 2021. It’s been hard to narrow it down and even 11 doesn’t seem to include everything that I’d like. These are what I’ve been enjoying on the telly this year. 11. The Responder… Continue reading Top TV Shows of 2022
An Olympic achievement at the Olympic rings
I had reached the end point of my long journey both for the day and a much longer journey too. For a little more than a year I had been travelling around London to visit spots in my next book, Angels of Postmans Park. A week earlier I had travelled over 100 miles around London… Continue reading An Olympic achievement at the Olympic rings
Visiting the London Blossom Covid Memorial Garden
Whilst I was out and about on my mammoth walk to take photos and visit spots relating to my new book, I came across a newly planted area of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London Blossom Garden – a living memorial to commemorate the city’s shared experience of the Coronavirus pandemic. The garden offers a… Continue reading Visiting the London Blossom Covid Memorial Garden
Photos from a walk around the East End
A week or so ago I went on one last photo shooting mission to visit locations for my new book, Angels of Postmans Park. It is all about Victorian heroes who died saving or attempting to save others, often complete strangers. The last month I have been visiting all the places that are hardest to… Continue reading Photos from a walk around the East End
Magnificent Maps of London Exhibition
Considering I work in London every day as a guide, I actually get to see things that I’d like to visit myself very rarely… except of course when I get up to no good in building sites, basements and the like. I have a huge interest and love of maps. When I was 3 or… Continue reading Magnificent Maps of London Exhibition
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