Category Archives: Culture

Posts predominantly culture related.

Colette – Film Review

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

It has been a few weeks since I had been to the Pictures and when I got up last Wednesday, I hadn’t planned to be going again on that particular day. Christmas is a bad time to see anything good … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Life, Movies and Films, writing | Tagged Cinema, Claudine, Colette, Dominic West, Films, Kiera Knightley, movies, Paris, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette | 4 Comments

For I Will Consider My Cat Jeoffry

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

The internet is always full of cat videos and cat memes and I thought I would try to raise the bar a little by bringing up the marvellous poem by Christopher Smart, a poet and mystic who led an eventful … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Funny & Humour, Heritage, history, writing | Tagged Cat Poem, Christopher Smart, For I Will Consider My Cat Jeoffry, Old Street, Poems, Poetry, Very Sad Poetry | 6 Comments

Christmas Carols at St Paul’s Cathedral & my new favourite hymn ‘Oh Holy Night’

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Before we get to the reason I started this post, I thought you might like to see a few photos of when I went to Christmas Carols at St Paul’s Cathedral. We had to queue for over 2 hours to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, Culture, Heritage, history, Life, Religion and Faith | Tagged Adolphe Adam, BBC, Carols from King's, Christmas, Hymns, Oh Holy Night, St Pauls Cathedral | 6 Comments

Words that are becoming extinct

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Like many of us, I am a big fan of and user of words. One of my most popular blog posts is 102 great words that aren’t in English but should be102 great words that aren’t in English but should … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Heritage, history, Life | Tagged Betrumped, Endangered words, English, Etymology, Idioms, Straight from the Horse's Mouth, Words | 3 Comments

The Anglo-Saxon exhibition at the British Library

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to get to visit an incredible new exhibition at the British Library all about the Anglo-Saxons. Despite going past the building almost every day for 25 years, I’ve never been in it … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Heritage, history, Life, Religion and Faith | Tagged Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon Exhibition, Beowulf, British Library, Codex Amiatinus, The Domesday Book, The Ecclesiastical History of the English People, The Lindisfarne Illuminated Manuscripts | 4 Comments

A long farewell to Rick, a bitter-sweet scene with Hershel…. The Walking Dead.

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Its not often I write a third blog post in a week. I’m writing this on Tuesday, having just watched the latest instalment of The Walking Dead. I’ve been a long time fan of the Walking Dead television show. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Life, News, Popular Culture, television | Tagged Death, Hershel and Maggie, Hershel Greene, Negan, Rick Grimes, The Walking Dead, Walkers | 1 Comment

My latest ‘mini’ horror movie – Bad Dream?

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

It’s become something of a tradition for my friend and I to make a Halloween inspired video and I thought I would share this years effort. Bizarrely, whilst all the other young children would and still do watch cute shows, … Continue reading →