This weekend sees the world-famous musical festival in the sleepy Somerset town of Glastonbury. From out of nowhere a new city of around 180,000 people will settle down in the fields to enjoy music, dance and traditionally lots of mud. More of that later as the festival is only the latest event that has attracted… Continue reading Glastonbury – Then and Now
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Going To The Cinema Alone…. Specifically For The Great Gatsby (2013 film)
For the last few months whilst being without a job I have made it my business to go to the cinema once a week on a Tuesday during which I get to see films for half price. It may be a surprise but these 2 hours or so at the cinema are the only time… Continue reading Going To The Cinema Alone…. Specifically For The Great Gatsby (2013 film)
iTunes The Soundtrack to my life
I was a bit of a late comer when it came to digitally stored music. Partly it was because I was too busy, partly because being a practical sort of person, spending money on a electrical storage device always seemed to be a bit of a luxury. I also like to see my possessions, not… Continue reading iTunes The Soundtrack to my life
Lawrence of Arabia
This is the first section of a two part article about T.E. Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia. This first part will be about the better known side of Lawrence and especially the film whilst the second part will be a more personal look at Lawrence and my journey in his footsteps. You can… Continue reading Lawrence of Arabia
Spartacus – Legends never die
Today my blog is going to go off at a little bit of a tangent as I don’t normally mention television programmes let alone shows that are fair to say not main-stream viewing. However this week sees the return to British TV screen of Spartacus following behind by a week or so from its scheduling… Continue reading Spartacus – Legends never die
Halloweens of past and present
This week sees the beginning of special part of the calendar which for various historic reasons see 3 of the most important events of the calendar taking place in what would otherwise be a dark and dreary part of the year. October 31st is of course Halloween and to celebrate we have a Full Moon,… Continue reading Halloweens of past and present
Special movie moment in an otherwise bad film
Everybody has their favourite films that they like for whatever reasons. I like watching films generally and happily admit that sometimes even the most mundane and even bad film has a redeeming scene. Sometimes it is an amazing scene which lights up the whole movie, at least for you. Maybe it is because you like… Continue reading Special movie moment in an otherwise bad film
Sponsorship stupidity
For those in the U.K. it needs no explanation but for everyone else it should be said that we here in this green and pleasant land are enjoying even more greenness than usual. This is because for the 6th year in a row we are enduring a washout summer. With April and June being the… Continue reading Sponsorship stupidity
Stephen Liddell 