Usual rules apply. Solution in January ACROSS1 Right, bastard or bust! (9)6 Impenetrable sanctuary in the Chepstow area (5)9 Weather-beaten Del rang back (7)10 Tale of a noted French nobleman …
A secular continuation of Carols for Christmas 2017 To the tune of Jingle BellsRogue regimes, rogue regimes, all around the globe,Oh what pain it is to see the rise of …
With apologies to Emma Lazarus (1849-1887), writer of the Statue of Liberty inscription Give me your hired, your whores,Your billionaires yearning for money,The racist, misogynist, fascist hordes,Send these, the planet-wrecking …
Eating seasonally is very obviously the best way to consume food. Flavour and nutrition are maximised, carbon footprint is minimised and consumption is aligned in harmony with the year’s natural …
For many years the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has supplied increasing evidence that comedy is on its last legs, and now the winner of this year’s ‘Funniest Joke at the Fringe’ …
The kamikaze destruction of his eminent BBC career by Huw Edwards will reach its climax next month when he is sentenced at Westminster Magistrates Court for receiving indecent images of …
Last Saturday afternoon my partner and I went to the Wales Millennium Centre (WMC) to see Nye, a new play by Tim Price about Nye Bevan (1897-1960), founder of the …
Time for sorrow… Videos* & Audio*: YouTube *The Third Man (1949). Director: Carol Reed (1906-1976); Cinematography: Robert Krasker (1913-1981); Music: Anton Karas (1906-1985); Actors in clip: Joseph Cotten (1905-1994), Trevor …
In the dark depths of winter around the equinox there are still plenty of fresh foods in season for those who don’t go along with the globalised production schedules and …
Cartoons: H Carpuli