Edna The Inebriate Woman is on iPlayer at the moment, a powerful piece from 1971 and I’d recommend anyone watch it. Part play, part documentary, Edna centres on a homeless alcoholic woman (Played by Patricia Hayes) and her daily plight as she trudges from dosshouse to government departments to psychiatric wards. On her odyssey we […]
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Read more "Mum and Me Unbox a New Book!"Saw Sammie again today. I only know them from the scar on their back and their eagerness/foolhardiness and they only know me from my black coat and use of the rowing machine (if I’m lacking either Sammie don’t approach). Top pals.
Read more "My pal"Had my first dream about dad since he died. As a vague atheist, dreams about lost loved ones are something I really cling to and it was annoying me I hadn’t seen him yet, but last night, just before his birthday, I had one. Me and my family were leaving a big seaside hotel to […]
Read more "Dad Popped By"The art deco style control room of Kelenfold power station, Budapest should have inspired a sci-fi movie by now. Constructed in 1929, the vast glass ceiling ensures a soft and non-tiring lighting for a high-stress job.
Read more "A Dieselpunk Dazzler"In a churchyard on the Leicestershire-Rutland border stands a very strange object indeed. Known as The Goddess of Braunston it was discovered in 1920 when builders lifted up a stair and found the other side had a face. No one is certain of its historicity. Medieval experts are not sure it’s a gargoyle, Norman and […]
Read more "The Goddess Of Braunston"So I’ve watched the first two episodes of The War Between The Land And The Sea and, though I quite like it, I have two quibbles. The first was more of an irritation, you know? The Homo Aqua are demanding we change our ways. Fair enough, we have been total jerks on the pollution front. […]
Read more "Quick Thoughts About The War Between The Land And The Sea"I’ve been told the building on the far left is sinking year by year. Which is odd because I’ve also been told by someone else that the building on the right is sinking (and that the column on the top was added to stop this, though you’d think you’d combat subsidence by adjusting something at […]
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