Category Archives: Review

Saturday Review

Posted on December 22, 2007 by Dan

A periodic look at stuff I’ve been consuming recently. Album: Has Been – William Shatner William Shatner’s music career has a bad press. His 1968 album The Transformed Man is pretty widely mocked by all and sundry. I’ve never really … Continue reading →

 
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Saturday Review

Posted on November 24, 2007 by Dan

A periodic look at stuff I’ve been consuming recently. Book: The Last Days of Newgate by Andrew Pepper It is a common complaint that society is going to the dogs. The newspapers churn out a constant screaming hysteria about paedophiles, … Continue reading → Read more »

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Saturday Review

Posted on October 27, 2007 by Dan

A periodic look at stuff I’ve been consuming recently. Podcast: Daniel Kitson I was unaware of comedian Daniel Kitson’s existence until very recently. Which is odd as he should really be a local celebrity. He comes from near me and … Continue reading → Read more »

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Saturday Review

Posted on September 15, 2007 by Dan

A fortnightly look at what sort of stuff I’ve been consuming recently Website: Poisson Rouge There are many things that Amy has inherited from me. Blue eyes, fair hair, a hearty appreciation of the simple fart joke. One trait I … Continue reading → Read more »

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Saturday Review

Posted on September 1, 2007 by Dan

A (so far) regular look at what sort of stuff I’ve been consuming this week. DVD: Poirot When we went to China a couple of years ago I took an Agatha Christie book with me, a Poirot omnibus of four … Continue reading → Read more »

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Saturday Review

Posted on August 25, 2007 by Dan

A (so far) regular look at what sort of stuff I’ve been consuming this week. Podcast: Adam and Joe I’m not the biggest fan of podcasts.  I tend to find even the most popular ones a little too amateur for … Continue reading → Read more »

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Saturday Review

Posted on August 18, 2007 by Dan

A (possibly) regular look at what sort of stuff i’ve been consuming this week. Blog: Jerry Chicken Jerry Chicken is in his early fifties, a father of two teenage girls, and an exceptionally talented and humorous writer. Generally I am … Continue reading → Read more »

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Grim tales

Posted on July 9, 2007 by Dan

This week I’ve been reading In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick. It is the true story of the last voyage of the whaling ship Essex in 1819. To cut a long story short, the boat got rammed … Continue reading → Read more »

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Three things I have been enjoying recently

Posted on April 10, 2007 by Dan

Dad’s Army A Britcom from the late sixties and early seventies, but set during the Second World War. Captain Mainwaring leads a bumbling platoon of home guard (part time solders to old or young to be in the regular army) … Continue reading → Read more »

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Of the ingenious gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha

Posted on March 13, 2007 by Dan

Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes is widely regarded as a vital cornerstone of literature. Written in Spanish and published in two parts, the first printed in 1605 and the second in 1617, the book has subsequently been translated into … Continue reading → Read more »

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