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Mr Farage has them foxed – thank you Mr Dahl

fantastic_mr_fox_ver3Two nose-dives over half a century apart have combined strangely to flip Britain’s politics into a tailspin, and its story-loving public back to life.

(May I stress that it’s the drama that’s caught my attention – the piece that follows is nothing to do with my own political opinions. It is just an observation.)

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Review: Julie Walters and Friends (Audio CD)

9781908571113 I picked up a national treasure at the M6 services at midnight on a Thursday.  It was a question of survival.  She was my last defence against sleep  and I must have been the only numpty in Lancashire who had no idea who she was. Continue reading

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Review: Generation War: Our mothers, Our fathers (episode one)

Level-headed officer Wilhelm (Volker Bruch)

Level-headed officer Wilhelm (Volker Bruch)

I am not a fan of war movies and the title of this series is only a flea’s finger from my normal cut off point.

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