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Author Archives: Patrick
Warming For Winter…
The Glenlivet… Glenfarclas…. Glenfiddich… Cragganmore… Macallan…. Lagavulin… Taliskar… Aberlour… Tomintoul…. The label names are endless. I once entered a small shop in Covent Garden that was totally devoted to the sales of rare and often forgotten whisky brands. The store … Continue reading
Christmas Steam…
Christmas and steam trains are made for each other. At the Leighton Buzzard Railway in Bedfordshire UK you and the family can enjoy an absolute dream. You can take a 25-minute festive ride througout the holiday period along a narrow-gauge … Continue reading
Bus Jumps Tower Bridge…
I remember writing up this little item for my in-house school magazine all those years ago, it caught the imagination of my English Master who then rather favoured any further articles from me… *1952: Perhaps the most famous — and … Continue reading
The Shriving of Miss Esme Stamp…
Episode 17…A Letter At Breakfast ‘Good morning my child’ Edward’s voice peeled out from the breakfast table like a well rehearsed chant – he called her ‘My Child’ when it suited him, just as a holy man might address someone … Continue reading
Forgotten British Films…
THE POOL OF LONDON is a wonderfully evocative film drama of London and The London Docklands in 1950. Shot almost entirely with locations on The Thames and around Central London– it’s a look into a times past world! There are so many dramatic and … Continue reading
‘The Invaders’ from Quinn Martin…
I was rather pleased to find a re-run of ‘The Invaders’ TV series from the 60s’ being aired on the Horror channel, not that I watch a horror movie these days, but I do remember ‘The Invaders’ with some respect … Continue reading
Mitchell and Kenyon…
Found in the basement cellar of a shop in Blackburn Lancashire England were over 800 short films of Edwardian life in the North of England. They were made by the partnership of Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon and the films they … Continue reading
The Shriving of Miss Esme Stamp…
Episode 16…Rose She would fuss and worry over him. The eggs must be soft! The toast must be light! The bacon must not be salty! She would pour hot green tea for him only, into an important blue and white … Continue reading
Hold-A-Gap-On-Tees…
You need a long memory to remember the early days of ITV Television in the UK. Programme formats were quite different than the sleek productions of today. I can just remember actor Terry Thomas hosting a 15 minute magazine slot … Continue reading
Classic Films…
There are many great classic films around that we all love and we each have our own favourites, for me, Rear Window released in 1954 does it. An enduring story told in only the way Hitchcock could tell it. With … Continue reading