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Unearthing the true meaning of tea money
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 23/05/2021
» Thanks to readers for their entertaining comments and emails on last week's PostScript concerning the delights of drinking tea. There were assorted inspiring tales of eccentric tea ladies, quirky tea-time habits and important song lyrics I had overlooked.
2019 more a celebration of 1969
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 29/12/2019
» It is customary at this time of the year to take a look at some of the major happenings of the past 12 months. This past year has been rather unusual in that it marked a host of significant 50th anniversaries. In fact the year was almost as much about 1969 as 2019. So to kick things off, let's just recall a few of those events 50 years ago.
Lost in space, but the view is just heavenly
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 13/10/2013
» Not having really enjoyed a space movie since Stanley Kubrick's <i>2001: A Space Odyssey</i>, when I first read about Gravity, I was not convinced. The thought of two Hollywood superstars, George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, stranded in space sounded sort of silly.