Coins from the Lenborough Hoard are now on permanent display in Buckinghamshire County Museum in Aylesbury. A room dedicated to the finds was opened at the Museum on Saturday, July 15. 2017. The coins passed into public ownership after a successful public appeal raised £1.35 million, the value put on the find by the Treasure Valuation Committee,… Continue reading
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Launching a literature festival in an English village – BeaconLit comes to Ivinghoe
Suitably dramatic skyscape over Windmill Field, close to the BeaconLit venue in Ivinghoe, Bucks. BeaconLit, our local literary festival, was launched in 2013. This year (July 1) is the fifth festival. It is now held in the dry and welcome warmth of the local school in Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire. People attend to be inspired, informed and to… Continue reading →
Oxford meets Istanbul in new book by best-selling Turkish writer
Three Daughters of Eve, written by Elif Şafak, is set in Oxford and Istanbul and focusses on three Muslim women, several men, and one big question. Elif Şafak was the subject of BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs on June 2nd, 2017. Apart from London, I don’t think there is a city in the UK with more… Continue reading →
How Hay Festival ideas stay run the mind and find their time
I like to come away from the Hay Festival with an idea or two to ponder on. Time was short this year, and even then we made one wrong choice. The estimable John Julius Norwich, with his “Four Princes” seemed a good choice, but on reflection it was no more than a polished but ultimately… Continue reading →
The Durrells back on ITV to promote Corfu in 1935 time capsule
The second season of The Durrells began on ITV on Sunday April 23rd (8pm). The programme, set in 1935, follows Louisa Durrell’s attempt to make a new life for herself and her family in Corfu, after her husband died. The series stars Keeley Hawes, Josh O’Connor, Daisy Waterstone, Milo Parker, Callum Woodhouse, Leslie Caron, Yorgos Karamihos, Alexis Georgoulis and Christopher… Continue reading →
Ken Loach film I, Daniel Blake “best British film” at Baftas – review
I, Daniel Blake won the best British film category at the Baftas (February 13, 2017). Ken Loach had returned from retirement to record one of the biggest successes of his career. In The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw wrote: “… it has something which is lacking in so many British social-realist film, or films of all kinds…. Continue reading →