How Garfield Sobers beat cricket’s ultimate record. Extract 2. This is the second of a number of extracts I shall be publishing in August in the lead up to the 50th anniversary of the day, Saturday, August 30, when Garfield Sobers became the first player in the history of cricket to hit every ball of… Continue reading
How the Proms are celebrating dazzling Welsh musical talent Morfydd Owen
On Friday 20 Jul 2018, for only the second time, the music of long-overlooked Welsh composer Morfydd Llwyn Owen was performed at the BBC Proms. The last piece by Morfydd was performed at the Proms in September 1917. The composer died, tragically young, shortly afterwards. The piece was the Nocturne, lasting about 15 minutes. It was performed by the BBC National Orchestra… Continue reading →
How Garfield Sobers beat cricket’s ultimate record. Extract 1
This is the first of a number of extracts I shall be publishing in August in the lead up to the 50th anniversary of the day, Saturday, August 30, when Garfield Sobers became the first player in the history of cricket to hit every ball of an over for six. It’s taken from my e-book Sobers six… Continue reading →
Play it, Spirio. How Steinway brings the greatest pianists to your home
Imagine if you had the means to invite one of the world’s greatest pianists into your home to entertain your guests at a dinner party. It’s an indulgence open to the well-off host, but unattainable for most of us. Now put yourself in the position of someone who can afford a Steinway grand piano. That’s… Continue reading →
Butter or margarine? How to spread breakfast’s carbon footprint
Margarine better for global warming potential than butter – new study I wrote the following article in 2016. Since then I came across this study – “Comparative life cycle assessment of margarine and butter consumed in the UK, Germany and France”. It dates from 2010, but was published earlier in 2018. It concludes that margarine… Continue reading →
The new Autostrada del Sole – how the sun might transform motoring in the ’20s
Could Lightyear, a solar power and electric car become the vehicle of choice in the 2020s? How a Dutch start-up is blazing the path towards low emission motoring. In 2010 I wrote about the launch of the first mainstream all-electric car in the UK. The Nissan Leaf has sold well since then, but it and… Continue reading →