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Blue Peter
April 06, 2013 / 0 CommentsI started my career as a television director in 1966, on a BBC children’s series called “Blue Peter”, which started in 1958 and is still going today. I made short films for the programme and during the four years I was working on the programme I must have made getting on for a [..]
Billy
April 26, 2013 / 1 CommentsBilly First, an apology to all those who enjoy reading my blogs for the long pause since I last published one. No excuses, apart from a rather difficult period in my state of health – but I shall now start again, with some news about new members of my family. Firstly, I have become [..]
Handel`s birthday
February 22, 2013 / 0 CommentsGeorge Frederic Handel – 1685 – 1759 23rd February is the 327th anniversary of my favourite composer, George Frideric Handel. Handel was born in Halle in 1685, the son of an eminent barber-surgeon who wanted his son to study Civil Law and when George decided [..]
Assisted Suicide
February 18, 2013 / 0 CommentsAssisted suicide – right or wrong? The basic argument for… Supporters of legislation legalizing assisted suicide claim that all persons have a moral right to choose freely what they will do with their lives as long as they inflict no harm on others. This right of free [..]
Please Sir, I want some more
February 06, 2013 / 1 Comments“PLEASE SIR, I WANT SOME MORE!” 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF Charles Dickens’ birth Charles Dickens was born in Portsea on February 7, 1812, the second of eight children, to John and Elizabeth Dickens. His early childhood seems to have been almost idyllic, but later he [..]
"Oh Death, where is thy sting?"
January 26, 2013 / 5 Comments“Oh death, where is thy sting?” Why do people read blogs? I suppose they hope to come across something interesting, or for the amusement value, or because they’re interested in what the blogger has to say about himself or herself. Of course, entertainment and interest play [..]
The Key as a symbol
January 15, 2013 / 2 CommentsThe key as a symbol. This is what I found on one Internet site: Historically, the key has been one of man`s most universal symbols. Christian saints, pagan gods, medieval kings - all have been shown holding keys as symbols of their spiritual or temporal power. Spiritually, the key has represented [..]
Lucid Dreams
January 12, 2013 / 0 CommentsLUCID DREAMS. Has anyone else had experience of lucid dreaming? This is a definition of the phenomenon I found on the Internet: A lucid dream is a dream in which the person is aware that he or she is dreaming while the dream is in progress, also known as a conscious dream. Lucid dreams [..]
Neville Duke - the hero of my childhood
January 11, 2013 / 1 CommentsNEVILLE DUKE Today, 11th January is the anniversary of the birth of Neville Duke. “Now who the hell is Neville Duke?” you will probably be asking. Well, when I was about 12, he was the hero of my childhood. He was born in 1922 and in June 1940, at the age of 18, he joined the Royal Air [..]
My diary entry for 4th July 2005 - the day I was diagnosed with cancer
January 07, 2013 / 1 CommentsMonday 4th July 2005 My diary starts again – and with good reason. Today I learnt for certain that I`m going to die – to be precise – that I am dying. I`ve got cancer. Of course, I was quite well aware before that the only thing I knew for certain about the future was that [..]
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