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Radio Review: Evelyn Waugh – Put Out More Flags There’s something very louche in Anthony Valentine’s voice as Basil Seal…
Rapscallion Magazine Book Review: Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen Part Gothic send-up, part coming of age bildungsroman novel and part…
By Harry Mottram: She may have been Dame Maggie Smith to the world of theatre, the movies and TV dramas…
Cheddar Reservoir News: In 2021 the Pennon Group based in Devon and whose main firm is South West Water acquired…
By Harry Mottram: Trying to explain how a progressive supper works is like trying to explain the off-side rule in…
Rapscallion Magazine Book Review: Winter In Madrid, by C.J. Sansom. It was one of those ‘what it’ moments in World…
By Harry Mottram: The Bootleg Beatles, Brit Floyd, Bohemian Queen, The Iron Maidens, The Real Diamond, Counterfeit Kylie, Chic to…
Book Review: The Brooklyn Follies, by Paul Auster The opening line of the novel seems at odds as to what…
By Harry Mottram: ICSM has seen a rise in firms that say they are insolvent and lay off their staff and…
On a cycle ride across England recently Harry Mottram made some observations on cycle paths and road users that make…