Cooking a soulcake (from a medieval manuscript) All Hallows Eve From the website http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/civilization/cc0070.html. It was in the eighth century that the Church appointed a special date for the feast of All Saints, followed by a day in honor of her soon-to-be saints, the feast of All Souls. She chose this time of year, it is … Continue reading
Brilliant! Related articles The Selfish Giant: five stars (theguardian.com) Clio Barnard’s ‘brilliant’ fable The Selfish Giant – reviews (theweek.co.uk) Is ‘The Selfish Giant’ A ‘Kes’ For The 21st Century? [Trailer] (contactmusic.com) The Selfish Giant (15) | Close-Up Film Review (close-upfilm.com) Fairy tale film-maker: Clio Barnard interview (standard.co.uk) Clio Barnard: why I’m drawn to outsiders … Continue reading
on eBay Note: Some of the images shown above are not yet listed on eBay . . . But they will be soon! Click on image below to go to listing page to bid or buy Continue reading
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Though my new sales website is still under construction – and probably always will be, as new items are added daily – I’ve added two opening day FREEBIES for anyone who checks it out right now: 1. My special edition of The Great Gatsby, with an introduction to the book and the film, and 2. My section … Continue reading
I’ve been busy all day settting up a website for my electronic books and other publications and during my research found that a mint copy of The Electric Muse is available for £436.81 from HERE. If that seems a bit strong, there are two second-hand copies for £34.72 from a US bookseller HERE. Someone is … Continue reading
Latest in the series of Liberating the Spirit events at St Paul’s Church, Manningham, is devoted to healing and wholeness, with a special focus on current changes in the NHS Speakers will include the Imam Muhammad Mustaqeem Shah, who will speak on healing in the Qu’Ran, and Dr John Puntis of Keep Our NHS Public, … Continue reading
The film of J.B. Priestley’s utopian play, They Came to a City, has a one-off presentation at Bradford’s National Media Museum tomorrow, October 20, at 13.45GMT. They Came to a City is a 1945 British film directed by Basil Dearden, adapted from a J. B. Priestley play. It stars John Clements, Googie Withers, Raymond Huntley, Renee Gadd, … Continue reading
When the racist English Defence League announced their intention of invading Bradford on Saturday, October 12, 2013, we decided to mount a multi-cultural celebration of our wonderfully diverse city. The authorities did everything in their power to hinder us. They advised people to stay out of the city centre because it would be too dangerous. … Continue reading
Thanks to Ian Clayton for pointing me in the direction of Billie Holiday’s last TV appearance on ATV’s Chelsea at Nine” in 1958, the source of the three clips in the Youtube playlist above. Continue reading
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