The Latest From John Whitworth
The Room under the Eaves Ascend the winding second stair […]
Sep 01 2016
2 mins
Cogitations at the Launderette My shirts spin round and […]
Jul 01 2016
3 mins
The first collections of stories were written up from the television scripts. Later, Mortimer wrote the stories first. Later still, after the death of Leo McKern in 2002, he wrote stories which were never broadcast on television. He knew by then that McKern was irreplaceable
Jun 11 2016
11 mins
Long before Harry Potter there was William Brown, the enduring creation of Richmal Crompton, who knew what boys are like and, more than that, what boys like to read. Now well into his nineties, her endearingly mischievous hero is still going strong
Apr 03 2016
13 mins
Love at First Sight in Edinburgh September rain in […]
Apr 01 2016
3 mins
Twelve Don’ts for the Aged For Alan Bennett Don’t […]
Jan 01 2016
3 mins
Historian, journalist, poet, novelist and fierce combatant in the cause of liberty, the great chronicler of Stalin's empire and evil was a giant, not least for his honesty in re-evaluating and rejecting the revolutionary passions of his youth. He will be missed
Aug 05 2015
9 mins