SUNDAY BLOG: Josef Stalin, Graham Norton and Childline
So Eurovision came last and went way off into the distant yonder. Another unmemorable performance this time by Ukraine. They won with a song called […]
SUNDAY BLOG: Reading, Writing, Music, Fire and a Shrew
When I woke up this morning I was disappointed to see this low cloud and mistiness, I’d hoped for better. Then I heard the news […]
SUNDAY BLOG: Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit, Small Talk And A House of Hope
Here Comes The Night Here’s a pay you’ll enjoy at the Lyric Theatre. This is the story. The Gallaghers live in East Belfast. It’s 1966. […]
SUNDAY BLOG: Tall Tales, Big Talk and the Prince of Denmark Revisited
BRUSH UP YOUR SHAKESPEARE What a treat last night, Shakespeare Live! From The RSC. Some of the greatest dramatic scenes ever written, played by some […]
SUNDAY BLOG: Lest We Forget.
Looking Back Easter Tuesday 1941 fell on 15th April, 75 years almost to the day. There was excitement in Belfast, the Ulster Hall was playing […]
SUNDAY BLOG: Older, Wiser and Ricky Wilson
I missed The Voice last night but I believe the best man won. Kevin Simm has been well schooled and quality will win out in […]
SUNDAY BLOG: Hens, Miss Julie and Diabetes.
QUARTET I’d already watched the film ‘Quartet’ twice but it hooked me in again last night. What a delightful production and proves you can pack […]
SUNDAY BLOG: Sometimes It’s Hard to Find a Reason.
Easter Sunday and the sun is shining but the sadness of the past week or so hangs heavy. The tragedy in Buncrana has shocked us […]
SUNDAY BLOG: The Rose, The Swan, William and Sheila the Wreck
What A Week It Was I’m still reeling. Last week was something special and will live on long in the memory. Forgive me for showing […]
SUNDAY BLOG: In Praise of Good Friends Gone and a Bikers Jacket
A Sad Goodbye So many deaths recently, some of them people you know through newspapers and television, too many you know personally. Actor George Shane […]