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The Countdown Begins

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There are seventy-seven days until the 2018 Clapham Book Festival and we’re getting ready to start our publicity and promotion. This year we have, we think, really got something for everyone, as we bring acclaimed novelists, biographers and poets to … Continue reading

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A little bit of history… with bikes

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Qhubeka is an Nguni word meaning ‘to progress’.  This is the story of how a sports commentator, an actor/designer and hundreds of sports fans around the world combined to make some progress happen. The sports commentator is Carlton Kirby, anchor … Continue reading

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Chasing a Hare

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Today I am chasing a hare. A magical, almost mystical, creature, symbolic of changeability and fertility and associated with the Moon, hares feature in folklore and art in many different cultures around the world, it would be hard to catch. … Continue reading

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The Girl from the North Country

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The Girl from the North Country is a play with music currently on a twelve week run at the Noel Coward Theatre in London’s West End, having transferred from the Old Vic where it was originally staged. We went to … Continue reading

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Ruta del Sol

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Today the Ruta del Sol race passes through the Sierra de Grazalema. The Ruta del Sol or Route of the Sun, also known as the Vuelta a Andalucia, is a Spanish cycle race traditionally held in February around the southern tip of … Continue reading