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On a freezing January night last week I wound my way across south London to a warm and jolly bar in Crystal Palace, there to meet with the Chair of Trustees and some volunteers from the Crystal Palace Overground Festival … Continue reading
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I confess that I first came across Maggi Hambling in the 1980s as a team captain in a short-lived modern art TV quiz show called ‘Gallery’. Fellow panelists, including George Melly and Frank Whitford, looked very inebriated and everyone behaved … Continue reading
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On Wednesday I went to Java, Bali and Indonesia by way of the magic carpet which lies to the north of Great Russell Street. For the first time ever in my experience there were so many people wishing to visit … Continue reading
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…and straight on ’til morning. The National Theatre Christmas show this year is ‘Peter Pan‘. I went on Saturday to a completely full Olivier Theatre ( I sat separately from the rest of the party, so difficult was it to … Continue reading
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A fortnight ago I rescued an injured hawk in the Spanish countryside and gave it shelter for the night (see Hawk). I have since reached the point in the sequel to ‘Reconquista‘ where most of the characters are up in … Continue reading
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