‘a streetful of shops under one roof’
In the Trove archive I came across a 1950s map of the centre of Edinburgh. On the reverse of the map was this : My favourite memory of Jenners returns … Continue reading ‘a streetful of shops under one roof’
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It was an expressive silence
One of my next poems will be on Dickson’s Close, Edinburgh. It will be narrated by a paperboy [when I was young I used to deliver the Edinburgh Evening News].What … Continue reading It was an expressive silence
Edinburgh Peace Festival
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The farther he goes [Beckett’s Last Tapes]
To play this short film please click here or on the image above. This film is for Callum. Opening audio: Beckett’s Last Tapes , 10 August 2019, Radio 4 [Archive … Continue reading The farther he goes [Beckett’s Last Tapes]
ABRACADABRA abracadrabra
To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Credits: [1] The Moving Image Archive [2] Abracadabra – cover by Julka Rewizor
Volume II: Edington Hill
The TROVE archive for Scotland contains three volumes of hand written diaries by James Davidson of Edington Hill. The TROVE archive had not identified the diarist or recorded information about … Continue reading Volume II: Edington Hill
ABRACADABRA
To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Credits: [1] The Moving Image Archive [2] Abracadabra – cover by Julka Rewizor
[unsubscribing]
an emotional response to the latest album ‘WE’ by Arcade Fire: To play my short film please click here or on the image above. Music credits: [1] End of the … Continue reading [unsubscribing]