Standing
To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Music credit: Paul Buchanan singing ‘Mid Air‘
Tag: childhood
I still see you
To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Opening voice: Antony Gormley Closing voice: London underground Music: Scott Walker: ‘I still see you’ Words: Alexander … Continue reading I still see you
BEN CRUACHAN [Search for a Boy]
[16 January 1940] ‘Golden eagle comes to Oban’ before soaring off in the direction of Ben Cruachan. [12 February 1940] ‘Missing from Oban’ since February 10th ‘a rather shy boy … Continue reading BEN CRUACHAN [Search for a Boy]
BLUE
a child, I painted my bedroom BLUE scribed, in giant capitalised letters ‘PERFECT BLUE’. My first shaver, was BLUE. My first car, was BLUE. My first girlfriend, was from the, … Continue reading BLUE
ALOYSIUS
ALOYSIUS ursine familiar clutched by an effete ‘transitional object’ from the ‘IDEAL TOY COMPANY’. Cut-glass and full of time, meet you at the statue in an hour.
Elisabeth Beresford introduces:
THE WOMBLES
Mr Benn – Red Knight
First shown on the BBC, Autumn 1979. This episode has stayed with me all my life.
The Scots Magazine
My grandfather, Rab Scott, Bridge of Allan used to read The Scots Magazine. I recall how he used to post the latest edition to family and friends around the world. … Continue reading The Scots Magazine