Be ‘more like Paddington’
The Telegraph, Sunday 8th November 2020: Paddington has featured in some of my films, such as this film based on a short trip to London in December 2017:
Tag: London
‘More than three times the circumference of the globe’
I came across this death notice by chance whilst researching what is recorded of the life of ‘Dr William Brodum’. I reckon that Charlotte Skinner never once required any of … Continue reading ‘More than three times the circumference of the globe’
‘A fresh supply of PATENT MEDICINES’
This is an extraordinary story. It is historical. It is true. It could never happen today? [open question] Click on ‘Dr Brodum’s’ portait to read this extraorinary story
‘A Guide to Old Age or A Cure for the Indiscretions of Youth’
Mimi Matthews in this blog describes how patent medicines were everywhere in he 18th and 19th century: “These various powders, potions, elixirs, and cordials were primarily peddled by quacks, some … Continue reading ‘A Guide to Old Age or A Cure for the Indiscretions of Youth’