Tom Gale’s box
Sian asked me what I might like for my birthday? After a little thought, I suggested a box for my new ink-stamps: On my birthday I opened up a present … Continue reading Tom Gale’s box
Tag: Rebel antiquary
‘Endless variations’
Scotsman, 18 November 1966.
a composition
a composition: To play this short film please click here or on the image above. As a youth I lacked any confidence in myself. As a result I missed out … Continue reading a composition
Chapter Two of Part Three of ‘Decline and Fall’
In Chapter Two of Part Three of ‘Decline and Fall’ by Evelyn Waugh, the prison Governor asks ‘D.4.12’ [Paul Pennyfeather]: ‘I wonder whether you have narcissistic tendencies? Did you lead … Continue reading Chapter Two of Part Three of ‘Decline and Fall’
Life as viewed by a teddy bear
Wouldn’t it be a novelty to interview a Teddy Bear! I wonder what such ‘ursine familiars’, known to scientists as ‘transitional objects’, might say about life as viewed? My bears … Continue reading Life as viewed by a teddy bear
Might I borrow that suit of red armour?
To play Might I borrow that suit of red armour? please click here or on the image below. Credits: YouTube archive footage of Mr Benn [BBC]; Moving Image Archive of … Continue reading Might I borrow that suit of red armour?
door to door
To play this short film please click here or on the image below. Credits: Jonathan Meades on Scottish places read by Peter Scott-Gordon; opening lines of a poem by Peter … Continue reading door to door
our adventures
To begin to explore some of the adventures of Big Ted and Peter Scott-Gordon please click here or on the image below.