I'll think of something later

An impressionistic outlet for some of those thoughts, musical and otherwise, I don't have a chance to air in the media

Showing posts with label First World War. Show all posts

Showing posts with label First World War. Show all posts

Saturday, 19 August 2023

Bánffy's Transylvanian Trilogy: not found wanting

To call it 'the Hungarian War and Peace ' doesn't do justice to Miklós Bánffy's three-volume chronicle about politics and th...

Sunday, 11 November 2018

Captain George Nice, survivor

Nothing new to report about my paternal grandfather, George Nice born George King*, since the revelatory day at my cousin Diana's ba...

Saturday, 19 November 2016

Images and sounds of war

Two very different experiences this week. Yesterday evening's showcased the incredible power of the well-edited documentary foota...

Wednesday, 11 November 2015

More on Captain George

Exactly a year ago, on Armistice Day 2014, I shared what I'd only recently found out about my paternal grandfather, Captain George ...

Tuesday, 11 November 2014

Captain George Nice

Until this September, I'd never seen a photograph of my paternal grandfather, George Nice. I only knew that he was posted by the Bri...

Thursday, 9 January 2014

St Petersburg 1914

So now I can stick on my CV that I've written a monologue for a famous actor. I've had scripts for two Glyndebourne 'Opera B...

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