Fee ‘Seminars’
According to the BBC, “Education Secretary Charles Clarke and Higher Education Minister Alan Johnson will hold six ‘seminars’ to explain why they back the controversial proposals” . What’s the point…
Das Experiment
Although no great fan of art house movies, I make an exception for Das Experiment, which was on BBC4 last night (although I confess that I’d watch anything with Moritz…
Le Ciel par-dessus le toit
A beautiful evening in Tooting. Whenever I see a sky like this, I think of Verlaine’s poem Le ciel par-dessus le toit .
Power, Dominion and Freddie Mercury
In these post-Soviet days, it’s quite a surprise to see something that looks every bit like a statue of Lenin towering over a miniaturized public outside the Dominion Theatre in…