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Books addict Andrew Ffrench wants to know what you are reading - if you've got a recommendation then let him know
Posted at 4:54pm Thursday 8th October 2009
A heavy encounter with MI5
After forcing myself to watch the troubling crime drama Criminal Justice, I tried to relax with Rat Run, a paperback copy of one of Gerald Seymour's superb blockbusters.
Posted at 4:40pm Friday 11th September 2009
Posted at 4:33pm Friday 17th July 2009
Albion Beatnik country
After residents in Jericho were placed quite suddenly on the Environment Agency flood map, I wandered down Walton Street to find out what they thought.
Posted at 2:52pm Monday 13th July 2009
Posted at 4:12pm Friday 26th June 2009
From May to September
As the old Kurt Weill song goes, it is indeed a long while from May to September.
Posted at 4:06pm Thursday 11th June 2009
Green shoots at Gloucester Green
Is the recession over? I couldn't tell you, but the Gloucester Green market appeared very busy when I dropped in the other day for a pasty and a cup of Darjeeling.
Posted at 3:47pm Sunday 7th June 2009
Anyone for croque monsieur?
It felt like a dream, but last week I hopped on the Eurostar to Paris.
Posted at 7:34am Monday 1st June 2009
Hay: don't push in!
Apologies for my absence but at this time of year I like to take my family to the Hay Festival, on the English-Welsh border.
Posted at 1:13pm Wednesday 20th May 2009
Why poetry matters
If poetry matters so much, why is the Beeb running its new show on BBC2, presented by Griff Rhys Jones, at the same time as The Apprentice on BBC1?
Posted at 4:07pm Monday 18th May 2009
The Moon's a Balloon
I don't always read The Sunday Times but I'm glad I did this week as there were three rather fascinating stories.
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