Monthly Archives: December 2018

Hardy’s countryside

Posted on 5th December 2018 by Ian

Visiting Dorchester recently brought memories of the world evoked by the writing of Thomas Hardy. Hardy writes with an extraordinary eye for the detail of rural life. It is not hard to imagine the scenes he describes. In Far from … Continue reading →

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Primary school sunsets

Posted on 3rd December 2018 by Ian

Primary school teachers are among the most important people on the planet: to be honest, it is hard to imagine anyone more significant in the shaping of generations of people than those who taught them at primary school. Primary school … Continue reading →

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Happy high-pitched sound

Posted on 1st December 2018 by Ian

At five o’clock each Friday afternoon, on BBC Radio 2, Steve Wright closes his 45 minutes of Serious Jockin’ music with a sound familiar to discogoers in the 1970s: feedback. Feedback at the end of the evening was that high pitched tone … Continue reading →

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