Category Archives: The stuff of daily life

The parody of Vera Lynn’s lyric expressed the feeling of many of those whose meat ration during the Second World war included whale meat. My father, a child in London during the war years, remembered it as tough and tasteless. … Continue reading →

Maigret entered the interview room where the person being questioned sat with Janvier. Maigret looked at the frightened young man sat opposite Janvier. ‘Why don’t you talk to me and let Janvier go to terrorise someone else?’ Sometime later, Maigret … Continue reading →

The evening news has become annoying. Each night this week the bulletins have included the fortunes of the England women’s football team among the headlines. This evening no superlatives were spared in describing the victory of the women’s team over … Continue reading →

Chief Inspector Lewis asks pathologist Dr Dobson what her specialist subject would be if she were to appear on Mastermind. ‘Corpses,’ she answers. Lewis smiles, observing that the subject might not be a barrel of laughs. Dobson then turns to … Continue reading →

I love ITV 3. There is a constant recycling of detective series without reference to date or sequence or age. Vera drives a Land Rover that never seems to be replaced and drinks whisky in a manner that must eventually … Continue reading →