You are here: Latest Updates Latest Updates Please wait... Travel Information NewWalthamstow Wetlands London A beautiful haven for wildlife in the north-east of the city, well worth a trip. 2018-11-11 Talk/Lecture Review NewZiauddin & Malala Yousafzai In Conversation London (England) Ever since the incident where Malala Yousafzai, a young school girl, was shot by the Taliban in her home town in Afghanistan she has had the attention of the world through her efforts towards female education…. 2018-11-10 General Event Review NewSFX Book Con 2 London (England) I make no secret of the fact that I love Science Fiction and Fantasy books (see Science Fiction). Having attended many World Science Fiction conventions in the past I am always interested in any literary… 2018-11-10 Travel Information NewSuffolk Travel information Finally put up some information from my recent trip to Ipswich. 2018-11-04 Film Review NewFirst Man Directed by Damien Chazelle A very human retelling of the story of Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon. First Man begins with a young test pilot, Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling), grounded after being deemed reckless having nearly… 2018-11-04 Book Review NewA Gift from Bob by James Bowen This autobiographical book by James Bowen tells the troubles he faced leading up to a particular Christmas. Bowen grew up in difficult circumstances and ended up on the streets of London then falling… 2018-11-04 Book Review NewTau Zero by Poul Anderson In the near future the star ship Leonora Chrstine is sent with a small crew to explore and potentially settle a nearby star. Accelerating ever closer to the speed of light, half way into their five year… 2018-11-04 Travel Information NewOpen House London 2018 Did not visit as many properties this year but still saw a few interesting things. 2018-10-28 Book Review NewFragile Things by Neil Gaiman A collection of Gaiman's short stories published previously elsewhere “Fragile Things” sticks to fiction and poetry with a treat for fans of American Gods with the inclusion… 2018-10-28 Film Review NewJack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Directed by Kenneth Branagh A reboot of the “Jack Ryan” franchise sees Chris Pine stepping into the shoes of CIA analyst “Jack Ryan” previously filled by Ben Affleck (“The Sum of All Fears”), Harrison Ford (“Patriot Games” and “Clear… 2018-10-28 Film Review NewJack Reacher: Never Go Back Directed by Edward Zwick Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise), a former US Army military officer is assisting Major Susan Turner (Cobie Smulders) in investigating corruption on army bases. After Turner is arrested when a hard-drive in found… 2018-10-27 Restaurant Review NewRick Stein London (England) - Barnes I think it is fair to say we are big fans of Rick Stein's style of cooking, which is, simple food prepared very sympathetically with very fresh ingredients concentrating particularly on seafood. We very… 2018-10-26 Play Review NewSketching London (England) When tickets for this show came up the idea sounded so good we could not pass up. It consists of a series of small plays about Londoners that, as the show progresses, we find are increasingly interconnected…. 2018-10-25 Travel Information NewAustrian Grand Prix Race Information I finally have been able to provide some practical information for those interested in going to see the Austrian Grand Prix. 2018-10-21 Book Review NewThe Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi Jean le Flambeur, a thief, is serving time in the Dilemma Prison when he is broken out by Mieli, a warrior, and her spidership Perhonen who offers him a chance to win back his freedom in exchange for first… 2018-10-21 Talk/Lecture Review NewFilm Screening: Your Name with Producer Genki Kawamura London (England) I am a big fan of film director Makoto Shinkai and one of his latest works “Your Name” (see here for review). When the opportunity came with … 2018-10-21 Talk/Lecture Review NewStop Motion Animation which Never Stops: A Talk by Tsuneo Goda and Hirokazu Minegishi London (England) Stop motion animation is unusual in Japan but there are some notable exceptions. Tsuneo Goda is such an exception most notable for his “Domo” character that serves as a mascot for NHK (the Japanese state… 2018-10-21 Film Review NewThe Man Who Killed Don Quixote Directed by Terry Gilliam Toby (Adam Driver) is a jaded director attempting to film “Don Quixote” who, on one his frequent excursions into the Spanish countryside stumbles across the actor from his original college film who believes… 2018-10-20 Restaurant Review NewRandy's Wing Bar London (England) - Hackney We are big fans of chicken wings (see my review of National Wing Day 2018) and so we have heard of “Randy's Wing Bar” who, we were told, has some of the best chicken… 2018-10-20 Travel Information NewBuckinghamshire Travel Information Created this page with information from a recent visit to Bletchley Park. 2018-10-14 More Recent Items Click for more items... 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