Act 1

There is a common saying that you can wait all day for a bus, and then three come along together! … More

“Shut up and drink your gin!”

Back in the 1960s Lionel Bart’s musical Oliver! premiered in London’s West End, and in 1968 the film of that stage … More

“Would you like some complimentary tickets for a show I’m producing which is going to the Warwick Arts Centre in … More

(The Castillet, the only remaining tower, housing one of the main gates to the former walled city of Perpignan. This … More

Eating in a restaurant is nearly always a pleasure. Sometimes it is better than others, because it is not just … More

The Collapse of the Caliphate, Development and Pollution in China, The Spread of Islam in Cuba, Juveniles in Prison, Human … More

(Part of the vast expanse of vineyards at Jau, can be seen beyond the hedge) On the southern foothills of … More

(Our train awaits) Up in the mountains of the Eastern Pyrenees about forty kilometres from where our house is on … More

Many times during the early 1950s, Pablo Picasso came to stay with friends in Perpignan. His hosts on those occasions … More

(Louis XlV in his Coronation Robes, painted by Hyacinthe Rigaud in 1701) Every French schoolchild learning of the history of … More