A King with Feet of Clay
The 74th Venice Film Festival opens this week, at which Robert Redford is being honoured…
Browsing: Musings
The Gardens of Shakespeare’s England
Aah! Is there anything more glorious than an English garden when all is lush and…
Tales from The Oriental
A peck of pepper, the crack of cardamom, sugar, spice and all things nice –…
Tales from The Oriental
A glorious night of Epicurean delights charts a remarkable journey for a remarkable wine. In…
The William Hill World Darts Championships
Darts fans. They are among us. Everybody’s into darts, it turns out, or at least…
Tales from the Oriental
Dusklit opera on one of London’s busiest streets? Whatever next. Nick Hammond laments summer’s passing…
Facing the Music…and the Reviews
Do you remember when you had your exam results published at school or university? If…
Tales from The Oriental
An army marches on its stomach, according to Napoleon Bonaparte. So does NICK HAMMOND according…
When the Thrilla in Manila Came to Kilburn
Cycling up Haverstock Hill in Belsize Park on a late July day in 1966 I saw…
Elizabeth Tower
With the news that after 157 years of near unbroken chiming Big Ben is to be…
From Gamekeepers to Gentlemen: The Bowler
Where has it gone? Once the height of sartorial elegance, and beloved by city bankers,…
For Whom the Bells Toll
Moving to a house in Somerset, some years ago, which overlooked the parish church and…