I've mentioned this before. William Hartnell, the very model of a grumpy old doctor, appeared in the first episode of DW on the Saturday between the assassination of JFK the day before and the m… (View Post)

Last time I gave a lift to a hitch-hiker he claimed he was on his way home to Inverness from Aviemore after a meeting with his solicitor. Didn't have much to say after that. (View Post)

God created the universe for His own amusement. He gave us free will so He doesn't have to write the script Himself. The Rwanda story could end up as a bloodbath or as a tear-jerking interlude o… (View Post)

Most separatists manage to convince themselves that freedom and wealth are benevolently intertwined. Biafra? Catalonia? Singapore? Taiwan? I've even heard it suggested that an independent Scotla… (View Post)

I was beginning to wonder if it was entirely sensible to tow a burning ship full of munitions into a naval harbour. Alas, we'll never know the answer now. In a parallel universe Sevastopol has j… (View Post)