April 19th …. and first a look at what has previously happened on this day in history …. 1770 James Cook sighted the eastern coast of what is now Australia 1770 … and, on the same day, Marie Antoinette married Louis XVI in a proxy wedding 1782 John Adams secured Dutch recognition of the United States, with the house …
It’s 124 years since L Frank Baum’s children’s fantasy novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was published, and eighty-five since MGM committed to celluloid the tale of a young farm girl whose life spins from monochrome to technicolor. Over those years, it’s safe to say that The Wizard of Oz has cemented its place in …
This has been the stand out concert for me since last August when Dinis Sousa, Royal Northern Sinfonia principal conductor, was picking out some highlights of the orchestra’s forthcoming 2023-24 season for me. They were all highlights, of course. But when looking ahead to the performance of Robert Schumann’s oratorio, Paradise (Paradise and the Peri, …
This week’s box set may be less familiar to readers than previous recommendations. Firefly is a space western that was cancelled after only one season in 2002, but then subsequently built up a significant and loyal fanbase whose calls for a second season were answered in part by the 2005 follow up film Serenity. The …
Total darkness, the absence of birdsong, plunging temperatures… and Bonnie Tyler storming up the charts again. Yep, it must be total eclipse time. For many, Monday’s generational movement of the moon between the earth and the sun was all about the brief disappearance of daylight. Not me. Whenever — and wherever — there’s an eclipse …
April 12th ….. and a quick look at what has happened on this day in history 627 King Edwin of Northumberland was converted to Christianity by Paulinus, Bishop of York 1204 The Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade entered Constantinople 1606 The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships 1877 The UK annexed the Transvaal …
A blue bicycle is tethered to a lamppost outside Whitley Bay’s newest pub. Random act or product placement? Let’s go for serendipity. The pub is Café Amsterdam and anyone who knows the slightest thing about the Dutch capital will recognise that every hitching post at every bar and canal bridge is a pedal-pusher’s depository. Café …
When we meet our handsome hero Richard Hanney (Tom Bryne), he’s restless and looking for adventure. And in a classic case of ‘be careful what you wish for’, that’s exactly what he gets when glamorous stranger Annabella (Safeena Ladha) is murdered in his London flat. Annabella happens to be a spy on the run (what …
It’s long been the ambition of Rock N Raise driving force Angie Jenkison to shine a light on the female talent breathing new life into the North East’s vibrant music scene. And at a time when it seems more and more inspirational women are making their powerful voices heard across the region, an event that’s …
As a fan of eighties movies and murder mysteries, I would probably have watched and enjoyed Only Murders In The Building, the US comedy-drama co-created by and starring Steve Martin, even if it wasn’t absolutely brilliant. Martin shares top billing with fellow eighties comedy icon (and fellow Amigo to boot) Martin Short and singer, songwriter, …
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