In the autumn of 1994 my mother booked two places on a coach trip to Rome. It was arranged by a Catholic organization that she wasn’t directly involved with. None of us in the family had actively campaigned for it. The trip was essentially a pilgrimage to celebrate the Anno del Famiglia (Year of the… Continue reading Le Quick
In the million-plus words that appear on this Blog, all of them still freely available whenever you want to read them, there has been no mention of either of the UK’s two most recent prime ministers. Until now. The current prime minister, less than a week into the job, is Rishi Sunak, who either believes… Continue reading Leeds United FC and Liz Truss
Just over 30 years ago, in the autumn of 1992, the #1 single in the UK was “Ebeneezer Goode” by The Shamen. The chorus, as you may recall, includes words that sound like “Eezer Goode, Eezer Goode, ‘e’s Ebeneezer Goode”. Or, if you prefer, “E’s are good, E’s are good, ‘e’s Ebeneezer Goode”. The E… Continue reading Got any salmon?
A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began last month. Here are the questions and answers for Friday 21 October 2022, Series 6 Episode 24 (S6Ep24). As with Series 5 last year, I am posting one piece for each episode containing the following: the questions, how the team fared and the answers. The Questions… Continue reading “Tenable” questions, Friday 21 October 2022 [Series 6 Episode 24]
A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began last month. Here are the questions and answers for Thursday 20 October 2022, Series 6 Episode 23 (S6Ep23). As with Series 5 last year, I am posting one piece for each episode containing the following: the questions, how the team fared and the answers. The Questions… Continue reading “Tenable” questions, Thursday 20 October 2022 [Series 6 Episode 23]
A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began last month. Here are the questions and answers for Wednesday 19 October 2022, Series 6 Episode 22 (S6Ep22). As with Series 5 last year, I am posting one piece for each episode containing the following: the questions, how the team fared and the answers. The Questions… Continue reading “Tenable” questions, Wednesday 19 October 2022 [Series 6 Episode 22]
A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began last month. Here are the questions and answers for Tuesday 18 October 2022, Series 6 Episode 21 (S6Ep21). As with Series 5 last year, I am posting one piece for each episode containing the following: the questions, how the team fared and the answers. The Questions… Continue reading “Tenable” questions, Tuesday 18 October 2022 [Series 6 Episode 21]
A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began last month. Here are the questions and answers for Monday 17 October 2022, Series 6 Episode 20 (S6Ep20). As with Series 5 last year, I am posting one piece for each episode containing the following: the questions, how the team fared and the answers. The Questions… Continue reading “Tenable” questions, Monday 17 October 2022 [Series 6 Episode 20]
A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began last month. Here are the questions and answers for Friday 14 October 2022, Series 6 Episode 19 (S6Ep19). As with Series 5 last year, I am posting one piece for each episode containing the following: the questions, how the team fared and the answers. The Questions… Continue reading “Tenable” questions, Friday 14 October 2022 [Series 6 Episode 19]
A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began last month. Here are the questions and answers for Thursday 13 October 2022, Series 6 Episode 18 (S6Ep18). As with Series 5 last year, I am posting one piece for each episode containing the following: the questions, how the team fared and the answers. The Questions… Continue reading “Tenable” questions, Thursday 13 October 2022 [Series 6 Episode 18]
The Compartments 