Another run for Julian Slade’s Salad Days

Another run for Julian Slade’s Salad Days

Julian Slade, the writer of the 1950s hit musical Salad Days along with Dorothy Reynolds was born on 28th May 1930 one of three sons of a London barrister. He attended Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, and on leaving university in 1951 he attended the drama school of…

Anthony Newley’s The Last Song – final album released

Anthony Newley’s The Last Song – final album released

The Last Song is the long awaited final studio album from legendary performer Anthony Newley. Newley passed away in April 1999 after losing his battle with cancer. However, his musical legacy which encompasses musicals, stage shows, television, hit songs and recordings thankfully remain. Timeless Recorded in London between…

The mad, mad, mad, mad, life of Terry-Thomas

The mad, mad, mad, mad, life of Terry-Thomas

Terry-Thomas was the prototype upper-class buffoon, a heady mix of caddish scheming and Bertie Wooster-style tomfoolery, delivered in gentlemen’s club vowels, over a gold-plated cigarette holder. And indeed, in real life, he lived the high old life, in dandyish finery, with homes in Beverley Hills and the Balearics,…

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Bonnie and Clyde and The Graduate – 60s Hollywood counter culture

Bonnie and Clyde and The Graduate – 60s Hollywood counter culture

Russell Hill is an admirer of the films released during Hollywood’s counter culture of the 1960s, in particular two…

Jimmy Buffett – a musician who keeps on shining

Jimmy Buffett – a musician who keeps on shining

Jimmy Buffett is a music legend who, at 66, is still recording and touring.  Born on Christmas Day…

Miss Ballantine’s magnificent fish

Miss Ballantine’s magnificent fish

As a child ALASTAIR BLAIR had the privilege of an encounter with the famous Miss Ballantine, who holds…

Lady Isobel Barnett: the rise and fall of a household name

Lady Isobel Barnett: the rise and fall of a household name

On the anniversary of her birth, ROBERT LEEMING reminds us of the surprising life of Lady Isobel Barnett.…

Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant – flags, tears, songs and laughter

Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant – flags, tears, songs and laughter

Few of us ever have the opportunity to witness the making of history first-hand. Yesterday, 1.2 million of…

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