The Polls Are Closed and Scotland’s Fate is Sealed – 18 September 2014
Every passionate politician, every outspoken opponent, every fervent voice; today, their power and influence was reduced to a single leaden cross.
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Advent Begins: Countdown to Christmas – 1 December 2012
Scroll down or click here for a video of the unwrapping of our Advent candle. Around the country, delicate perforated cardboard doors have been torn back, neat aluminium foil has been sharply poked, and...
Dominic Hurst: The Media’s Role in Society – 5 November 2012
Back after a half-term break, tonight saw the return of Furze Platt’s Seniores programme (a series of weekly ‘interesting talks by interesting people about interesting things’). Dominic Hurst, a senior producer at BBC News,...
London 2012 Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder – 27 July 2012
‘The centre of the world’ is a media hyperbole used too frequently to describe something that people from around the world are perceived to be focussed on. But last night’s breathtaking Olympic Opening Ceremony...
London 2012: 24 Hours To Go – 26 July 2012
In precisely 24 hours, the Olympic Opening Ceremony is due to get under way, as the world’s eyes (an expected 4.8 billion people will watch) turn to London to see our capital city stage...
Post-Exam Thoughts: GCSE History (Paper 2) – 15 June 2012
A few days after Tuesday’s OCR GCSE History exam on International Relations (1919 to 1945) and Germany (1919 to 1945), it was back to school for today’s paper on Britain (1945 to 1975). “#HistoryGCSE...
Red, White, and Blue – 2 June 2012
With Britain in Diamond Jubilee fever, I take a look at the preparations my road is taking ahead of its street party, while Maidenhead celebrates at the specially royal-themed Carnival in the town centre.
The Dramatic Oxbridge Boat Race – 7 April 2012
That was quite a race. Actually, it wasn’t a race at all. After the half-way point, it was problem-after-problem, in the most exciting and dramatic (but arguably also the saddest) Boat Race in the...
