It Is 40 Years Since 1986 And I Am Still Discovering Things That I Missed Then – Thoughts About The Outfield

I had a lot more on my mind in 1986 than the usual teenage angst, and realising that it is now 40 years since that fateful year started comes with a bit of a shock, given that I am now on the upper edge of 56 rather than 16, with my 57th birthday less than …

Much Ado About Sydney…

As far as film adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays go, Sir Kenneth Brannagh’s work over the past 35 years has given me particular enjoyment. Henry V in 1989 revived interest in Shakespeare, and his version of Hamlet was closest to the full written play (although proven by experts to be far too long to have been what …