‘Brideshead’ Revisited

by Sarah

A pre-Christmas mooch around the charity shops of Fishguard unearthed a fine stash of DVDS perfect for viewing over that no-man’s land between Christmas and New Year. While I’ve never seen or read… Continue reading →

Sentimental Schmaltz and Yarn-based Crimes: When Film Adaptations Fail to Deliver

by Sarah

I’ve just watched the film adaptation of Elizabeth Taylor’s Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont and I really wish I hadn’t. To be fair, I’ll admit that the location and the majority of the characters… Continue reading →

Sunshine and Wisteria plus Popcorn and Pyjamas – How to turn everyday into an Enchanted April.

by Sarah

After reading and luxuriating in the wondrous novel, The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim, I couldn’t resist getting hold of a copy of the DVD for an afternoon of sunshine and wisteria at San… Continue reading →

‘Get the women… and you’ll sell the world!’

by Sarah

I’ve spent the past month reading about mid 19th century Paris for an article I’ve been writing, and apart from the utter fear of submitting a piece for publication in the proper grown… Continue reading →

‘Under Milk Wood’ – If only all homework projects were as enjoyable as this.

by Sarah

Last week, my daughter asked for some help with her latest homework project. She had to write about the life and work of Dylan Thomas, and as I went off into a whirl… Continue reading →

You and I both know it’s time for a Muppet ‘Wuthering Heights’

by Lucy

Many moons ago (1996), I was in the Brontë Parsonage Museum, and saw a display of media to do with Bronte adaptations. Up until this point, I had only ever seen one film… Continue reading →

Period drama therapy

by Lucy

As Blur once quite rightly said, ‘Modern life is rubbish’. When work is getting on top of me, and family, and every-bloody-thing-else, I watch period dramas. I watch hour after hour of soothing,… Continue reading →