Stunning B&W short film- Diving into the River and Dublin Canal Basins. Unmissable.

There’s been quite a lot of response to the 40-Foot Christmas swim pictures, so I thought I’d share this extraordinary video, from the incredible long hot month of July here, our own heat wave. It’s become a faint memory, indeed seems more like a dream now, that magical month when we lay in the parks… Read More Stunning B&W short film- Diving into the River and Dublin Canal Basins. Unmissable.

Peter O’Toole and Orson Wells on BBC 1963. (Press this title to expand column & post)

To mark the passing of Peter O’Toole at the weekend, here’s a wonderful recording from the BBC, way back in 1963, when O’Toole was playing Hamlet at the national Theater in London, under the direction of Lawrence Olivier. Under discussion among other topics, are interpretations of Shakespeare tragedy, especially the ghost of his dead father;… Read More Peter O’Toole and Orson Wells on BBC 1963. (Press this title to expand column & post)