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Twenty first century problems
April 6th, 2026 by Roger Darlington
What’s the world coming to? The $23M toilet on the Artemis II is not functioning properly. And, on Easter Monday, my local bakery has stopping selling their delicious hot cross buns. Never mind, I’m getting married at the weekend.
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The fifth five-star review of my book “Everyone Has A Story” available on Amazon
April 5th, 2026 by Roger Darlington
“Roger Darlington is prodigious, his latest book is a collection of 33 tales of people he knows, told by them. He captures the truth that everyone is interesting and worth a listen. Much of of our world is on transmission, he has received and retold.Should be a TV or radio show . Everyone is a […]
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”Everyone Has A Story” – over 30 fascinating tales
March 31st, 2026 by Roger Darlington
This is the latest review of my new book “Everyone Has A Story” available from Amazon. Have you bought your copy yet? Don’t forget family and friends. “The breadth of experiences that the author ‘reports’ from 33 interviews with accomplished, but humble and low key people, is gripping. His interviewees go from tech entrepreneurs to […]
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Ever heard of culturally responsive pedagogy?
March 25th, 2026 by Roger Darlington
Sometimes it’s good to go to a new place and engage with a new subject. So it was that, this evening, I was at the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) at University College London (UCL) for the launch of a book titled “Culture and Science Education: Towards More Inclusive Practice”. The event was chaired by […]
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Another five-star review on Amazon for my new book “Everyone Has A Story”
March 19th, 2026 by Roger Darlington
“Not only does everyone have a story, everyone could write something like this engaging book. Read this collective biography of 33 friends of the author, all assembled within a year’s time. This is not about accomplishment but connection to the author, and the variety provides a glimpse into Roger’s own bio as he comments on […]
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The first Amazon review of my new book “Everyone Has A Story”
March 14th, 2026 by Roger Darlington
“This is, in a sense, the third part of a brilliantly conceived trilogy. The first took the form of a fairly conventional ‘memoir’, written essentially for family friends and former colleagues. But even here, the focus, foreshadowing later works, is on all the people Roger met during his three-quarters of a century who have illuminated […]
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“Everyone Has A Story”
March 2nd, 2026 by Roger Darlington
After a year and a half of interviewing, writing and editing, my latest book – entitled “Everyone Has A Story” – is now available for purchase on Amazon. It is a series of profiles of 33 of my friends with particularly interesting stories. As you read these profiles, you’ll be amazed, amused, informed, and inspired. […]
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Our West Africa cruise to Senegal and The Gambia
February 28th, 2026 by Roger Darlington
I love travel and, over my 77 years, I’ve done over 200 foreign trips. Recently – together with my fiancée Tess – I made my first visit to West Africa. It was a cruise to Senegal and The Gambia. You can read an account of our holiday here. This brings the number of countries that […]
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West African Cruise Day 3: Sunday – Cruise the Sine-Saloum Delta, explore Joal Fadiouth and sail to Banjul, Gambia
February 15th, 2026 by Roger Darlington
This morning, we arrived in Senegal’s Sine-Saloum Delta, a UNESCO biosphere reserve and an important birding area. The park is a haven for lots of mammal and fish species, from marine turtles and dolphins to West African manatees and crocodiles. Today’s optional excursion started at 9.15 an and finished at 3.45 pm and it was […]
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West African Cruise Day 2: Saturday – Visit Gorée Island and begin cruise to the Saloum River Delta
February 15th, 2026 by Roger Darlington
Our began with a trip to Gorée Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, just a 20-minute ferry ride from Dakar. Here, our local guide Omar toldus about the island’s slave trade history at the museum in Fort d’Estrées and the Maison des Esclaves, where captives were imprisoned before being shipped overseas. We paid our respects […]
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