Archive for October, 2012
Two things happened half a century ago today
October 5th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
1) The Beatles released their first single “Love Me Do” and four lads from Liverpool changed the world – see more here. 2) As a 14 year old, i spent a day at school in Manchester where I did badly in a Physics test, did a bit better in a Latin test, and started on […]
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The position of culture in war and peace
October 4th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
In any conflict situation – insurrection, civil war or international war – clearly the paramount concern is the lives and livelihoods of local citizens. But conflict often threatens the cultural artefacts and therefore the cultural identity of a nation or locality. I did a posting recently about the destruction of the ancient souk in Aleppo […]
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Guess who’s been to the Classic BRIT awards?
October 3rd, 2012 by Roger Darlington
Thank you. DCMS Minister Ed Vaizey, for dropping out of attendance at last night’s Classic BRIT Awards ceremony, allowing me to pick up a vacant place. I was a guest of the BPI (the British Recorded Music Industry) and we had a great box giving us a pleasant meal before the ceremony and terrific views of […]
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Guess who’s going to the Classic BRIT Awards?
October 2nd, 2012 by Roger Darlington
This year’s Classic BRIT Awards ceremony will be held this evening in the Royal Albert Hall in central London. It is organised by the BPI (the British Recorded Music Industry) with which I am about to do some work – more of that another time – and I was contacted last night and advised that […]
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The tragedy of Aleppo’s souk
October 1st, 2012 by Roger Darlington
Vee and I were on holiday in Syria from 3-9 March 2011 and I have written a full account of our trip here. Although the months running up to our visit were dominated by the dramatic events of the Arab Spring in north Africa, the whole country of Syria was eerily quiet during all our […]
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