Archive for December, 2013
A good friend of mine on television
December 2nd, 2013 by Roger Darlington
A new series, called “Pilgrimage With Simon Reeve”, is being shown on BBC2 television at 9 pm on Tuesdays. My good friend Derek Bright, who runs the company Walk Awhile, will be appearing in the first programme tomorrow (Tuesday) evening. Check it out.
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A review of the film “Philomena”
December 1st, 2013 by Roger Darlington
You can read my review of this excellent British film here.
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It’s the first day of December which means …
December 1st, 2013 by Roger Darlington
… I’ve just received my first Christmas card. It was sent electronically – no doubt to avoid delay in the post.
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He’s one of the most powerful men on the globe, but most of the world’s citizens could not give you his name and even political observers struggle to understand him
December 1st, 2013 by Roger Darlington
He is Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, the President of the People’s Republic of China, and the Chairman of the Central Military Commission. The “Observer” newspaper carries this profile today.
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