Pete Hartley: sometime dramaturg, perennial scribbler
“The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one,” he repeated. “He’s right,” said Wendy Tyrell, the physics professor. “How can you be sure?” I asked. “Because I’ve measured the trajectory, and they’re not coming from Mars.” “Then where are they coming from?” Wendy re-positioned the telescope and invited me to look through it.
It was a magnificent honour for the terminally ill Mike Airey to see his name emblazoned of the vintage Blackpool Standard Tram 147 less than a month before he died on 12th August 2006. Twelve and a half years later, the tram looks as resplendent as ever. It has recently had a few more buckets … Continue reading Ticket to pride
Fiction, addiction and ostentation.
Dashing through the show; in a three-horse open sleigh. From a Soviet soundtrack to a festive farce.
A seasonal ghost story I am well aware of the dangers of walking alone late at night. I do so by choice, frequently, most nights. This is because I cannot sleep. And I’m looking for someone. If you are tempted to walk home after the bars close my advice is always call a cab, but … Continue reading To whom it may concern
A seasonal excerpt from Will at the Tower, a novel exposing William Shakespeare's secret seventeenth year.
Did the teenage William Shakespeare spend time with England's most wanted religious fundamentalist at Hoghton Tower in Lancashire?
"When fantasy becomes reality, reality becomes fantastic."
When we remember the fallen we should never forget why they fell Remembrance Day is for all who died in the conflicts of the wars of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This post is predominantly about the Great War that stopped one hundred years ago today. (Technically the war did not ‘end’ then as an … Continue reading PUSHED
WEER AWL OWTSTANDEENG NOWE Another tale from Planet Academia It all went wrong when they introduced league tables. Prior to that Planet Academia was a delightful place. It was a world where learning was an expression of the love of knowledge, and academic attainment was a badge of honour. Teachers were guides, mentors, coaches … Continue reading Gothsted
