A grand view of life at Oxford’s Natural History Museum
I simply love Oxford University’s Natural History Museum. The building itself is a masterpiece of 19th century engineering, with masonry so carefully considered and carved the stones seem to live. And then there’s the great glass roof, held aloft by soaring metal arched beams, decorated with leaves and flowers. If it was simply an empty [...]
Colditz
When I was growing up in the late 60s and early 70s there seemed to be a lot on the telly about World War 2. The masterful The World at War, narrated by Laurence Olivier, …
Rollright owl
We are lucky enough to get a lot of barn owls (Tyto alba) round here. Usually I only get a fleeing glimpse as they swoop past when I’m driving home. So I was very happy to have …
