Winston Churchill Archives

A sense of urgency and drama that makes us forget that we know the outcome

Joyce Glasser reviews Darkest Hour (12 January 2018) Cert PG, 125 min. The biopic, Darkest Hour is, like last year’s Churchill a biopic about a leader’s crisis of confidence in arguably the darkest mo ...

markbendle 2576 views 0 likes Jan 12, 2018

This biopic is no match for Brian Cox’s powerful performance

Joyce Glasser reviews Churchill (June 16, 2017) Cert PG, 98 mins Be wary of films that open on a wintery beach with an elderly man talking to himself – just loud enough for you to hear his profound me ...

markbendle 2246 views 0 likes Jun 14, 2017

Peace discussions

My attention has been drawn to Mike Pentelow’’s letter in April’s Mature Times Indeed there were secret offers of peace right from the start. These were conducted through the Swedish Foreign Office. T ...

admin 2159 views 0 likes Jun 16, 2015

Mary Berry offers the perfect ingredients

The Queen of British baking Mary Berry will indulge in her other great passion for gardening by opening this year’s Blenheim Palace Flower Show. The much anticipated three-day event is set to return t ...

admin 2124 views 0 likes Apr 13, 2015