Wednesday 25 July 2007

Trident 'the Devil's tool of choice'

IN the interests of political balance, here's comedian and activist Mark Thomas (CB 74-81) addressing the Troops Out No Trident demo in Trafalgar Square this February:

Tuesday 24 July 2007

Old Blue interviews David Cameron


THE Leader of the Opposition had this to say to Theo Usherwood (TB, MdB 92-99) of the Nottingham Evening Post.

Theo was recently shortlisted for 'Young Journalist of the Year' in the Regional Press Awards.

Tuesday 17 July 2007

Bashing Bernard

ONE of the best-known incidents in the history of British live television, courtesy of YouTube.

The year is 1963¹. Journalist and critic Bernard Levin (PB 37-45) is taking part in the satirical BBC programme That Was The Week That Was ², but waiting to assault him is Desmond Leslie, incensed at Levin’s hostile review of a performance by Leslie’s then wife, the singer and actress Agnes Bernelle



Full marks to Levin for his composure.

(Best YouTube comment: ‘disgusting that such brutal horrer [sic] is displayed where the innocent eyes of youth could be scrambled and deranged...no wonder we live in fear my god...’)
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¹ Or possibly 1962 – accounts vary.

² At least one of whose writers was an Old Blue, Sydney Carter (PB 1926/27-33).