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Anne of the Thousand Days. April 2018.

Dear Rowley, One of the most formative films I ever saw on the television as a child was Anne of the Thousand Days. The title refers to Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII, who reigned for 1000 days before … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Man for All Seasons, Academy Award, Amy Winehouse, Anne Boleyn, Anne of the Thousand Days, Billie Holiday, Carry On Henry, Charlotte Rampling, Claire Foy, Dear Rowley, Dorothy Tutin, Duke of Northumberland, Elizabeth I, Elizabeth Taylor, Faye Dunaway, Genevieve Bujold, Harry Percy, Hever Castle, Hilary Mantel, James Sherwood, Jane Seymour, Judy Garland, Julie Christie, Katy Perry, King Henry VIII, Kylie Minogue, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Maggie Smith, Marilyn Monroe, Merle Oberon, Nathalie Portman, Olivia Hussey, Pinewood Studios, Richard Burton, Sid James, Sir Thomas Moore, Taylor Swift, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Tower of London, Vanessa Redgrave, Wolf Hall

Hard Acts to Follow. February 2018.

Dear Rowley, Are you a fan of remakes? I have not yet seen it but hear Kenneth BRannagh’s Murder on the Orient Express is dry as dust compared to the original though the cinematography is spectacular. Why Hollywood tries to improve … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Star is Born, Academy Awards, Anne Hathaway, Aspen, Barbra Streisand, Berlin, Bernadette Peters, Bette Midler, Brian, Cabaret, Cate Blanchett, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Disney, Donna Karan, Emily Blunt, For the Boys, Funny Girl, Hocus Pocus, Ingrid Bergman, isn't She Great, Jacqueline Susann, James Mason, Janis Joplin, Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Gray, Judi Dench, Judy Davies, Judy Garland, Kenneth Branagh, Lady GaGa, Liza Minnelli, Lucky Lady, Maggie Smith, Marissa Berenson, Max, Me Too, Michael York, Murder on the Orient Express, New York New York, Oscars, Princess Dragomiroff, Red Carpet, Sheridan Smith, That Old Feeling, The First Wives' Club, The Rose, Valley of the Dolls, Wendy Hillier, Yentil

Blue Murder. November 2015.

Dear Rowley, It was with some trepidation that I heard Sir Kenneth Brannagh is determined to remake Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express. Granted, I found the Cybil Shepherd and Angela Lansbury reboot of The Lady Vanishes by far superior to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Agatha Christie, Albert Finney, Angela Lansbury, Anthony Powell, Bette Davis, BFI, Bloomsbury Square, British Film Institute, Camelot, Christine Redfern, Coca Cola, Cole Porter, Curzon Mayfair, Cybil Shepherd, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Maggie Smith, David Gandy, David Niven, Dear Rowley, Death on the Nile, Dolce & Gabbana, Emma Thompson, Evil Under the Sun, Fiona Shaw, Hollywood, Ingrid Bergman, ITV3, James Sherwood, Jane Birkin, King of Tyrania, La Farmer, Lancelot, Lauren Bacall, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Maggie Smith, Marilyn Monroe, Mary Portas, Maxine Peake, Melanie Rickey, Mia Farrow, Miss Debenham, Mrws T, Murder on the Orient Express, Nicholas Clay, Olivia Hussry, Patrick Redfern, Peter Ustinov, Point, Richard Harris, Sean Connery, Simon Maccorkindale, Sir John Gielgud, Sir Kenneth Brannagh, Sophie Thompson, Stephen Fry, Suzi Perry, The Lady in the Van, The Lady Vanishes, The Prince and the Showgirl, Tony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Wendy Hiller

Costume Drama. June 2015.

Dear Rowley, How many times were you asked as a boy what you wanted to be when you grew up? Having visited the Crown Jewels before most boys had varnished their first conker I always said I wanted to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 101 Dalmatians, Adrian, Anthony Asquith, Anthony Powell, Austin Powers, Barbarella, BBC Fashion at Royal Ascot, Beatrice 'Bumble' Dawson, Bette Davis, Billy Travilla, Carry On Cleo, Casino Royale, Christine Redfern, Cinderella, Citizen Kane, Clare Balding, Crown Jewels, Cullinan V, Darling, David Niven, Dear Rowley, Death on the Nile, Dirk Bogarde, Edith Head, Evil Under the Sun, Folies Bergere, Golden Gates Royal Ascot, Hard Day's Night, Help, HM The Queen, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Irene, J Sheekey's Oyster Bar, James Bond, James Sherwood, Jane Birkin, Jane Fonda, Joan Crawford, Julie Christie, Julie Harris, Katy Thomas, Kenneth Brannagh Cinderella, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Live and Let Die, Maggie Smith, Marilyn Monroe, Modesty Blaise, Monica Vitti, Mrs T, Nicholas Clay, Now Voyager, Orry Kelly, Oscar, Paco Rabanne, Prada, Prince Albert sapphire brooch, Sandy Powell, Terence Stamp, Tess, The Beatles, The Importance of Being Ernest, The Prince and the Showgirl, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, The Slipper and the Rose, Travels with my Aunt, Travis Banton, Turnbull & Asser

Queen Lucia. February 2015.

Dear Rowley, Can you remember me saying I’d recorded a short interview in Covent Garden piazza with Tim Wonacott for a new BBC2 programme called The Great Antiques Map of Britain? I’m sure it was summer because it hosed it down … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Agatha Christie's Marple, Bette Midler, Britney Spears, Congreve The Way of the World, Covent Garden, Dear Rowley, E F Benson, Emilia Fox, Emmeline Lucas, Firework, Frankie de la Tour, Geraldine McEwan, Geraldine McEwan Miss Marple, Geraldine McEwan Nemesis, H, Hay Fever, Henry Poole & Co, Instagram, James D'Arcy, James Sherwood, Jeanette Winterson, Jeremy Scott, John Sessions, Judith Bliss, Katy Perry, Ken Russell, Lady Wishford, LAs Vegas, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Lucia Pilson, Maggie Smith, Mapp & Lucia, Miss Marple, Missy Elliott, National Theatre, Nemesis, Noël Cowrd, Norma Desmond, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, Queen Lucia, Rio Carnival, Roar, RSC, Russell Brand, Sebastian Flyte, Sir Laurence Olivier, Sister Bridget The Magdalene Sisters, Super Bowl, The Great Antiques Map of Britain, The Moving Finger, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Tim Wonacott, Twitter, YouTube, Zumba

Anne of the Thousand Days. April 2018.

Hard Acts to Follow. February 2018.

Blue Murder. November 2015.

Costume Drama. June 2015.

Queen Lucia. February 2015.

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