Book Club: Secret Agent, Unsung Hero: The Valour of Bruce Dowding. This biography, researched over decades, is written by Bruce’s nephew, Peter, to honour Bruce and the millions who gave their lives for our safety.
Journalist, travel writer, and war poet, Edmund Blunden’s career was shaped by his experiences on the front in World War I from 1916 to 1918. The following poem gives us an idea of what it…
From prehistoric settlers to modern tourism, a fascinating human history of the Pyrenees with Colin Duncan Taylor.
At the end of WW2I, the BBC used the opening lines of this poem to signal the start of D-Day operations.
Why would anyone refuse a Nobel Prize?
French Poem for a Rainy Day
Built around a simple idea – to meet, talk, discover something new and enjoy an evening together.
Philippe Laborderie, sober, hard-edged and delicately balanced.
An anonymous 12th century sculptor, the Master of Cabestany was not recognised until the 1930s when a Romanesque-style tympanum was unearthed during renovation work at the parish church of Cabestany.
Mysterious Menhirs and Ancient Dolmens