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Saturday, 25 October 2014

Displacement activity - "Pompei" and "Two Days, One Night"

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I watched this film yesterday. I loved it - total tosh and full of clichés - Romans slaughter child's tribe, child grows up to be ...
Wednesday, 15 October 2014

"The Franco - Prussian War" by Geoffrey Wawro

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I have started the work for my U3A talk - by finishing this book that I began in July. Now I have a reasonable idea of the historical se...
Saturday, 11 October 2014

New Academic Year

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During my last year of work, I spent a few weeks with a chap who was terrified of retirement, he just did not know what he was going to do w...
Sunday, 5 October 2014

Gone Girl

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For those of you that like Hitchcock style thrillers and who-done-its, I really recommend this film. Following a very good lunch at Man...
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Saturday, 4 October 2014

The Charge of the Light Brigade

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What a fantastic start to the weekend. 07:25 this morning on BBC2. Historically - complete tosh - but this is Hollywood at its fines...
Friday, 3 October 2014

Friday Film Thoughts

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On Fridays, "The Guardian" newspaper has a separate film and music review section. It is my habit, every Friday for breakfast, I w...
Saturday, 27 September 2014

Fortress Visit Report : Fort Tancrément Internals

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This fort is run by a small group. The fort is not as big or as famous as Eben Emael so it does not attract as many visitors or the funds. N...
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Pierre le Poilu
YORK, England, United Kingdom
Recently retired, with a great interest in French history and fortifications,cricket, opera and classical music, food and film and now the time to enjoy them
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