Early Life Anton Chekhov is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the history of world literature. He was born on January 29,...

"Hello again Word Lovers!" We have reached the penultimate instalment of our first trip around the roots and branches of the English...

"Hello again Word Lovers!" In this episode we are going to look at words that have come from Africa. It might be assumed that this means...

Friday the 13th is an international superstition with many strange origins. Find out why we fear it and other weird superstitions...

The 1960s were a golden era for British rock music, with a wide range of influential bands emerging on the scene. While some of these...

A preview of the possible FA Cup third round shocks coming up in January and a look back at the biggest shocks in previous years

The quirky and unconventional side of British innovation - 10 bizarre inventions.

A review of the 2022 Christmas Film World Cup Prequalifying The Organising Committee felt it was unable to resist the sheer number of new...

Christmas Eve Settle in, you have arrived. It is Christmas. The Christmas Film World Cup final takes place, if you are panic buying in...

The journey that started on November 12 with the Prequalifying Round before the competition proper has reached the climax, the grand...

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas" The second Christmas Film World Cup Semi Final today as Die Hard and Scrooged clash for a...

The fever pitch of expectation is now here, a foursome of big hitters have reached the semi finals and now they have the chance to reach...

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas" Christmas Film World Cup Semi Finals are underway and we really are in the business end of...

The enchanting poem by Clement Clarke Moore has captured the hearts of generations, becoming a part of so many family traditions on...

It is business time! The Christmas Film showdown has reached the last 8 competitors as we are now down to a solitary match per day until...

The countdown is now in the fever pitch stage, as the Chrimbo juggernaut hurtles ever closer we arrive at one the most significant days...

You can download a pdf of the short story here: The original cover artwork for this production, Doting on trout is available to download...

A brief biography of Jack London and a review of his most notable works