13 Jan 1977: [from William Cook’s excellent Kiss Me Chudleigh, collection of AW’s writings] “There is a photograph in today’s Daily Express of a plump, homely middle-aged woman …”
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day.
In 1938, Sir Nicholas Winton brought Jewish children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia to safety in the UK.
Fifty years later, That’s Life reunited him with some of those children.
Everything you need to know about Freddie Mercury - his fave food (dhansak), his fashion, his schooldays in Mumbai and Zanzibar. Loved making this with @Sathnam, @RealMattLucas, @thatjanravens, @MattCainWriter, @LAJwriter
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New ambassador to France replacing @EdLlewellynFCDO is @MennaRawlings - ready to be corrected but women seem now to be representing Her Majesty’s Government in Paris, Washington, Berlin, Beijing, Moscow and New York (UN).
@mbetteridge apparently it starts in our tight lower backs and glutes. could try stretching out your shoulders too? also get a sexy canadian hockey player mouthguard
John Hills’ passing is the saddest of news about one of the most joyful of men. If any of us can match a fraction of his energy for pursuing social progress or his kindness and humour we’ll have had a life well lived. A huge loss for social science and for Britain