@Richard08156270 I’m four steps from Napoleon. Knew Bryan Magee slightly in my teens. He knew Bertrand Russell in his youth. Russell lived with his grandfather after he was orphaned, and Lord John visited Napoleon on Elba when he was twenty two. Pretty good.
@bluebox99 Just watched him in Marco Polo (1982). Played Rustichello. Not a great series, but has a good soundtrack by Morricone and Warner is excellent.
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Wrote a feature for this month’s issue of The Oldie on Sinatra and Brando’s behind-the-scenes feud during the filming of Guys and Dolls
@BretVDB And Coleridge, too, has lately taken wing,
But like a hawk encumber'd with his hood,
Explaining Metaphysics to the nation—
I wish he would explain his Explanation
Big news from Mt Everest. Remains of Sandy Irvine have been discovered by a @NatGeo team. Below is an interview with Noel Odell - the last man to see Mallory and Irvine alive
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Sea-begotten, naked,
Open the glorious gates of man
So that freedom may blow from all directions.
322 Followers 199 FollowingSo hoch gestellt ist keiner auf der Erde,
Daß ich mich selber neben ihm verachte.
Den Menschen macht sein Wille groß und klein...
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9K Followers 662 FollowingOliver Robbins has been the Permanent Under-Secretary at the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) since January 2025.
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