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  A History of British Architecture: Norman Britain: 1066 to 1150 AD

  A meander through the history of British Architecture by era. Part 4 The Normans.

  April 20, 2026
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  A History of British Architecture: Anglo-Saxon and Early Christian Britain c. 410 to 1066 AD

  A meander through the history of British Architecture by era. Part 3 The “No So” Dark Ages.

  April 20, 2026
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  Pergolesi and Vivaldi: OAE at the Queen Elizabeth Hall review ****

  Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Katherine Watson (soprano), Rowan Pierce (soprano), Zoe Brookshaw (soprano), Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor), Katharina Spreckelsen (oboe), Choir of the Age of Enlightenment  Queen Elizabeth Hall, 11th November 2019 Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736) – Stabat Mater Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671-1751) – Oboe Concerto in D minor, Op.9 No.2 Antonio Vivaldi…

  December 6, 2019
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  Our Lady of Kibeho at the Theatre Royal Stratford East review *****

  Our Lady of Kibeho Theatre Royal Stratford East, 31st October 2019 Old Billers, now set to enjoy retirement as he steps down from his job as chief critic at the Guardian, knows a thing or two about theatre. So, when he identified, with his colleagues, OLOK as one of the…

  December 1, 2019
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  The Pope at the Royal and Derngate review ****

  The Pope Royal and Derngate Theatre Northampton, 13th June 2019 I suspect Kiwi Anthony McCarten has trousered a few quid in the last fewyears. What with writing the screenplay for The Theory of Everything, Darkest Hour and Bohemian Rhapsody. But he has returned to his roots with this play, The…

  July 28, 2019
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  Bach St John Passion: OAE at the Royal Festival Hall review ****

  Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Simon Rattle (conductor), Peter Sellars (director), Choir of the Enlightenment Royal Festival Hall, 2nd April 2019 JS Bach – St John Passion Camilla Tilling (soprano) Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano) Andrew Staples (tenor) Mark Padmore (tenor, Evangelist) Roderick Williams (baritone, Jesus) George Nigl (baritone) The Tourist, along with chum for the night…

  April 15, 2019
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  Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms at the British Library review *****

  Anglo-Saxon Kingsdoms: Art, Word, War British Library, 30th December 2018 I mean it isn’t all books. There are charters and letters as well. And pottery, coins, art and jewels. But there are a lot of books. Oh my word though, what beautiful books. If you are at all interested in…

  January 13, 2019
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  English Chamber Orchestra: Vivaldi at Cadogan Hall review ****

  English Chamber Orchestra, Choir of the C21 Cadogan Hall, 2nd December 2018 Raphaela Papadakis (soprano), Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano), Stephanie Gonley (violin), Caroline Dale (cello), Harry Winstanley (flute), Michael Collins (conductor) Antonio Vivaldi Gloria in D RV 589 Concerto for Violin in F minor, ‘Winter’ from The Four Seasons, Op 8…

  December 24, 2018
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  The Cardinal’s Musick at Wigmore Hall review ****

  The Cardinal’s Musick, Andrew Carwood (director) Wigmore Hall, 27th September 2018 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Motet Tu es Petrus, Missa Tu es Petrus, Gregorian Chant, Magnus Sanctus Paulus a 8 Giovanni Bassano – O Rex gloriae Jacob Handl – Sanctus Bartholomeus Thomas Crecquillon – Andreas Christi famulus Tomás Luis…

  October 13, 2018
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  Holy Sh!t at the Kiln Theatre review ****

  Holy Sh!t Kiln Theatre, 19th September 2018 Their exclamation mark not mine. Even at my age I get a vicarious thrill out of swearing to cause offence. A little bit of punk attitude remains I like to think. Actually, on the subject of manufactured offence, I gather there have been…

  September 30, 2018