by Jack Barrow | Oct 6, 2020 | reviews
By the Tate Gallery This is not so much a review of this book, good though it is, rather it’s a review of William Blake himself. Before you think that sounds a bit presumptuous I’ll explain. This isn’t actually a book, it’s the catalogue for the William Blake...
by Jack Barrow | Mar 11, 2020 | General Blog, General Silliness, reviews
For those of you in the know, and you know who you are, you’ll be aware that BBC Radio 4 is the soundtrack of my being. All of life is on Radio 4, which makes it a pretty big platform. Everything you want to know about news and current affairs, the greatest drama,...
by Jack Barrow | Dec 2, 2019 | reviews
Listeners to Radio 4 might know Mitch Benn as the guy who used to do the topical music spot on The Now Show on Friday nights. If you don’t know The Now Show it’s a satirical comedy show looking at the week’s politics in much the same way as Have I Got News For You,...
by Jack Barrow | Sep 20, 2019 | Non Fiction, Publishing, reviews
By James Rebanks The Shepherd’s Life is just what it says on the cover, a memoir of the life of James Rebanks, the son of a shepherd, as was his father and grandfather and so on for generations. However, it’s more than that in that as well as describing how he relates...
by Jack Barrow | Jul 18, 2019 | Non Fiction, Publishing, reviews
By Neil Oliver Back in 2010 I asked for a copy of A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor for Christmas. It’s a great book although, I have to admit, I’ve not read it so much as browsed it. However, I know what’s in it as I, like so many other Radio 4...
by Jack Barrow | May 27, 2019 | Non Fiction, Publishing, reviews
By Tim Peake People outside the UK might not have heard of Tim Peake but here in the UK he’s a bit of a celeb. Tim is the second astronaut to come from Britain after Helen Sharman who went into space in 1991 but most people have forgotten about her, which, somehow,...
