21st Century
Best Pods of 2021
Lockdown has caused the proliferation of podcasts, with every Tom, Dick and Harriet taking to the pod waves. And, slightly awkwardly, I’m no exception. But
30th December 2021
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comedy
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AFRICA
Q Marks the Spot 154 (August 2021 Treasure Map)
Sacred Treasure Everything I’ve picked up over recent years confirms this. An extraordinary religious revolution underway in Iran. In the Guardian of all places: God-given
1st August 2021
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Ancient History
Echoes from Eternity: 30. Umberto Eco (pt2) Books in the library
There is so much good stuff in Eco’s collection that I couldn’t resist another outing after the last one (click the link for all the
22nd May 2020
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BOOKS/WRITING
Echoes from Eternity: 29. Umberto Eco goes travelling
We can’t travel because of the virus. But one day we will… hopefully! So it’s worth gearing ourselves up with practical tips and advice. But
19th May 2020
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19th Century
Q Marks the Spot 137 (March 2020)
Sacred Treasure There has been much heat and hurt recently about power abuse and church ministry. It is something that I’ve been working on and
1st March 2020
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abuse
Q Marks the Spot 131 (September 2019)
Sacred Treasure The Josh Harris ‘deconversion’ story (for those who are aware) is very sad and my heart goes out to him and his family.
1st September 2019
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19th Century
Q Marks The Spot – Treasure Map 123 (January 2019)
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Wishing all Q readers a very good 2019! Sacred Treasure Phil Whittall has done a remarkable job amassing various links under several
1st January 2019
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18th Century
Friday Fun 48: Monopods vs Monobracchs Cricket
Well, the book’s first draft is done and sent off – the initial editors’ comments are awaited with trepidation. But the good news (I hear
20th June 2014
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20th Century
Double-entendres: the problem with symbolic shortcuts
This is not a particularly profound post (which, incidentally, is not to claim that regular posts on Q are either), but having just finished Sarah
23rd September 2013
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Friday Fun 44: Weeping after the shrink (Q’s 1000th post, appropriately enough)
A man has been seeing a psychiatrist for many years. It has been a lifeline for him. But friends were shaken to see him emerge
28th June 2013
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20th Century
Friday Fun 41: Mitchell & Webb debunking conspiracy theories
Some readers will know that my current obsessions are conspiracies and suspicions. One of these days, these may coalesce into something substantial. But that feels
19th April 2013
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ARTS
Friday Fun 40: Musical comics and comical Musicians
They don’t make ’em like this anymore. 3 entertainment heroes: Morecambe, Borge & Dawson, all passed on, but all wonderful in their different ways. And
22nd March 2013
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