21st Century
Q Marks the Spot 149 (March 2021 Treasure Map)
Sacred Treasure There will be more to come in 2021 about John Stott, I’ve no doubt, since this is his centenary year. This post by
2nd March 2021
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genius
ARTS
Q Marks the Spot 144 (October 2020 Treasure Map)
Sacred Treasure Some good advice for leaders on running meetings – one of those elements of the omnicompetence that is expected of ministers that you
1st October 2020
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AMERICAS
Q Marks the Spot 143 (September 2020 Treasure Map)
Sacred Treasure 75 years on from VJ Day – Phil Whittall has a powerful piece refuting the arguments that the Bomb was justified Michael Kruger
1st September 2020
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20th Century
Echoes from Eternity: 36. Beyond English sound-worlds
Lockdown, at last, is easing in the UK – after over 100 days. So I’m winding up this little series of poetry readings. But if
5th July 2020
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beauty
Echoes from Eternity: 33. Clive James on his own Mortality
I was genuinely saddened by the news of Clive James’ death last year. He always struck me as such a fascinating and fascinated man, humane
11th June 2020
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20th Century
Echoes from Eternity: 25. Alistair Cooke’s Letter from America
This will probably seem a very odd inclusion into the Echoes series. After all, journalism is as ephemeral as it gets. Most of it is
6th May 2020
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art & painting
Echoes from Eternity 18. John Donne
John Donne’s poetry is often difficult, sometimes perplexing and troubling, but always rewarding if closely attended to. He completely loses me quite often. But I
14th April 2020
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20th Century
Echoes from Eternity 7. Patrick Barrington’s Platypus
Time to take a break from seriousness and intensity. Here’s some much-needed light relief. Patrick Barrington, or as he was to become, the 11th (and
24th March 2020
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20th Century
Anti-Semitism in the UK: 4. Stoppard views the century from Leopoldstadt
Tom Stoppard is one of the greatest living playwrights. End of. His output has been remarkable so I’ve always been excited when news of new
26th February 2020
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20th Century
Q Marks The Spot: Treasure Map 129 (July 2019)
Sacred Treasure If you’ve not clocked this great little radio series by Nick Spencer, then you must: The Secret History of Science and Religion. Some
1st July 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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20th Century
The flicker of a smile from the unsmiling man
Shostakovich is a personal hero of mine. He walked a tightrope between the Gulag and compromise in the vortex of Stalinist Russia. But more than
22nd December 2018
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