[theatre] Evita, Dominion, 08-Oct-14

Thirty-six years ago, I bought my very first pre-recorded cassette, in the Southend branch of Woolworths: it was the original cast recording of Evita.

Last night I saw it live.( I liked! )

2014/35: Silt -- Robert Macfarlane

I subdued the alarm my brain was raising at the idea of walking out to sea fully clothed, as only suicides do.

2014/35: Silt -- Robert Macfarlane

Silt, sold as a 'Penguin Special' for under a pound, is a single chapter from Macfarlane's The Old Ways, illustrated with photographs taken on the Broomway by David Quentin. I bought this on a whim whilst sitting on a beach about three miles from where the Broomway (an ancient track that leads across estuarial mudflats from Wakering to Foulness Island) begins: ( I don't think you can have spoilers for non-fiction )