Tag Archives: The Mirror

Octoberfest Roundup

Posted on October 11, 2025 by Jeffrey Manley

–The scripts of the TV series “All Creatures Great and Small” are being posted on the internet. Here’s an excerpt from an episode from the final series (No. 6) in which one of the vets is being introduced to a … Continue reading →

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Dursley in the News

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

The Mirror has identified Dursley (where Evelyn Waugh lived from 1937-1956) as a “commuter hotspot”. This is determined by its proximity to Bristol and is measured by the annual growth in housing prices. The Mirror puts Dursley at #2 in … Continue reading →

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Waugh and the Honours List

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Twice a year (on the Queen’s Birthday and New Years) the London papers can be expected to drag out their list of those who in the past have rejected honours offered them just as the papers announce the latest list of … Continue reading →

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