Monthly Archives: November 2008
Probably best known as…
The recent demise of Reg Varney saw another rash of newspaper articles recalling someone half-remembered from way back when. Even though he had been the star of at least two well known TV series (not just the awful On the Buses … Continue reading
Filed under Britishness, Dam Busters 1955 film, Indescribable, Obituaries
National differences in Remembrance Day customs
Interesting article by a British academic in the New York Times about different attitudes to Remembrance Day in different countries. It goes under a number of different names: Armistice Day, Veterans Day, Memorial Day. In the USA, the day is more … Continue reading
Filed under Anniversaries, Remembrance day
Video of Lancaster in flight
I’ve only just caught up with this article in the Canadian Hamilton Spectator which appeared back in September. On the twentieth anniversary of its restoration, it tells the story of how one of the only two airworthy Lancasters in the world … Continue reading
Filed under Avro Lancaster, Modern video clips, Remembrance day
Remembering Remembrance Days
The Remembrance Day poppies I was given as a child were the old type, stiff red paper with a wire stalk. Adults wore them in their button holes, twisting the wire behind the lapel to keep it secure. Children pushed … Continue reading
Filed under Britishness, Memorials, Remembrance day
