Saturday, November 30, 2013

Exclusive from the Grauniad

Top 10 Film Noir. I would have put Night of the Hunter on this list, though I don't really know if it fits the definition of noir.

Sunday, November 24, 2013

First Para, Chapter 10, One Odd Bird at Paddington, from To Save the Realm

Inside Paddington Station, Isambard Kingdom Brunel's great barrel- vaulted temple dedicated to the worship of steam locomotive transport, the air was cold and wet, and it was laden with diesel exhaust floating in from the taxis queuing up outside on Praed Street. Martial marching music was blaring over the loudspeaker:  The World Turned Upside Dowm. Britons hurried through the station, rushing to the Underground or to their trains, heads bowed in silent fortitude, or quiet desperation.