04 Thursday Jul 2013
Goldcord Asylum is a novel by Jude Starling, exploring the hidden world of Victorian lunatic asylums. I’ll be interviewing Jude here on Sunday, but first, read my review – and enter a giveaway for a signed copy – over at For Books’ Sake.
05 Wednesday Jun 2013
Posted in History, Profumo Affair, Wicked Baby
John Profumo, Secretary for War, resigned on June 5th, 1963, after admitting he lied about his affair with Christine Keeler. Here’s how it unfolded, from my novella, Wicked Baby: Continue reading
30 Thursday May 2013
Posted in History, Profumo Affair, Radio
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Archive on 4, BBC, Christine Keeler, Denning Report, Eugene Ivanov, Harold Macmillan, Harold Wilson, Hod Dibben, John Blake, John Profumo, Lord Denning, Lord Hailsham, Mandy Rice-Davies, Mariella Novotny, Noel Howard-Jones, Profumo Affair, Profumo Confidential, Rupert Allason, Stephen Ward, That Was the Week That Was, Thomas Critchley, Tom Mangold, Valerie Profumo
Fifty years after one of Britain’s most notorious political scandals erupted, journalist Tom Mangold has looked back on events in Profumo Confidential, a special episode of BBC Radio’s Archive on 4 series. Continue reading
10 Wednesday Apr 2013
The recent death of Margaret Thatcher – who dominated British politics during my formative years – has inspired a new blog, Life Under Thatcher, in which contributors share memories of how Thatcherism affected their lives.
My personal post can be read here. If you would like to write for this blog, submit via Tumblr or email info@compassonline.org.uk.
22 Friday Mar 2013
Posted in Books, Fiction, History, Profumo Affair
The Profumos
An extract from Wicked Baby, my novella about the Profumo Affair. Continue reading
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