Monthly Archives: August 2012

Parade’s End

We watched the first episode of BBC TV bench-mark autumn drama yesterday evening. It’s a dramatisation, by Tom Stoppard, of Ford Maddox Ford’s four-volume set, Parade’s End. It’s got an all-star cast and everyone has those distinctive bee-sting lips. No expense … Continue reading

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Christmas Special

Two bits of news… The first is that the BBCTV Christmas drama will be a re-make of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes. I’ve already posted about the original film and about the potential of trains in relation to thrillers in … Continue reading

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Strangers on a Train

This is a post about murder and trains. It’s also a post about Hitchcock, and the design of railway carriages. Strangers on a Train is a Patricia Highsmith literary thriller that Alfred Hitchcock turned into a  film in 1951. The … Continue reading

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LNER Service Badge

This is a lovely enamel badge from before WW2. It was made to give to workers at the London and North Eastern Railway. The LNER was one of the “Big Four” regional companies created in 1923. The railway was famous … Continue reading

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