New man in charge of The Mail
Geodie Greig has been announced as the new editor of The Daily Mail. Currently Greig is the editor of sister paper The Mail on Sunday. What makes the appointment interesting is that Greig has opposing views on the EU compared to his predecessor Paul Darce. How this will affect the current direction of The Daily Mail remains to be seen.
Friday, 8 June 2018
Thursday, 7 June 2018
Darce's reign is over
Paul Darce is stepping down from the postion of editor of The Daily Mail. Darce earned a fearsome reputation when pursing a certain agenda. Be it Brexit or bringing the killers of Steven Lawrence killers to justice. Darce made very few public appearance with one such being him providing testimony at the Leveson enquiry into press intrusion. No one has named as taking over the post as yet.
Paul Darce is stepping down from the postion of editor of The Daily Mail. Darce earned a fearsome reputation when pursing a certain agenda. Be it Brexit or bringing the killers of Steven Lawrence killers to justice. Darce made very few public appearance with one such being him providing testimony at the Leveson enquiry into press intrusion. No one has named as taking over the post as yet.
Wednesday, 6 June 2018
Writing partners
Following on Yesterday's article on the collaboration of best selling novelist James Patterson and former US President Bill Clinton on the new Thriller novel The President is Missing brings to mind other famous who have had writing partners. here are 3 examples.
Dick Francis
The one time steeple chase jockey became world famous for his Crime Thrillers that often set with the back ground of Horse Racing. However any non racing subject (kidnap consultants being 1 example) research would be done by his Wife Mary. Francis though so much of his Wife's efforts that he wanted her to have co-author credit but she refused. After her death in 2000 Francis did write another novel until he wrote one with his (credited) Son Felix. Francis himself died in 2010.
Tom Clancy
Having shot to fame with such high stakes espionage tales as The Hunt for Red October, Clear and Present Danger and The Sum of All Fears Clancy became on the World's best selling novelists. In 2010 after a seven year gap since his last novel (Teeth of the Tiger) Clancy came back with Dead Or Alive though he had a co-author which was the case with every one of novels published before his death in 2013.
Stephen King
Famous for tales of terror (Carrie, The Shining and IT to name just 3) King joined force with fellow novelist Peter Straub to write 2 novels The Talisman and Black House. What makes these novels interesting is that they make use of elements used in King's other work. In particular The Dark Tower which features heavily in King's Gunslinger tales.
Following on Yesterday's article on the collaboration of best selling novelist James Patterson and former US President Bill Clinton on the new Thriller novel The President is Missing brings to mind other famous who have had writing partners. here are 3 examples.
Dick Francis
The one time steeple chase jockey became world famous for his Crime Thrillers that often set with the back ground of Horse Racing. However any non racing subject (kidnap consultants being 1 example) research would be done by his Wife Mary. Francis though so much of his Wife's efforts that he wanted her to have co-author credit but she refused. After her death in 2000 Francis did write another novel until he wrote one with his (credited) Son Felix. Francis himself died in 2010.
Tom Clancy
Having shot to fame with such high stakes espionage tales as The Hunt for Red October, Clear and Present Danger and The Sum of All Fears Clancy became on the World's best selling novelists. In 2010 after a seven year gap since his last novel (Teeth of the Tiger) Clancy came back with Dead Or Alive though he had a co-author which was the case with every one of novels published before his death in 2013.
Stephen King
Famous for tales of terror (Carrie, The Shining and IT to name just 3) King joined force with fellow novelist Peter Straub to write 2 novels The Talisman and Black House. What makes these novels interesting is that they make use of elements used in King's other work. In particular The Dark Tower which features heavily in King's Gunslinger tales.
Tuesday, 5 June 2018
Bill Clinton- Novelist
The President is Missing is a novel that has just been published that is by an unique duo, best selling Thriller writer James Patterson and former US president Bill Clinton. Patterson best known as the author of the Alex Cross has roped in the real life former Commander in Chief to help him pen the tale of a fictional President who goes on the run with his Secert Service in order to fight off a cyber attack that has crippled the USA. Reviews have not been kind the novel. One of Clinton's predecessors as President, Jimmy Carter fared better with his 2003 Historical novel The Hornet's Nest.
The President is Missing is a novel that has just been published that is by an unique duo, best selling Thriller writer James Patterson and former US president Bill Clinton. Patterson best known as the author of the Alex Cross has roped in the real life former Commander in Chief to help him pen the tale of a fictional President who goes on the run with his Secert Service in order to fight off a cyber attack that has crippled the USA. Reviews have not been kind the novel. One of Clinton's predecessors as President, Jimmy Carter fared better with his 2003 Historical novel The Hornet's Nest.
Monday, 4 June 2018
Best of: Father Ted
Following on the news of a forthcoming Stage Musical version, here are the 5 best episodes of the show chronicling the misadventures of the priests of Craggy Island and their housekeeper. As played by Dermot (Father Ted Crilly) Morgan, Ardal (Father Dougal McGuire) O'Hanlon, Frank (Father Jack Hackett) Kelly and Pauline (Mrs Doyle) McLynn.
1. Competition Time
Ted is desperate to win the local Stars In Their Eyes to one up his rival Father Dick (Maurice O'Donaghue) Bryne stages the 3 Ages of Elvis. The Priests play host to the Judge, a TV host with a bit of a drink problem.
2. The Plague
The fearsome Bishop Len (Jim Norton) Brennan comes to Craggy Island when Jack's nocturnal wanderings cause some ructions. However Dougal's new found love of Rabbits may cause problems as the Bishop suffers from a phobia of the animal.
3. A Song for Europe
Ted and Dougal decide to write a song to represent Ireland in the Eurosong Contest. However their creation may have been plagiarised. Neil Hannon who composed the show's theme tune provides his talents to My Lovely Horse
4. Cigarettes and Alchol and Rollerblading
After arguing with Bryne about who could keep to their Lent vows Ted brings in a Nun to keep him and the others on the straight and narrow. However her techniques (beds made up of bricks) prove to be not very popular.
5. Speed 3
After Ted gets the local Milkman fired for his philandering Dougal seizes the chance to be a Milkman. However the previous Milkman has rigged the float to explode after it exceeds a certain speed hence the title of the episode.
Following on the news of a forthcoming Stage Musical version, here are the 5 best episodes of the show chronicling the misadventures of the priests of Craggy Island and their housekeeper. As played by Dermot (Father Ted Crilly) Morgan, Ardal (Father Dougal McGuire) O'Hanlon, Frank (Father Jack Hackett) Kelly and Pauline (Mrs Doyle) McLynn.
1. Competition Time
Ted is desperate to win the local Stars In Their Eyes to one up his rival Father Dick (Maurice O'Donaghue) Bryne stages the 3 Ages of Elvis. The Priests play host to the Judge, a TV host with a bit of a drink problem.
2. The Plague
The fearsome Bishop Len (Jim Norton) Brennan comes to Craggy Island when Jack's nocturnal wanderings cause some ructions. However Dougal's new found love of Rabbits may cause problems as the Bishop suffers from a phobia of the animal.
3. A Song for Europe
Ted and Dougal decide to write a song to represent Ireland in the Eurosong Contest. However their creation may have been plagiarised. Neil Hannon who composed the show's theme tune provides his talents to My Lovely Horse
4. Cigarettes and Alchol and Rollerblading
After arguing with Bryne about who could keep to their Lent vows Ted brings in a Nun to keep him and the others on the straight and narrow. However her techniques (beds made up of bricks) prove to be not very popular.
5. Speed 3
After Ted gets the local Milkman fired for his philandering Dougal seizes the chance to be a Milkman. However the previous Milkman has rigged the float to explode after it exceeds a certain speed hence the title of the episode.
Sunday, 3 June 2018
The return of Father Ted
It has been announced that a stage musical of Father Ted will be produced. Entitled Pope Ted it will see the relcant Priest ascend to the position of the Holy Father. This new production is written by the show's writers Graham Linehan and Arthur Matthews with music by Neil Hannon who providing the music for the TV show including the theme and faux Eurovison entry My Lovely Horse. Linehan revealed that the inspiration for Ted's return was the many recent events like Donald Trump's election as US President that seemed ludicrous years ago. No word as yet on who will be playing the role that was so memorably played by the late, great Dermot Morgan.
It has been announced that a stage musical of Father Ted will be produced. Entitled Pope Ted it will see the relcant Priest ascend to the position of the Holy Father. This new production is written by the show's writers Graham Linehan and Arthur Matthews with music by Neil Hannon who providing the music for the TV show including the theme and faux Eurovison entry My Lovely Horse. Linehan revealed that the inspiration for Ted's return was the many recent events like Donald Trump's election as US President that seemed ludicrous years ago. No word as yet on who will be playing the role that was so memorably played by the late, great Dermot Morgan.
Friday, 1 June 2018
Book review: Forever And a Day by Anthony Horowitz
After 2015's Trigger Mortis Anthony Horowitz becomes the first novelist since Raymond Benson to write more than one James Bond novel. Whereas Trigger Mortis followed up on the events of Goldfinger (the novel) Forever And a Day acts as a prequel to the very first Bond novel Casino Royale. We see Bond committing the second kill he needs to attain double 0 status as he confronts a WWII double the names of the men who died violent deaths when he betrayed then to the Nazis. Bond takes on the code number of 007 when his predecessor's dead body is found floating in Marseille harbour. What then follows is a fast path tale as Bond crosses the path of a morbidly obese Corsican gangster who features in one brutal torture scene though that is not to say he does not suffer a suitable comeuppance. There is of course a glamorous leading Female character though Horowitz makes a couple of twists on the typical Bond Femme. First of all she is 10 years older than him and perhaps the more vital to the plot she served as a SOE agent during WWII which gave her skills that come in useful when she and Bond are both in tight spots. Forever And a Day is such a fast paced tale that if the news came that Horowitz would be writing a third novel I for one would not complain.
After 2015's Trigger Mortis Anthony Horowitz becomes the first novelist since Raymond Benson to write more than one James Bond novel. Whereas Trigger Mortis followed up on the events of Goldfinger (the novel) Forever And a Day acts as a prequel to the very first Bond novel Casino Royale. We see Bond committing the second kill he needs to attain double 0 status as he confronts a WWII double the names of the men who died violent deaths when he betrayed then to the Nazis. Bond takes on the code number of 007 when his predecessor's dead body is found floating in Marseille harbour. What then follows is a fast path tale as Bond crosses the path of a morbidly obese Corsican gangster who features in one brutal torture scene though that is not to say he does not suffer a suitable comeuppance. There is of course a glamorous leading Female character though Horowitz makes a couple of twists on the typical Bond Femme. First of all she is 10 years older than him and perhaps the more vital to the plot she served as a SOE agent during WWII which gave her skills that come in useful when she and Bond are both in tight spots. Forever And a Day is such a fast paced tale that if the news came that Horowitz would be writing a third novel I for one would not complain.
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