Grace Note: Richard Griffiths & Alan Bennett

Published March 28th, 2014 by Peter Kinder

The late Richard Griffiths is best remembered here as Vernon Dursley in the ‘Harry Potter’ films. But, Griffiths was most notably a stage actor who excelled in plays…

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John Hay: Present at the Creation of Lincoln’s & Roosevelt’s America

Published March 4th, 2014 by Peter Kinder

John Hay’s is one of those names from the late 19th century one recognises without quite knowing why. He deserves to be remembered. For he altered our national…

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