They sent John an article about Stepan, the Moscow bear who lives happily with his human adoptive parents. So here is a link where you can enjoy this story too, with lots of gorgeous photos and a video too. Isn't Stepan cute?
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Stepan the Bear
Our member John E Clarke, author of The Ancestral Warrior, received a message from two Australian readers who found a real-life counterpart of Boris, the friendly bear who is a main character of this fantasy novel (click on the link above to read more about it).
They sent John an article about Stepan, the Moscow bear who lives happily with his human adoptive parents. So here is a link where you can enjoy this story too, with lots of gorgeous photos and a video too. Isn't Stepan cute?
They sent John an article about Stepan, the Moscow bear who lives happily with his human adoptive parents. So here is a link where you can enjoy this story too, with lots of gorgeous photos and a video too. Isn't Stepan cute?
Gloomsbury
There is a series on Radio 4 - on Wednesdays at 11.30. Last one was part 4 of 6. But people can i player it.
It's called "Gloomsbury", and it is a parody of the adventures of the Bloomsbury Group written by Sue Limb. It is very clever and very funny. D H Lawrence is re-named D H Lollipop, a refugee from the Nottingham coalfields, and is portrayed as a boring, common Northener who has written a book called "Lady Hattersley's Plover". He is also about to write a book called "Men in Love" and is trying to persuade the men in the Bloomsbury Group to take their clothes off and have a wrestling match so he can take notes! There are of course lots of lewd jokes and references to naked picnics. Vita Sackville-West is re-named Vera Sackcloth-Vest and her husband is "something in the Foreign Office".
'Having declared that she would rather die than take any of Lady Utterline's advice. Vera opens her garden to the public as a charade just to deceive Henry. She even makes plans to dress up as a man so she can indulge in a secret liaison with Venus.'
There is a link with a further review: https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/gloomsbury.
It's called "Gloomsbury", and it is a parody of the adventures of the Bloomsbury Group written by Sue Limb. It is very clever and very funny. D H Lawrence is re-named D H Lollipop, a refugee from the Nottingham coalfields, and is portrayed as a boring, common Northener who has written a book called "Lady Hattersley's Plover". He is also about to write a book called "Men in Love" and is trying to persuade the men in the Bloomsbury Group to take their clothes off and have a wrestling match so he can take notes! There are of course lots of lewd jokes and references to naked picnics. Vita Sackville-West is re-named Vera Sackcloth-Vest and her husband is "something in the Foreign Office".
'Having declared that she would rather die than take any of Lady Utterline's advice. Vera opens her garden to the public as a charade just to deceive Henry. She even makes plans to dress up as a man so she can indulge in a secret liaison with Venus.'
There is a link with a further review: https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/gloomsbury.
Contributed by Elizabeth Vousden
Being Human
The College of Humanities of the University of Exeter celebrates his 2016 Being Human Festival with a variety of interesting events that you can check here. This year, the third this festival, the only one in its genre in the UK, is themed with 'Hope and Fear'. It will touch a wide range of subjects, from the football ground to Syrian culture, including a workshop on Golding's Lord of the Flies. Have a look at the programme in the link above and enjoy!
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