A review of Michael Radford’s film 1984. Review Number: 5Review Date: 30 October 2024 Title: 1984Director: Michael RadfordStars: John Hurt, Suzanna Hamilton, Richard BurtonCountry: United KingdomRelease Date: 1984Genre: Dystopian Sci-Fi, Drama “April the 4th, 1984. To the past, or to the future. To an age when thought is free. From the Age of Big Brother, […]
Images of Tallinn, Arvo Pärt Centre, Narva and Tartu. May-July 2024. “Tallinn is the capital and most populous city of Estonia. It is situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. It is located 187 km (116 miles) northwest of the country’s second-largest city, […]
Images of Vilnius. July 2024. “Vilnius is the capital of and largest city in Lithuania and the second-most-populous city in the Baltic States. Vilnius is notable for the architecture of its Old Town, considered one of Europe’s largest and best-preserved old towns. The city was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The architectural […]
Images of Riga. June 2024. “Riga is the capital, primate and the largest city of Latvia, as well as the most populous city in the Baltic States. Riga was founded in 1201, and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga’s historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and […]
Images of Helsinki. June 2024. “Helsinki is the capital and most populous city in Finland. It is located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and serves as the seat of the Uusimaa region in southern Finland. Approximately 675,000 people live in the municipality, with 1.25 million in the capital region and 1.58 million […]
Images of Taipei, Keelung, Taoyuan, Yehliu and Tamsui. April and May 2024. “Taipei has been the political centre of the island since 1887, when it first became the seat of Taiwan Province by the Qing dynasty until 1895 and again from 1945 to 1956 by the ROC government, with an interregnum from 1895 to 1945 […]
Images of Nikko, Niigata, Sado Island and Naha. March 2024. “Nikkō is a city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Shōdō Shōnin established the temple of Rinnō-ji in 766, followed by the temple of Chūzen-ji in 784. The village of Nikkō developed around these temples. The shrine of Nikkō Tōshō-gū was completed in 1617 and became a […]
Images of Yokohama and Nagano. January and February 2024. “Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and by area, and the country’s most populous municipality. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main […]
Images of Ise, Okayama and Fukuyama. November and December 2023. “Ise, formerly called Ujiyamada, is a city in central Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshū, Japan. Ise is home to Ise Grand Shrine, the most sacred Shintō shrine in Japan. “Okayama is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. […]
Devils, samurai and Vikings. Actually, it wasn’t a hellish time. Look down for my list of 46 books read and rated in 2023. (* Indicates it has been read before.) Five stars Two on a Tower, Thomas Hardy, 1882 The God Equation, Michio Kaku, 2021The Golden Ass, Apuleius, 2nd cent. ADThe Epic of Gilgamesh, Unknown, […]