Tag Archives: London

The dangers of internet shopping (Belle)

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Dreamaticus

While showing off my internet auctions skills I accidentally bought a painting by Gustav Klimt for £1million. Shortly afterwards there was a London-wide blackout and I planned to excuse my time-wasting purchase as a ‘power surge’.

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George Orwell festival on the South Bank (Belle)

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Dreamaticus

There were endless courses to this George Orwell celebratory feast, each one more repulsive than the one it followed. Roast bullfrog, and a crown of sparrows roasted with herbs. How ludicrous that we were celebrating a great socialist with this … Continue reading →

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How to retain staff (Rousse)

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I visited IS in his plush new London office. Everything – including the walls – was branded with either his name or initials. I wondered why the company had gone to such extremes. IS explained: (1) he was the boss … Continue reading →

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Belle the gangsters’ moll

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Dreamaticus

It was the 1920s and I had infiltrated a notorious gang operating from barges on the canals of south east London. They had early mobile technology, years ahead of its time, which involved carrying around television monitors. By the end … Continue reading →

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Kevin Towler – Olympic athlete (Belle)

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Dreamaticus

They were an unlikely pair of gold medal hopefuls. In fact, they looked more like young media types out on the town in Hoxton, and yet here they were being filmed for a documentary about Britain’s Olympic hopefuls. It had … Continue reading →

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A visit to Gilbert and George’s pizzeria (Belle)

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Dreamaticus

An unlikely group of us had been gathered together in the east London home of artists Gilbert and George. For many years I had made no secret of my loathing of their work yet now I found myself charmed by … Continue reading →

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Belle the revolutionary

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Dreamaticus

As I was standing at the junction of a wide, London street, I wondered why this excited crowd was gathering. Eventually an open-top carriage came by with an aristocratic wedding party seated within. The crowd cheered. After the carriage had … Continue reading →

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Rousse searches underground Theseus-style

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I ran along Market Street past grand Georgian houses in pursuit of VE. When she ducked into Oxford Circus tube station I lost sight of her.  As I pondered what to do next, an old man and a blind woman … Continue reading →

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Belle the heiress and a clumsy Will Young

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Several distant aristocratic relatives died unexpectedly and I inherited £100,000. There was no way I was going to tell anyone about this sudden good fortune, but I did treat myself to a new skipping rope. At the Eurovision obstacle course … Continue reading →

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London university appoints controversial vice chancellor, conference acrobatics, and a flood (Rousse)

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Emerging from my slumbers to a soundtrack of the Radio 4 Today programme I was very surprised to hear mention of an external colleague’s name. The big news was that DW had been appointed vice chancellor of one of the … Continue reading →

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