The wondrous cross
How did the cross, from being such a loathsome taboo that it could scarcely be mentioned, change into an image…
Piety and wit
During the second world war, while one brother was editing Punch as a national institution (‘Working with him was a…
Piety and wit
During the second world war, while one brother was editing Punch as a national institution (‘Working with him was a…
The answers
Say so 1. Theresa May 2. David Cameron (overheard on air, speaking to the Queen) 3. Jeremy Corbyn 4. Stephen…
Christmas Quiz
Say so In 2016, who said: 1. ‘Brexit means Brexit.’ 2. ‘We’ve got some leaders of some fantastically corrupt…
The answers
Say so 1. Theresa May 2. David Cameron (overheard on air, speaking to the Queen) 3. Jeremy Corbyn 4. Stephen…
Christmas Quiz
Say so In 2016, who said: 1. ‘Brexit means Brexit.’ 2. ‘We’ve got some leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries…
To zyxst and back again
What the Great Eastern was to Brunel, the New English Dictionary was to James Murray (1837–1915) — an unequalled task…
The gospel truth
More brides in Britain go down the aisle to Gloria Gaynor’s ‘I Will Survive’ than to any other tune, Simon…
Away with the angels?
I remember the shock, like a jolt of static electricity. One day, between taking my degree and beginning my first…
The answers
On the record 1. Jean-Claude Juncker 2. David Cameron 3. Sir Tim Hunt 4. Jeremy Corbyn 5. President Vladimir Putin…
Christmas Quiz
On the record In 2015, who said:1. We must get the cow off the ice. 2. It’s decision time —…
The answers
On the record 1. Jean-Claude Juncker 2. David Cameron 3. Sir Tim Hunt 4. Jeremy Corbyn 5. President Vladimir Putin…
Christmas Quiz
On the record In 2015, who said:1. We must get the cow off the ice. 2. It’s decision time —…
Remembering P.J. Kavanagh
‘Elms at the end of twilight are very interesting,’ wrote Gerard Manley Hopkins in his journal: ‘Against the sky they…
Remembering P.J. Kavanagh
‘Elms at the end of twilight are very interesting,’ wrote Gerard Manley Hopkins in his journal: ‘Against the sky they…
Christmas Quiz
So they say In 2014, who was quoted as saying:1. ‘There is no status for the partner of a head…
Christmas Quiz
So they say In 2014, who was quoted as saying:1. ‘There is no status for the partner of a head…
The Christmas Quiz answers
Says who? 1. David Cameron. 2. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Justin Welby. 3. Nick Clegg. 4. Prince…
Christmas Quiz
Says who? In 2013, who said:1. ‘To me it’s not a marriage, it is, if you like, a Ronseal deal.’2.…
The Christmas Quiz answers
Says who? 1. David Cameron. 2. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Justin Welby. 3. Nick Clegg. 4. Prince…
Christmas Quiz
Says who? In 2013, who said:1. ‘To me it’s not a marriage, it is, if you like, a Ronseal deal.’2.…
The answers
Weird world1 Mark Rothko’s2 George Washington3 Nadine Dorries4 The Duchess of Cornwall5 Sakhalin6 The 158th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race7…
The answers
Weird world1 Mark Rothko’s2 George Washington3 Nadine Dorries4 The Duchess of Cornwall5 Sakhalin6 The 158th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race7…
