ILLUSTRATION BY PAUL COX Going full Celt VOICING ...

Dear Simon, Once again, the December 2025 issue had lots of memories to write about. Starting from the front, Gertcha! – I did love Chas and Dave, as did my husband. Of course, the family always watch

I’D just started work as a nurse and it was my first time living on my own. I managed to rent a tiny flat in Finchley. It came with a window box, a stray cat that hung around mewing for food, plus a n

THEATRE Private Lives THE ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE, ...

SIPPING coffee with Paula in their favourite café, Liz correctly guessed her friend’s first question. “Well, how did your mother-in-law’s visit go?” Liz smiled. “Very well. Justine is lovely, funny an

I have always had a fondness for Lincolnshire. It started when I worked at the Theatre Royal in Lincoln. I was on tour with a play in the late 70s, and at the end of the week was interviewed by the lo