Firstly I am shocked and secondly I totally endorse your comments. Much of his best work was done on stage and theatre acting passes the majority of the population by, sadly.

Indeed – do post their comments on here………..;)If your story turns out to be correct, then it doesn’t say much for the Australian government and even less for Dassault.

Probably even Stevens after the first day at the SCG but let’s hope the rain doesn’t have the last word. The forecast is mixed for the next 4 days…………

Sandy – you obviously have a tunnelling bulldog!!:D

As I think recorded in another thread this is the WW2 book I like most. It has an energy, an innocence and a truth which many other very worthy stories do not quite match. I felt as if I was with Geoff every inch of his way through those terrible but life enhancing years. And of course it reflects the man as we have come to know him.

Who knows? – nothing surprises us these days but we might be suspicious as it seems inconceivable that an agency arrangement would be set up acting for every division of a diverse company selling sophisticated aviation hardware and software as well as typewriters in the manner described. And even if it was, in the course of the inevitably detailed negotiations for the agency agreement, it would have been clear that a deal for the sale of hardware was in train.

It all sounds very implausible to me…………..;)

Come on chaps – we’re not supposed to discuss members only the subjects…..

But here’s an intriguing question, picking up on a previous point. I watch very little TV – good drama and documentaries and the occasional film are my staple. Anything with the word celebrity attached is an immediate turn-off as are all reality, life-style and game show programmes. So if TG is counted as popular TV, which, with average viewing figures of around 7 million, it must be, I wonder why it appeals to me so much…….??

Well that’a all a bit pedantic but, no, I had indeed “remembered” exactly what you wrote and further, oddly enough, do understand the difference in meaning between the two words – I’m sure your remarks were not intended to be as patronising as they appeared to be.:)

The conclusion drawn in your last paragraph illustrates how poor your retention span must be, unless of course you choose to categorise all non-fictional programmes in the same way, since they are all, by definition, formulaic.