PodcastsI started listening to tales of yore in 2019, when long drives with my infant son became essential. They soothed him to sleep – and transported me to a different world
Fans of Paul Cooper’s podcast Fall of Civilizations will know that it usually begins in a particular way. A traveller, often far from home, encounters a ruin that hints at a vast and forgotten story of the past.
Hiding from bandits in the desert, the Italian nobleman Pietro della Valle takes shelter in the shadow of the crumbling Ziggurat of Ur. Read More...
Television industryObituaryHugh LloydA much-loved comedy actor, he went on to more serious rolesPerky and cheeky, or lugubrious and sad, Hugh Lloyd, who has died aged 85, was for more than 50 years one of Britain's best-loved comedy actors, working as a partner with some of the funniest television comedians of the age and ruling the roost as chief comic in numerous seaside shows and pantomimes.
Two years after his first radio programme, the Stay at Home Show, Lloyd made his television debut in 1950 in the Centre Show, broadcast for troops. Read More...
In the high-stakes world of NASCAR, where talent and performance can make or break a driver’s career, the story of Joey Logano is one that encapsulates the pressure and expectations faced by young racers in the sport. In a recent conversation with Kenny Wallace, Logano opened up about his perception of talent and how it influenced his journey in the racing world.
The discussion shed light on Logano’s realization that he needed to work harder than others to be competitive and highlighted his belief that Joe Gibbs Racing may not have let him go if he possessed “enough god-given talent. Read More...