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The Picture of Dumbell’s Crash

I’ve long been fascinated by this photo. Taken, as I write this, exactly 125 years ago on 3rd February 1900, and about half a mile from where I sit, it shows an anxious crowd around the ominously closed doors of the freshly crashed Dumbell’s Bank in Douglas, Isle of Man. The downfall of Dumbell’s was a hugely…

Quatermass and the Post

You might recall that this time last year, I wrote a piece for the excellent  Manx website Gef, to mark the centenary of one of the Isle of Man’s greatest writers, Nigel Kneale. If you don’t recall it – well, I’m mortified, frankly. You can take a look here. Hurry along now:  https://gef.im/2022/04/24/the-godfather-of-sci-fi/ So, I was…

Notes on Nutcracker

For fans of vintage TV, there is a dearth of supporting material, from which more details can be gleaned. It’s one area where contemporary television has it so much better. Behind-the-scenes documentaries, cast and crew blogs, even the social media chatter of spoilers, if such activity doesn’t make you apoplectic with fury. It’s all there,…

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