Goodbye and hello
Well, it finally looks like this weblog won't be making a triumphant return from the dead. I had hoped to be able to resurrect it, but I've decided to start from scratch instead.
Published on 8 June 2006

‘The blonding turned out well’
Anybody who monitors the public inbox of a large website will be familiar with the people who simply have too much time on their hands, and so are forced to email you.
Published on 25 April 2005

A morning with Tam Dalyell
When you have been an MP for 40-odd years, fought 11 general elections, out-served seven prime ministers and you're retiring next June, you can pretty much do as you like.
Published on 18 June 2004

'You remember for the rest of your life'
At the beginning of the summer in 1994 I had just finished my second year exams at university. Like most 20-year-old students, there wasn't much to worry about, beyond the distant nag of next year's finals.
Published on 10 June 2004

‘Saddam drunk me under the table’
Adel Darwish is a writer on foreign affairs who has reported from Iraq dozens of times in the last 30 years. He first met Saddam Hussein in 1972, before the nastier side of the former Iraqi President became apparent.
Published on 13 March 2004

'It was like a hellstorm'
Dom Foulsham was woken at 0903 EDT on 11 September 2001 by the sound of an aircraft or missile flying low over his building.
Published on 11 September 2003

Remembering Omagh
I spent yesterday writing up an interview with a survivor of the Omagh bombing, which took place five years ago today.
Published on 15 August 2003

Fever pitch
I interviewed a fanatical football fan called Mike Crisp on Monday, and it's been published today.
Published on 30 July 2003

1953 Everest stories
The 1953 Everest team, lead by Colonel John Hunt, departed for Nepal as unknowns but returned as heroes.
Published on 29 May 2003