The finale of Alfred Tennyson's wonderful poem Morte d'Arthur is on my my favourite poems. I hope you enjoy it too. Here's the link to Youtube https://youtu.be/k9MV99A1fpk : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9MV99A1fpk ...
This week's Five Minutes with Gavin Scott celebrates Raymond Chandler's wry salute to my beleagured city in his Philip Marlowe novel The Little Sister. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osd_BnwXSWY...
Last year I began a podcast celebrating my favorite pieces of prose and poetry from 70+ years of reading, and this year I've begun it again and promise to release a new episode every Friday. Here re the links to the first two, on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyZoOzrAGtA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UypkdYqzKFA&list=PLDte4CrxDIFm3ypHAxPlKuRIGX4a5010g ...
As the end of Santa Monica airport nears, some people are trying to overturn the massive local vote to turn it into a park by pushing for the land to be used for housing - so I made a video which I hope will alert people to what's going on. You can check it out on https://bit.ly/Ep1-ParkInDanger ...
Last night I had the privilege of conducting the BAFTA/LA interview with Marty, his cinematographer Rodriego Pieto and his casting directors about his wonderful new movie, Killers of the Flower Moon, which I unreservedly reccommend to anyone who loves cinema, social justice and American history. He and his team were a delight to talk to and the three hours of the movie sped past, with amazing performances by Leonardo de Caprio, Robert de Niro and Lily Gladstone. Thank you Mr. Scorsese! ...
My heart was just warmed by this lovely response from Ruth Deeley: "Hooray for Toby Wey. What a wonderful romp through understandable history - you have given me 10 days of utter joy and to hell with shopping cooking or making the bed, I only wanted to get back to turning the page." Thank you, Ruth: I do like to think it's the ideal Christmas present! https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Toby-Wey-Gavin-Scott/dp/B0B6XPSQJV/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1671303530&sr=8-1 Like Comment Share ...
As a special promotion, The Adventures of Toby Wey is now available free for a short time via Kindle Unlimited. And if you're thinking about Christmas presents, you can now order it in hardback!...
Michael Deeley, producer of The Italian Job, Blade Runner, and The Deer Hunter, among many other films, responded today to The Adventures of Toby Wey: "I have just finished Toby Wey which is thrilling, moving and wonderful in every way - I have had a such a good time reading it!" Thank you, Michael! ...
Just had a fabulous interview with Paul McCartney's step-sister Ruth and his step-mother Angie about The Adventures of Toby Wey, which they love If you want to check it out, here's the link. "https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdrangiemccartney%2Fvideos%2F1046923372601573%2F&show_text=true&width=560&t=0" Enjoy! PS: And to get the book directly either as Kindle, paperback or Audiobook, from Amazon, here's the link to that too: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6XPSQJV?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860 ...
Thank you Goodreads & Martie Nees Record. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6XPSQJV?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860...
“The Adventures of Toby Wey, written by Gavin Scott, is a spellbinding historical adventure novel set in the early 19th century. It blends historical events with a tale that is nothing short of mesmerizing. From the very first page, the action simply doesn’t quit, and even the slower scenes simmer with intrigue. A magnificently crafted coming-of-age story and a gripping tale of adventure and triumph against long odds that I can definitely see myself rereading many times in the future.” ...
More critic praise for The Adventures of Toby Wey, my romantic coming-of-age adventure set in pre-Victorian England, featuring Charles Dickens and the birth of the railways. “Loved it! The wonderfully told story of Toby Wey, who from humble origins has an adventurous, character-filled life, surviving by living on his wits. Always entertaining and full of adventure, this is just the sort of story that I would want my boy to read. Highly enjoyable.” Rachel Deeming, Reedsy Discovery * “Reminiscent of Huck Finn, The Adventures of Toby Wey is an exceptional read … a story...
Congratulating great director Joe Dante on the 24th anniversary of "Small Soldiers", in which he turned my first-produced movie into something wonderful. Thank you Joe! And thank you Steven Spielberg, for bringing a great cast and director together to make a newcomer's Hollywood dream come to life. ...
Cleopatra was Queen of Egypt and its last active ruler from 51 to 30 BC. As Wikipedia reports, she was a descendant of its founder Ptolemy I Soter, a Macedonian Greek general and companion of Alexander the Great After her death, Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire. Her native language was Greek, bug she was the only Ptolemaic ruler to learn Egyptian. When her father died in 51 BC, Cleopatra reigned jointly with her brother Ptolemy XIII, but a falling-out between them led to open civil war .After...
As Wikipedia reports, Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator who was one of the escaped slave leaders in a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. He came from Thrace, present day south-western Bulgaria, and was trained at the gladiatorial school near Capua as a heavyweight gladiator called a murmillo. These fighters carried a large oblong shield and used a sword with a broad, straight blade. In 73 BC, Spartacus led 20 slaves in a daring escape, using kitchen utensils and seizing several wagons of gladiatorial weapons and armour. They defeated...
King David of Israel misbehaves around 1,000 BCE. #Movies #Soundtracks #History #Israel #Bible ...
Two events that, in an interesting co-incidence, may have both have happened around 1260 BCE. #greekmythology #bible #history #soundtracks #movies #egypt #archeology ...
This movie features the Pharaoh Akhenaton, who lived from around 1350 to 1336 BCE and temporarily introduced monotheism to Egypt. #history #soundtracks #movies #egypt. ...
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According to The Times, WFH has made Wednesday evenings the new party night. "Wednesday is the new Thursday, and Thursday the new Friday, say bar owners." But my question is - What about Monday? Can it become the new Sunday? This is going to get difficult. #WFH ...