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The Whole Nine Yards Ep 213 23.2.25 Nothing Rhymed with Roy Stannard on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

The Whole Nine Yards Episode 213 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 23rd February 2025 3-5pm http://www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Nothing Rhymed Dylan Thomas, the Welsh poet, has had a profound impact on contemporary music. His poetry has musicality and rhythm. His alliteration, assonance, and internal rhyming resonate with musicians. His poems read like songs.. Themes…

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"THE FLAME TREES OF THIKA" (1981) Review

"THE FLAME TREES OF THIKA" (1981) Review Some might find this hard to believe, but I used to be an avid viewer of PBS's "MASTERPIECE THEATER" years ago. Even when I was a child. That is right. Even as a child, I was hooked on period dramas set in Great Britain's past. One of the productions that I never forgot happened to be one that is rarely, if ever, discussed by period drama fans today - namely the 1981 miniseries, "THE FLAME TREES OF THIKA".

"THE FLAME TREES OF THIKA" is really a biopic - an adaptation of author Elspeth Huxley's 1959 memoirs of her childhood in Kenya during the last year of the Edwardian Age . . . that last year before the outbreak of World War I. The story begins in 1913 when young Elspeth Grant and her mother Tilly arrive in British East Africa (now known as Kenya) to meet her father, Robin. The latter, who is a British Army veteran, has plans to establish a coffee plantation. The Grants encounter many problems in setting up their new home. With the help of a Boer big game hunter named Piet Roos, they hire a Kikuyu local named Njombo to serve as translator for any new workers. Two of those workers are another local of Masai/Kikuyu descent named Sammy, who serves as the Grants' headman; and a Swahili cook named Juma. As life begins to improve for the Grants, they acquire new neighbors, who include a recently arrived couple named Hereward and Lettice Palmer, a Scottish-born former nurse named Mrs. Nimmo, a young and inexperienced farmer named Alec Wilson and a very dashing big game hunter named Ian Crawford. However, just as the Grants were learning to adjust to life in British East Africa, World War I begins and they are forced to adjust to a new future all over again. Overall, "THE FLAME TREES OF THIKA" struck me as a pretty decent production. It is a beautiful series to look at, thanks to Ian Wilson's cinematography. He did a marvelous job in recapturing the space and scope of Kenya. Yes, the miniseries was filmed on location. My only qualm is that Wilson may have used slightly inferior film stock. The production's color seemed to have somewhat faded over the past twenty to thirty years. Roy Stannard's art direction greatly contributed to the miniseries' look. I can also say the same about Maggie Quigley's costume designs. They looked attractive when the scene or moment called for borderline glamour. But Quigley remained mindful of her characters' social standing, age and personalities. I feel that Stannard and Quigley, along with production managers Clifton Brandon and Johnny Goodman did a very good job in recapturing the look and feel of colonial pre-World War I East Africa. Let me clarify . . . colonial East Africa for middle-class Britons. I might as well be frank. Many years had passed between the first and last times I saw "THE FLAME TREES OF THIKA". It took this recent viewing for me to realize that the production's narrative was not as consistent as I had originally assumed it was. Let me put it another way . . . I found the narrative for "THE FLAME TREES OF THIKA" a bit episodic. I tried to think of a continuous story arc featured in the miniseries, but I could only think of one - namely the love affair between Lettice Palmer, the wife of the Grants' boorish neighbor; and big game hunter Ian Crawford. And this story arc only lasted between Episodes Three and Seven. Otherwise, the viewers experienced vignettes of the Grants' one year in East Africa. And each vignette only seemed to last one episode. I must admit that I found this slightly disappointing. There were some vignettes that enjoyed. I certainly enjoyed Episode One, which featured the Grants' arrival in East Africa and their efforts to recruit help from the locals to establish their farm. I also enjoyed those episodes that featured the Grants and the Palmers' efforts to kill a leopard; a major safari in which Tilly Grant, the Palmers and Ian Crawford participated in Episode Six; and the impact of World War I upon their lives in the miniseries' final episode. However, I had some problems with other episodes. I found Episode Two, which featured young Elspeth's rather strange New Year's experiences nearly boring. Nearly. I must admit that some of the characters featured in that particular episode struck me as rather interesting. The episode that featured a personal quarrel between the Grants' translator Njombo and their headman Sammy ended up pissing me off. It pissed me off because its resolution, namely an "Act of God" in the form Tilly, struck me as a typical example of European condescension . . . even in the early 1980s. The performances for "THE FLAME TREES OF THIKA" struck me as pretty first-rate. I rather enjoyed Hayley Mills and David Robb's performances as young Elspeth's parents, Tilly and Robin Grant. Although both actors came off as likable, they also did an excellent job in portraying Tilly and Robin's less than admirable qualities . . . including an insidious form of bigotry. What I am trying to say is . . . neither Tilly or Robin came off as overt bigots. But there were moments when their prejudices managed to creep out of the woodwork, thanks to Mills and Robb's subtle performances. Sharon Maughan and Nicholas Jones were also excellent as the Grants' neighbors, Lettice and Hereward Palmer. It was easier for me to like the delicate and ladylike Lettice, even though there were times when she came of as self-absorbed. Jones' Hereward struck me as somewhat friendly at first. But as the series progressed, the actor did a great job in exposing Hereward's more unpleasant nature, which culminated in the safari featured in Episode Six. Ben Cross gave a charming and slightly virile performance as big game hunter Ian Crawford. But if I must be honest, the character was not exactly one of his more complex and interesting roles. But the one performance that shined above the others came from the then twelve year-old Holly Aird, who portrayed Elspeth Grant, the miniseries' main character. Not only did Aird give a delightful performance, she also held her own with her much older cast mates. Quite an achievement for someone who was either eleven or twelve at the time. There were other performances in "THE FLAME TREES OF THIKA" that I found impressive. Carol MacReady was entertaining as the somewhat narrow-minded Mrs. Nimmo. Mick Chege gave a charming performance as the always cheerful and popular . David Bradley's portrayal of young neighbor Alec struck me as equally charming. Paul Onsongo gave a solid performance as the Grants' major domo/cook Juma. However, Onsongo's last scene proved to be very complex and interesting when Juma discovered that he could not accompany the Grants back to Britain. One of the series' most interesting performances came from William Morgan Sheppard, who portrayed Boer big game hunter, Piet Roos. The interesting aspect of Sheppard's performance is that although he conveyed Roos' more unpleasant and racist side in Episode One, he did an excellent in winning the audience's sympathy as his character dealt with the even more unpleasant Hereward Palmer during the leopard hunt in Episode Five. Another interesting performance came from Steve Mwenesi as the Grants' headsman, Sammy. Mwenesi did an excellent job in portraying the very complex Sammy. The latter seemed so cool and subtle. Yet, Mwenesi also made audiences aware of Sammy's emotions by utilizing facial expressions and his eyes. Overall, "THE FLAME TREES OF THIKA" was an entertaining production that gave audiences a peek into the lives of colonial Britons during the last year of peace before the outbreak of World War I. Realizing that the story deal with members of the British middle-class and the Kikuyu and Swahili locals, the production team ensured that the miniseries was rich in atmospheric details without over-glamorizing the setting and costumes. And although the miniseries' narrative came off as somewhat episodic, I also managed to enjoy the performances of a first-rate cast led by Hayley Mills, David Robb and an enchanting Holly Aird.

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,,The Boy`s Book of Inventions". 1908 r. Roy Stannard Baker

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Hi everyone! 😊 I’m so psyched for this post- I’m a huge music nerd and I’m really excited to share my study playlists with you! First of all, I don’t subscribe to the idea that study music shouldn’t have lyrics. For me, classical music is so much more mentally engaging, so I don’t listen to it whilst studying. What I tend to do is put on whatever genre I feel like and it acts as background noise that I zone out to. Often, I come out of ‘the zone’ and realise I’m listening to a song I don’t want to listen to at all, but that kind of intense focus is what you want when you’re studying, right?

So, when I’m studying, I tend to switch between:

Chillax

New York City - Nora Jones

Your Song - Elton John

Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran

Sunshine On Leith - The Proclaimers

Summertime - Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald

Duo - Zazie, Paolo Nutini

Dancing In The Moonlight - Toploader

These Are The Days - Jamie Cullum

Someone That Loves You - HONNE, Izzy Bizu

Halo - Ane Brun

Running - James Bay

Just Be - Paloma Faith

What A Difference A Day Made - Jamie Cullum

I’m Not In Love - 10cc

Rocket Man - Elton John

She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5

Say You Won’t Let Go - James Arthur

The Way I Are (Acoustic) - Leo Stannard, Carmody

Human (Acoustic) - Rag’n’Bone Man

Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word - Elton John

Praise You - Hannah Grace

Jazz

Shofukan - Snarky Puppy

Lingus - Snarky Puppy

Chameleon - Herbie Hancock

Birdland - Weather Patrol

So What - Miles Davies

Summertime - Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald

I Got Rhythm - Ella Fitzgerald

I Just Want To Make Love To You - Etta James

Something’s Got A Hold On Me - Etta James

Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles

Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman

Take Five - Dave Brubeck

Moanin’ - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

In The Mood - Glenn Miller

Tuxedo Junction - Glenn Miller

War - Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock

Wade In The Water - Eva Cassidy

Soul Intro/The Chicken - Jaco Pastorius

Summer Sun

Les Champs-Elysées - Joe Dassin

Cantaloupe Island - Donald Bird, Herbie Hancock

Don’t Stop Believin’ - Journey

Mais Que Nada - Sergio Mendes

Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

All Summer Long - Kid Rock

Africa - Toto

God Only Knows - The Beach Boys

Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield

Oy Como Va - Tito Puente

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Nina Simone

Sunny - Bobby Hebb

Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison

Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel

Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes

I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ - Scissor Sisters

Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

Valerie - Amy Winehouse

Everybody Needs Somebody - The Blues Brothers

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Cycling quiz: how much do you know about the Giro d'Italia?

With this year’s race delayed, here are 15 questions to keep you entertained. Warning: some of them are pretty tricky

More quizzes: Tour de France, Six Nations, football assists

Who won last year’s Giro d’Italia?

Vincenzo Nibali

Richard Carapaz

Chris Froome

Primoz Roglic

Eddy Merckx and Fausto Coppi both won five Giros. Who is the other rider to have achieved that remarkable feat?

Felice Gimondi

Alfredo Binda

Miguel Induráin

Bernard Hinault

What is the Cima Coppi?

The first stage of each year’s race

The Giro D’Italia’s official brand of coffee

The highest peak in each year’s race – with a prize for the first rider over the top

The prize for finishing last in the general classification

Which British rider won Stage 8 back in 2013?

Geraint Thomas

Ian Stannard

Mark Cavendish

Alex Dowsett

In 2018, Chris Froome mounted an astonishing comeback to win Stage 19 to overhaul his rivals and decisively take the overall lead. Before the stage, by how much time did he trail leader Simon Yates?

30 seconds

1 minute, 15 seconds

3 minutes, 22 seconds

5 minutes

Where was the race scheduled to begin this year?

Budapest

Prague

Berlin

Vienna

Which hitherto little-known domestique won the first stage in Sardinia in 2017?

Lukas Pöstlberger

Silvan Dillier

Simon Geschke

Roy Curvers

Which GC contender was forced to stop for an emergency toilet break, also during the 2017 race?

Tom Dumoulin

Nairo Quintana

Fabio Aru

Adam Yates

Which year did the Giro’s grande partenza – AKA the start – take place in Ireland?

2010

2014

2016

2019

How many Giros did Alberto Contador, El Pistolero, win?

None

One

Two

Four

Who has won the most individual Giro stages?

Mario Cipollini

Alfredo Binda

Giuseppe Saronni

Roger de Vlaeminck

The race started in Bologna last year. Where did it begin in 2018?

Marrakesh

Jerusalem

Oslo

Frankfurt

Who was the last rider to win back-to-back Giros?

Miguel Induráin

Marco Pantani

Ivan Basso

Vincenzo Nibali

Which country did the first non-Italian winner come from?

Switzerland

Spain

France

Belgium

What colour is the sprinter’s classification or points jersey at the Giro?

Mauve

Red

White

Blue

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The Whole Nine Yards Ep 213 23.2.25 Nothing Rhymed with Roy Stannard on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

The Whole Nine Yards Episode 213 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 23rd February 2025 3-5pm http://www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Nothing Rhymed Dylan Thomas, the Welsh poet, has had a profound impact on contemporary music. His poetry has musicality and rhythm. His alliteration, assonance, and internal rhyming resonate with musicians. His poems read like songs.. Themes…

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The #FunRun Playlist 2017 Part 1

The #FunRun Playlist 2017 Part 1

Tracklist: 

1. Cazzette ft. Leo Stannard – Oceans

2. Frank Pierce & Famba ft. Emily Bonabon – Vibe

3. Steve Aoki x Lauren Jauregui – All Night

4. DJ Snake, Lauv – A Different Way

5. Dua Lipa – New Rules

6. SLANDER & YOOKiE ft. Zach Sorgen – One Life

7. Borgeous, Tre Sera ft. Avena Savage – Give Em What They Came For

8. SICK INDIVIDUALS – Alive

9. Deorro ft. Lesley Roy – Tell Me Lies

10. The Magician & TCTS – Slow Motion

11. Jax Jones ft. Ina Wroldsen – Breathe

12. Cheat Codes ft. Demi Lovato – No Promises

13. The Him ft. Sorana – Oasis

14. PLVTINUM – If You’re Gonna Leave

15. Ashley Wallbridge ft. Karra – Undiscovered

16. Joey Dale & Aventurer ft. Micah Martin – Rogue Ones

17. Tyron Hapi ft. Mimoza – Anyway

18. Jack Taylor ft. Micah Martin – Say Goodbye

19. Ayin & AAfrAA ft. KARRA – Revive Me

20. David Guetta & Justin Bieber – 2U

21. Tritonal – Strangers

22. Galantis – Call Me Home

23. Kayzo & Gammer ft. AU8UST – Over The Edge

24. Grey ft. Bahari – I Miss You

25. Vanze & Reunify ft. Parker Polhill & Bibiane Z – Angel

26. Zeds Dead & DISKORD & Rejia Lee – Blood Brother

27. Darren Styles & Gammer – Feel Like This

28. Afrojack & David Guetta ft. Ester Dean – Another Life

29. Cash Cash ft. Conor Maynard – All My Love

30.Jauz ft. GG Magree – Ghost

31. A Billion Robots – One More Drink

32. Diamond Pistols ft. Ian Everson – Shoot Me Down

33. 3LAU – Star Crossed

34. Armin van Buuren ft. Josh Cumbee – Sunny Days

35. Kygo, Selena Gomez – It Aint Me

36. Puppet & Foria – Bigger Picture

37. Helena Legend ft. Sade Serena – One Night

38. Dirty Palm ft. Micah Martin – Oblivion

39. Illenium ft. Emilie Brandt – Lost

40. Slushii x Marshmello – Twinbow

41. ARMNHMR ft. Aviella – FAREWELL

42. ElementD ft. Mees Van Den Berg – Giving In

43. Tom & Jame ft. Dwight Steven – All Day

44. Zedd, Alessia Cara – Stay

45. Jordan Schor ft. Nathan Brumley – Cosmic

46. Ryos, Wasback & Teseo ft. KARRA – I’ll Be Gone

47. Two Friends ft. MAX – Pacific Coast Highway

48. Virtual Self – Eon Break

49. Yellow Claw ft. Moksi & Jonna Fraser – Open

50. Gareth Emery & Standerwick ft. HALIENE – Saving Light

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Elderly couple who kept Kids in basement ‘dungeon’ jailed for child abuse offences

An elderly couple who kept five kids closed in a “dungeon” basement for years are jailed on historical child abuse charges.

Roy and Valerie Stannard, aged 74 and 73 respectively, imprisoned, abused and neglected the children within their former Stoke Newington dwelling between 1985 and 1969.

Valerie Stannard has been sentenced to eight years and Roy Stannard to 12 years.

“We weren’t alive, it was only an presence,” one of the victims informed Snaresbrook Crown Court, the Mirror reported.

The court heard of the abuse that the victims endured at the hands of Bow, east London, of their Stannards.

One punishment included putting a burning piece of paper down the boys’ pants and holding their hands over a flame.

Another victim was choked on soap along with a boy had a hangar added to his jumper and has been hung on a door till he was strangled.

A toddler was attached into a high seat and kept in a cupboard with the few dogs because he cried.

The children were always present if one was being mistreated, the paper reported.

Moreover, Roy Stannard sexually abused a woman, rubbing against his genitals on her back.

The children wore ragged clothes and were beaten and informed the court to eat.

“Every experienced or observed physical abuse, cruelty or neglect on an almost daily basis,” explained Sally-Anne Hales, prosecuting.

“They lived in fear of speaking out or standing up to their each other.”

The victims of the couple weren’t identified in accounts of the situation.

Counter-terrorism police made the arrest from High Wycombe on 10 MarchGetty Images

from Childrens guide http://www.the-childrens-guide.com/elderly-couple-who-kept-kids-in-basement-dungeon-jailed-for-child-abuse-offences/

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New publications

Some recent news:

I read at Blackwells, Nottingham with John Lucas and Matthew Welton as part of the Nottingham Poetry Festival on 25th April (see photo below)

 ‘A Poetry Now’ was published in Molly Bloom 13 celebrating the lives of Tom Raworth and Roy Fisher. Thanks to Aiden. See the issue here.

 ‘Room 228 Poem’ published in In Between Hangovers. Thanks to Tasha. The poem is here.

 A memory of Tom Raworth published in Decals of Desire. Thanks to Martin Stannard. The issue is here as a PDF.

 ‘Sunflowers version’ ‘New cotton smell’ ‘Haul along tarmac’ ‘L.Pierre dip’ ‘With cloud’and ‘In Corners with ribbons’ published in Zarf # 8 For more about this great zine, visit here.

 ‘N +1’ published in In Between Hangovers Thanks again to Tasha for taking the poem. The poem is here.

Reading with John Lucas and Matthew Welton as part of Nottingham Poetry Festival. April 2017

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Elderly couple who tortured children jailed for 21 years

Valerie Stannard, 73, and her husband Roy, 74, tortured young children at their north London home by holding their hands over burning stoves, stripping them and forcing soap down their throats.

An elderly couple who locked five children up in a basement ‘dungeon’ and tortured them over three decades of sickening ‘abuse, neglect and cruelty’ have been jailed for 21 years.

Valerie Stannard, 73, held a boy’s hands over a stove flame and stuffed lit paper down a boy’s pyjamas while her husband Roy, 74, punched a youngster ‘as if he was punching a man.’

The children were thrashed with…

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KID TORTURE COUPLE CAGED

KID TORTURE COUPLE CAGED

5th May 2017 Elderly couple who locked five kids in a basement torture dungeon for more than 15 years jailed

Roy and Valerie Stannard will spend a total of 21 years in prison

AN elderly couple who locked five children up in a basement dungeon and inflicted “abuse, neglect and cruelty” for more than 15 years have been jailed.

Valerie Stannard, 73, held a boy’s hands over a stove flame…

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Elderly London Couple Who Tortured Five Children Jailed

Valerie, 73, and Roy Stannard, 74, have been jailed for 9 and 12 years respectively. Pair were found guilty of sexual abuse and child cruelty between 1969 and 1985. Shoved soap down a young boy's throat and locked a toddler in a dark cupboard . Held one boy's hand over a stove and would force other children to watch torture. Check out this story and more on Jist.News click link

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Lost Immortals Ep 309 23.2.25 with Roy Stannard & Matt Staples on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

THE LOST IMMORTALS – EXPANDING YOUR MUSICAL HORIZONS Ep 309 Sunday 23rd Feb 2025 5-7pm with Roy Stannard & Matthew Staples on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen) For the Birds A carefully confected mix of old and new – with the reggae flavour of Busboys and Inner Circle complemented by the highlife of S.E. Rogie; Chaka Khan visiting the Great American Songbook;…

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Lost Immortals Ep 308 16.2.25 with Roy Stannard & Matt Staples on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

THE LOST IMMORTALS – EXPANDING YOUR MUSICAL HORIZONS Ep 308 Sun 16th Feb 25 5-7pm with Roy Stannard & Matthew Staples on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen A Touch of Grey Where else would you get Rhye, James Blake, Marlena Shaw, The Doors, Dead Boys, Curve, Tom Waits, Benjamin Zephaniah and The Grateful Dead on the same bill? Music beyond boundaries. Hour One 1.…

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The Whole Nine Yards Ep 212 16.2.25 Songs in the Raw with Roy Stannard on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

The Whole Nine Yards Episode 212 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 16th February 2025 3-5pm http://www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Songs in the Raw The most impactful songs often emerge from a place of vulnerability, tapping into the artist’s raw emotions and personal experiences. When songwriters embrace their flaws, they create music that hits the listener hard, forging…