Odd Balls

Does a thundering drum roll followed by a pumping string mix-up of Bach's Fugue in D Minor get your heart racing early on a Sunday eveni...

The BBC may not have Downton but it is generally pretty good on its sport. However I have been irritated by recent errors in its online cov...

It is a common feature in films: the protagonist moves towards the edge of a huge waterfall, carried along, inch by inexorable inch, towards...

Yesterday two friends of mine (we’ll call them Mr B and Mr C) were supposed to set out on their adventure to cycle around Australia. This i...

Some people find themselves all at sea when they retire from working life but a retired surgeon from Guernsey has his own answer to this, ha...

The Worthing International Birdman competition got off to a less than flying start after wind-stopped-play on Saturday. Although plans fo...

Fear not, dear reader, I have returned. After a prolonged absence due to a sporting injury of my own I am now able to type once more... and...