Andrew Simpson

 "Keep it simple, keep it fresh and use whatever is available". Simple dish, 2026 It’s the sort of advice that could roll off the ...

Now, this is one I will listening to. It's Ancient Lives with  Mary Beard, Being Greek .* I am a great fan of Mary Beard, have her books...

Now this is one I am going to listen to. Hoplite 5th century, 2018 It's the latest offer from In Our Time on BBC Radio 4. "Misha Gl...

It is easy to be sniffy about how things were done in the past and even more so in other countries. So, it now seems very strange that once ...

  I was too young to have gone island hopping  across Greece in the 1960s and a decade later too busy earning a living and making a career. ...

It's the stuff of science fiction and pop history, and I might have turned my back on it, but the discovery of an ancient Greek, astrono...

History books come in many shapes and sizes, and some start as a contemporary account on events, and only later assume a historical and per...

My uncle was just 19 when he washed up in Greece, while I was 32. Arriving by sea He went onto Basra, and the Far East having already...

Travelling in Cephalonia Now I never did Greece in the 70s. That was when many of my friends travelled the islands. Back then it ...

We had become grown up and hired a car and this pretty much was the end of the road Location:; Greece Tomorrow ............... Rome ...

It was one of those places you find by accident. It had long ceased grinding corn but the enterprising owner had turned it in to a ba...

It stands in the small harbour of Galatas which is opposite the Greek holiday island of Poros. I was there 40 years ago with Lois and M...

A short occasional series featuring a picture and a memory. It began as a competition to record as many different glasses at one rest...

A short occasional series featuring a picture and a memory. It began as a competition to record as many different glasses at one res...

So, sometimes you can be pleasantly surprised when a wireless programme turns out to be far more interesting than you thought. Solon the law...

Now the Greek orator Demosthenes was pretty much just a name, but listening to this week's In Our Time radio discussion on the man is t...

It was August 1981 and the first time I had visited a Greek island. Location; Poros Picture; coming home with the shopping, Greece,...

I don’t suppose anyone will be over surprised that this holiday postcard sent on August 25th actually arrived today on October 6th. Although...

Now Lourdas Bay is pretty typical of most of the Greek resorts we have stayed at over the last forty years. Amongst the holiday apartments, ...

Now, if I had to nominate one place which combines memorable food, good service and stunning views it would have to be Lorraine’s Magic Hill...