Andrew Simpson

  This is the front cover of the 1938 October edition of Homes and Garden which my friend Beba sent over a few minutes ago . What struck me ...

I have just spent a delightful afternoon in the company of Lewis Jones. Protesting for justice, Birmingham, 1983 He was a Welsh miner, a loc...

It is easy to forget that for many people in the 1920s a holiday was something which might be limited to a day or two at the seaside. Dad wi...

I have been looking back to two collections of political cartoons, by David Low. "The Jews hitherto persecuted were now held to ra...

Now I am the first to admit that humour doesn’t always travel well. I have sat through many Italian comedy shows which testify to that ...

Today I have ordered up the Passenger from Chorlton Bookshop. It was written by Alexander Boschwitz, in the weeks after Kristallnacht.* “It...

Now if you are tracking anyone in the early part of the 20th century you will know that there are pitfalls. Uncle Roger and mum, 1938 ...

Another in the series of seaside humour through time. I am not sure what more there is to say. It was sent to Mr and Mrs Tur...

Now the week end has just got a little more interesting with a collection of magazines which dropped through the letter box half an hour ...