THE BROOK TAVERNER JOURNAL

We are moving into week 6 of lock down and spending more time at home means that I’m somehow learning so much more than usual…

Living with a semi-obese Labrador and an anorexic Pointer brings lockdown challenges previously unknown as I have usually left the home before feed time. Boo, the Lab, will ravenously hoover up a radish as if it were fois gras, seemingly uninterested...

After slowly coming to terms with losing one of Britain’s best ever racing drivers and well-humoured souls in Stirling Moss, we thought it apt to lookback at the sport in which in partook so successfully. It is hard to come by a sport with so much heritage and history, and with that, comes a successful past full of characters, sporting greats and fantastic stories...

Earlier this week saw the dreadful news that one of the 20th century’s most fantastic actors, broadcaster and comedian passed away in Tim Brooke-Taylor, part of a unique generation of Cambridge University comic graduates that were such a focal part of our television screens and radio broadcasts throughout the 60s, 70s and 80s. He may well be best known for his pivotal role in the creation of The Goodies, but he also offered many forms of entertainment through several BBC shows including I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again, Marty, and, through numerous contributions on I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue...

The weather has finally come good. As opposed to surprise the curtains are drawn to clear sky’s we start to become more expectant of good weather and bright days. You’ll be forgiven then, for perhaps casting your mind forward a touch, imaging what beach or foreign land you can research and explore when normality returns and travel is an option. We thought that, from the comfort of our own homes, the Brook Taverner team would put their heads together to provide a list of their best travel destinations...

Whilst many of us have made the most of the opportunity to re-find ‘old-school’ methods of entertainment in our extended periods of stay at home, whether it be a good old fashioned book, an increased number of crosswords and sudokus, or even dusting off the old dominoes and backgammon sets, sometimes it is nearly impossible to drag ourselves from the TV on an evening. In fact, our current situation has led to an increase in immersive experiences as in-person encounters are shifted away from theatres and venues to our internet-connected devices and television screens.