Tag Archives: Sylvia Syms
Ladybird books: Constructing the future past of modern Britain
I used to visit a beloved university English professor and his wife. He had won the Military Cross for hand to hand combat in the liberation of the Netherlands in 1945 but never talked about the terrible things he’d seen. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Children, Culture, Design, Environment, Germany, History, Media, Uncategorized, War
Tagged 60s, Bachelor of Hearts, books, conway hall, culture, Hardy Kruger, Ladybird books, media, michael balcon, politics, publishing, Sylvia Syms, war, wolf rilla
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Anglos, Diphthongs & Perfect Snogging: Saving the German A-level
This piece was written for The Guardian in August 2012, after A-level results showed the number of UK students taking German had declined to below 5,000 for the first time. There were also significant drops in French and other modern … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Culture, Education, Film, Germany, Uncategorized
Tagged 50s, A-levels, Bachelor of Hearts, Cambridge, cinema, culture, film, Hardy Kruger, Schools, Sylvia Syms, universities
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