‘Machine guns and men in trenches’: On the eve of battle, Albert Jacka made an awful discovery
Onwards, they go, ’neath the incurious moon with a seeming swirl of fireflies at their feet, the result of their hobnailed ...
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Will the discovery of Sandy Irvine lead to solving Everest's greatest mystery?
both Anker and Houlding go to great lengths to leave open the possibility that Mallory and Irvine could have done in leather hobnail boots what these trained professionals struggled to do in ...
Thirty years since Jimmy Nail's Crocodile Shoes was beamed into living rooms
In November 1994, the BBC began broadcasting Crocodile Shoes - a seven-part drama series following the exploits of a Geordie ...
It's 30 years since Jimmy Nail's Crocodile Shoes hit our television screens
As the mid-1990s approached, Jimmy Nail was established as one of the biggest names in UK entertainment. The Benton-born star ...
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Bette Midler suggests she’ll drink a bottle of Drano if Trump wins, X users are waiting
Aging "Hocus Pocus" actress Bette Midler suggested that she'd drink a bottle of drain cleaner if Donald J. Trump wins the election.
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The Cure and After Luke: Cónal Creedon double bill shows this writer’s gift for bringing light into dark places
clings to the peace and pace of his father’s motor-repair business and freewheels through life in his hobnailed boots. The younger Maneen, who has wider ambitions, flaunts off to England only to ...
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It's 30 years since Jimmy Nail's Crocodile Shoes hit our television screens
It was an awakening for the youngster. While sporting a dress and hobnail boots, he would front his own band, the King Crabs who gained a sizable following around the pubs of Newcastle.