Category Archives: 2011

We’re polishing our armour this week.  Not a chore, thankfully, that most households have to deal with nowadays.  It is, however, a sizable task at Knebworth House.  All the breastplates, swords and shields are off the wall, ready for a … Continue reading →

Rushing to an 8:30am Primary School governors meeting I stepped out of the back door of Knebworth House into a blaze of lights and cameras – rather like that scene in “Notting Hill” – “Midsomer Murders” was literally on my … Continue reading →

“Step through the time portal…” invites the Knebworth House Education and Preservation Trust’s new brochure of Educational Visits to be offered in the coming year.  Along with old favourites such as the “Tudor Treasure Trail”, “Victor’s Victorian Ventures”, “Monsters and … Continue reading →

September sees the final completion of our extension to the Barns – made possible by consecutive Sonispheres – which connects the Garden Terrace Tea Room with the Park Toilet block that was built a couple of years ago.  The extension … Continue reading →

For the last three years we have had an exhibition of Zimbabwean stone sculptures in the Gardens at this time of year – this year we move closer to home with an exhibition of Stevenage wood sculptures.  Those who know … Continue reading →

I was told recently that the Knebworth House website needs a “blog” – good for “SEO” apparently, if that makes you any the wiser!  A daunting prospect, until I realised that this column is essentially a “blog” – and that … Continue reading →

I was interviewed last week by BBC Radio for a programme on first lines of novels – the programme was interested in the notoriety of Edward’s Bulwer Lytton’s famous opening line to his novel Paul Clifford:  “It was a dark … Continue reading →

May 9th sees the release of “The King’s Speech” on DVD.  Now anointed with an Oscar as “Best Film” of 2010, the DVD is expected to a reach a huge audience worldwide.  To coincide with the release, Channel 5 will … Continue reading →

In the week I write this, Roger Allam has just won “Best Actor” at the Olivier Awards for his Falstaff in the Globe’s production of Shakespeare’s “Henry IV”.  In the year 2000 Roger won the “Best Supporting Actor “ Olivier … Continue reading →

“Wow – that was quick!”  These are the words that greet me every time I log onto the website (www.vopres.co.uk) of the little company my brother and I have been running for a couple of years.  Vopres makes little videos … Continue reading →