John Baker’s Blog

I first posted this on the 3rd September 2003:
‘Perhaps the most striking illustration of the influence of uniforms to affect or alter role perspective is reported in the “Uniform Experiment” (Tenzel and Cizanckas, 1973). In 1969, the [...]

We were in Sheffield last evening to see a reading of Harold Pinter’s Family Voices. The Sheffield Crucible Theatre are celebrating Pinter’s work, and this was just one of several productions around the same theme.
The play was directed by Polly Thomas and Justine Potter and recorded for the BBC. The voices were read by Samuel [...]

At Cannes the Best Actress Award was given to “a family of actresses”, to the six actresses in Pedro Almodovar’s film Volver: Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Chus Lampreave, Yohana Cobo and Blanca Portillo. Almodovar was given the award for Best Script.

I find myself waiting for films and books with certain signatures. This was [...]

Ward Sixty-Two
 
I was in the corner. Been knocked about a bit by drugs. So I can’t swear by this. All I can say, with hand on heart, is: this is what I saw.
First of all, it was modern, of course. Not one of those long wards with beds stretching out [...]