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Byzantine Woman Part Two

PREVIOUSLY ON BYZANTINE WOMAN “Ahhhhhhh,” screamed Byzantine Woman. “Ahhhhhhhh.” “Hey there, Byzantine Woman reporting for duty.” “What is the matter?” asked her husband, whom she had roused from his sleep. He was squat and hirsute, but damningly attractive. Byzantine Woman … Continue reading

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The Apprentice: Lyrics

Dear BBC, On the way to work this morning I thought of some lyrics for the excellent TV show “The Apprentice”, with Alan Sugar. I wrote them down so as not to forget them. [Audio clip: view full post to … Continue reading

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Byzantine Woman

“Oh go on, just a quick sniff.” “I’ll take two of those things we eat in the sort of time period the Crusades is in, and a whole pheasant’s arse,” said Byzantine Woman as she did her daily shopping at … Continue reading

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Ghost At Leicester Square – PILOT (part two)

SCENE THREE – LIMBO/LEICESTER SQUARE *Ghost is standing in limbo, the borderland between the world of ghosts and the world of people, at Leicester Square. The square is shrouded in a thick grey mist, it’s eternally bathed in a pre-dawn … Continue reading

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Ghost At Leicester Square – PILOT

SCENE 1 – LEICESTER SQUARE NARRATOR It is night time at Leicester Square and Ghost is on his way to the bust of William Hogarth. GHOST What a lovely night. Ho! What is this? It’s the bust of famed eighteenth … Continue reading

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