Writing in The Times, Caitlin Moran said that the Doctor's homily to music and self-expression was "the most affecting moment" in the Prom, bringing "what could have been a wonderful, yet surreal and overwhelming introduction to orchestral music" down to "a rather lovely question.
I mean, imagine this situation: what if some poor schmo spends hours spelling out his prom invitation with thousands of elaborately lit tea-lights, then rents a crane to hoist the girl of his dreams up in a satin-lined box so she can read his achingly lovely question... and she then turns to him and says, "Like, I'm already going with Dylan".
I remember my delight a couple of years ago when I read Claire Tomalin's biography of Charles Dickens and came across a fact that made a lovely quiz question.
This being Prince Harry, he of the rosy cheeks, ginger hair and impish royal twinkle, he who is bequeathed with a penchant for hard-partying and lovely blondes, questions inevitably rose over whether there were any extracurricular plans.
It is a lovely derrière, no question, round, compact and firm, and I became well acquainted with how it looked whether tucked into snug jeans or perched prettily in the air when Adèle, who's 15 when the movie opens, lies splayed sleeping face down in bed, as young children often do.
When someone asks me "where are you from?" I answer literally (the United States, Oregon or my hometown), prompting the lovely follow-up question "No, where are you from?" Obviously, I'm meant to realize that he or she is asking for my racial background, yet the phrasing sets me apart: not a real American, but someone in America originating elsewhere.
These are lovely moments, but a question lingers – when does England get to move on too?
A lovely moment – but the question remained: how good's the game?
Both are lovely books, but the question must be asked: do young children, who like to play, also like to read about playing?
The priest in this helps, and is perhaps the catalyst for such a lovely conclusion to this question and I think that's true.
"It only opened back in October, but it's lovely!" The most pressing question, as far as I see it, is just how you go about visiting every Wetherspoons in the country; new branches open up seemingly every fortnight, the majority of them hundreds of miles from Mags' home.
