A The Guardian reporter included Northanger Abbey in their feature on the week's television highlights, saying "Yes, yes, more Austin, but Andrew Davies' adaptation of one of her lighter novels is the perfect Sunday evening blend of eruditeness and pretty frocks".
Martin Amis's fall from grace, while perhaps too late to reverse now, thus contains an important lesson: we should be more appreciative of – and, yes, more respectful – of those who strive to be bold.
But so has the emergence of, yes, more retail variation, in the form of outdoor "lifestyle centers," and in some cases, a newer, bigger mall in the area.
Convoys Wharf – a £1bn redevelopment plan pushed through by Boris Johnson, overruling the local council and opposition from residents – will feature a series of towers (yes, more "luxury flats"), swamping what remains of the original docks.
At Oxheart the night I visited, there were two brassica courses, starting with a salad of sliced raw chard and kale leaves with pickled chard stems and a dressing of mint and basil oil with the juice of, yes, more chard.
Two tries, serious pace and, yes, more than a smattering of skill. 1 Tony Woodcock 7/10 More than a few thought the grand old campaigner had had his day.
The answer to that is, of course, yes: more can be done by both academics and journalists.
Runner-up: Olivier Latry, whose playing of L'Acension – yes, more Messiaen – finally helped me understand why people listen to organ music.
