Wednesday 18 August 2010

Edinburgh Festivals - Day 4

Where was the rain?

All prepared for the worst with macs, umbrellas and stout shoes but another (quite) nice day in Edinburgh. Even sat out in the full sun in Grassmarket for lunch!


Two highlights from today:
  • Tony Hadoke’s passion for the BBC and its legacy of memorabilia ranging from Grange Hill to Howards’ Way (Yes the apostrophe is in the correct place) which ended as a tongue-lashing rant against those who dare to commercialise it. Looking forward to his visit to Corsham in our next season
  • A highly believable Grant Smeaton as Bette Davis in the superb Bette/Cavett show at The Zoo - a fascinating verbatim recreation of the famous 1970s US chat show in which Bette Davis was asked how she lost her virginity.
Meanwhile out in the streets the whirlwind of Edinburgh continues to fascinate, delight, puzzle and confuse us all in it uncontrollable frenzy...

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