Archive for humour
Mark Rowe: Bare cheek?
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
It had turned into a thoroughly enjoyable day in the Shropshire Hills. When our party – four parents, four children – had set off from the Bog car park up the western flank of the Stiperstones a low mist threatened [...]
Mark Rowe: Goodbye boots!
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
So farewell, my old friends, and goodbye. It’s been a beautiful relationship, but now it’s time to go our separate ways. Thanks for a wonderful journey and the memories. We’ve been all over the world and around the UK together; [...]
Christopher Somerville’s A-Z of walking
Monday, November 22nd, 2010
H is for Heroes specifically Hillaby. They say you should never meet your heroes, and I never did catch up with John Hillaby. He was too busy walking.
The achievements of this tall, spare, ludicrously energetic Yorkshireman (1917–1996) are not so [...]
Christopher Somerville’s A-Z of walking
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
G is for Green Man – that enigmatic carved face sprouting leaves and fruit from its nostrils…
The Great Outdoors
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
A new BBC comedy about rambling starts tonight, following the (mis)adventures of an oddball group of walkers as they tackle a different route each episode. So what inspired the series, and what will real ramblers make of it? Walk caught up with series creators Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil to find out…
Christopher Somerville’s A-Z of walking
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
J is for Jollity – you know, that thing we associate with walking. Don’t we, lads and lasses? Heard this ’un? The missus, she’s so bow-legged, she can walk over Ingleborough on both sides at once. Eh? Boom-tish, eh? Come [...]
Christopher Somerville’s A-Z of walking: F
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
F is for Flora and Fauna – my favourite outdoor twins.
