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What Goes On, written by Lou Reed, was recorded by The Hopeful Chinamen at Alvic Studios in London, England in 1980. It is the last track on the Sailor With A Telescope album released on Waldo’s Records in 1981.http://www.waldos.co.uk/index.html I

A Mayan Tale Retold Long ago in the mountains and rain forests of Guatemala, there was a powerful Quiche leader named Cacique. He longed for a son to succeed him and after many years Cacique’s wife bore him a baby

Beyond the Mediterranean Sea and behind the Atlas Mountains lies the ancient Berber town of Taroudant. In that town you’ll find a place to stay a while – La Maison Anglaise – a house where travellers rest and play. Roof top

Not last year but the year after that, there was a man who moved into the old cottage on the edge of the village. He had lived in the city all his life and liked hustle and bustle and things

Anton often wondered how long the goldfish would survive if he swallowed it. He wasn’t squeamish about such matters as he was the sort of boy who could scoff fifty Brussels sprouts – raw. He’d won the school’s prune eating

This little PiGGy went to London. Not to visit the Queen but to tell tales at Number 10. The fantastic Flamingo Chicks Dance School ( http://www.flamingochicks.co.uk/news/4590691130) were in need of some tale telling entertainment after their tip top dramatic dances

King’s School, Manila. Thanks to Authors Abroad and the enthusiasm of teacher David Bogle, I prolonged my Adventures in Storyland at a relatively new school in the Philippines. ‘Thank you very much for arranging for Clive to visit our school

Book Week at one of my favourite schools in the world – The British School Manila. HIGHLIGHTS ON CAMPUS Apart from sharing stories and running poetry workshops with all of Primary School … Between 7 and 9am on the Thursday

A PiG lived in a windmill? Well not quite, but I did stay in a fabulous farmhouse on a polder next to one. It all started on a lazy Sunday afternoon in Devon. Tea in Topsham followed by a Flybe