Introduction


Can each day be headlined by a word (or two) and represented by a single sentence?

Will they, in turn, weave together to form a tapestry of the year?

It may be more mundane than momentous, but it’s mine to share.

Friday, 7 March 2014

37 Days

The First World War holds less fascination for me than World War II but with this year being the centenary of its outbreak the BBC are putting out an impressive array of programs, including 37 Days, shown over three nights, commencing yesterday and concluding tomorrow; dramatizing the diplomatic manoeuvring in Berlin, London and Vienna (within as well as between the nations) in the summer of 1914, it is quite gripping to see events unfold, slowly slipping out of the politicians’ control as the momentum of their brinkmanship becomes unstoppable – the last four days play out tomorrow, are you watching Putin, Obama & Cameron?

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