Isn't it sad that we only get upset about nasty things happening to people and places if television decides we should?

religion's for those who believe in hell and a spiritual belief is for those who've been there.

That was the trouble with so many reality programmes on television - everyone wanted fame these days without necessarily working at anything to achieve it.

the whistle of the old steam trains ... could conjure up visions of bleak distances with one solitary wail.

Okay, I'm lazy. But being lazy is a talent. Sometimes it takes an awful lot of work.

Just at the turn of the tide, nature held its breath - no bird sang, everything seemed to be waiting and waiting. And then, sure enough, as if someone had flicked a switch, everything started in motion again.

A lady is as young as the gentleman she feels," said Roy and cackled happily.