Now that we’re off, below is a “preview” series that I did ten years ago (for the fortieth anniversary of the novel’s setting):
- Week One (13-19 December): In the Clutches of Nationalised Health Care
- Weeks Two and Three (14 December-2 January): A Lovely Catholic Confession, An Ugly Secularist Rejoinder
- Week Four (3-9 January): Dinner with the Freemasons
- Week Five (10-16 January): A Baby Dedication, and Strange Visitors, at the Baptist Church
- Week Six (17-23 January): Learning About French Kissing From the French
- Week Seven (24-30 January): Two Blondes Explore Islam
- Week Eight (31 January-6 February): Before Texting, We Actually Had to Talk on the Phone
- Week Nine (7-13 February): A Little Corporal Punishment for the Road
- Week Ten (14-20 February): When God Touches Your Life, You Will Never Be the Same
