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Peaky Blinders Series 6 finale review: the perfect ending

Posted on April 6, 2022 by SCARFMAN

One of the greatest things to have EVER appeared on our television screens. This is not hyperbole regarding the final episode of Peaky Blinders.  You see, I am simply recounting here my first tweet, indeed my first expressed mesmerized emotion, … Continue reading →

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Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story {2021} – A review

Posted on December 1, 2021 by SCARFMAN

‘Captain Marvel’ supreme, this is a must watch for all sports fans. Bryan Robson, arguably the greatest ever captain of Manchester United Football Club. A hero with no ego, this documentary about his life is both a joyous and emotive … Continue reading →

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Are you brave enough to scale the heights? ‘The Heights’ by Louise Candlish – a review

Posted on August 23, 2021 by SCARFMAN

Louise Candlish has done it yet again with The Heights.  The only way is up for this storyteller supreme! Having been mightily impressed by Louise Candlish’s last three novels (The Other Passenger, Those People and Our House), it was always … Continue reading →

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Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In – A Review.

Posted on June 10, 2021 by SCARFMAN

Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In – A Review – The rare glimpse of a genius! Dramatic, pulsating, and insightful.  These are the best three words that accurately describe this new football documentary on the life of Sir Alex Ferguson. … Continue reading →

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Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 – My daily battle with nature!

Posted on May 10, 2021 by SCARFMAN

Mental Health Awareness Week is this week(10-16 May 2021), with the theme this year being nature. For years, I kept a big OCD secret that I was petrified of nature. Or if you want me to be more exact than … Continue reading →

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Our House by Louise Candlish – a review. Whose house is it?

Posted on April 30, 2021 by SCARFMAN

Fi Lawson comes home to find two strange people moving into her lavish house. The problem is that she never put it on the market for sale in the first place! Our House by Louise Candlish, is a critically acclaimed … Continue reading →

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It’s getting better all the time! OCD and me, an update!

Posted on April 16, 2021 by SCARFMAN

This is going to be a short blog about me and my OCD. An update about how things have been for me since my last OCD blog in late November. I’ll give you a good clue here, it’s been fandabidozi!! … Continue reading →

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those people by Louise Candlish – a review. Neighbours from hell!

Posted on March 8, 2021 by SCARFMAN

New neighbours from hell might not be the most original of ideas for a whodunit, but in those people, author Louise Candlish has skilfully produced a right page turner that will leave you fully satisfied. The premise might not be … Continue reading →

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A magical love triangle – Here We Are by Graham Swift – A review

Posted on February 16, 2021 by SCARFMAN

Here We Are, by the critically acclaimed author Graham Swift, is a typically understated delightful read that you cannot help but be enchanted by. We first discover our three love triangle protagonists during the summer of 1959, in the holiday … Continue reading →

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Mayflies – Andrew O’Hagan. Manchester, music, and male friendship that lasts forever! A book review

Posted on December 21, 2020 by SCARFMAN

Mayflies is a rather touching tale about the wonder of male friendship.  Not perfect, but not rubbish by any means.  If you are after a bit of 1980s Manchester and indie music nostalgia, then the first part of this book … Continue reading →

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