Archive - I’m A Stranger In Your Country

May 2025

Stamp of approval

Like tired old jokes, philately will get you nowhere

May 30 •

King Kong versus the Loch Ness Monster

Monster hoax by Sir Peter S?

May 23 •

Tales of The Marsh

From dead crabs to dead moon

May 16 •

The Tower of London Ravens, and How They Got There

The superstition that unites King Arthur, Charles II, the Blitz, and Celtic head cults

May 9 •

Haunted by the Elephant Seal

Remembering Cleethorpes Marineland and Zoo

May 2 •

April 2025

A Gallipoli Memoir

Bert Sullivan’s first-hand account of the Gallipoli campaign, which took place 110 years ago

Apr 25 •

The First and Last Wolves of Oxford

From King-killers to suburban runaways

Apr 19 •

How I Became Foreign, Part 22: Easter - Swapping Eggs for Whips

On a roll at Easter

Apr 12 •

Robert Cadman, The English Icarus

The crazy art of steeple-flying and airborne donkeys

Apr 5 •

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts