John joined the Merchant Navy at the age of 16 and sailed from Liverpool in 1941 North Atlantic 1942 Nothing you said As your hand lost its grip on mine And you drifted away into the cold darkness The little red light on your lifejacket Bobbing goodbye. Sharing our sixteen …
John Winant. My life, living with the Epstein’s in Hyde Park Gate in 1946/47 when I was secretary /amenuensis to Jacob Epstein, the sculptor, acquired added interest when I met what today would be described as celebrities. They came, out of simple friendship, or in some instances to have their …
The story of a ‘lost’ Arthur Dooley and how it arrived in the house – a story from Liverpool The Potato Woman By John Finch Going up or down stairs in the cosy, pleasant little cottage where we now live I am often reminded of an icy cold day …
At the age of 95 in the midst of the Corona-virus emergency, John reflects on ‘Working From Home’ WORK at HOME seems to be the current slogan on the television and on the media generally. In fact, for more than sixty years, I always mostly worked at home.. I work …
While developing his autobiography John Finch recalled how the worlds longest running drama nearly ended in its early years. This is a Blog in 2 parts: Part 2 See Part One It was two o’clock in the morning. The building that housed what has since been christened as the …
While developing his autobiography John Finch recalled how the worlds longest running drama nearly ended in its early years. This is a Blog in 2 parts: Part one See Part 2 here >> The building stands impressively new on a side street off Deansgate in Manchester. Specially designed for the …
There have been some very nice comments added to this article on ‘Forgotten Television Drama’ Sam (Granada, 1973-5) It’s a real pleasure to find there are other fans of this superb series out there! I’m not exaggerating when I say I have watched the series at least 10 times since …
After Granada’s most successful drama series was transmitted ‘what’s next’ was an obvious question. SAM and this series …… but what was it called and who was in it?
Very grateful for this recent post on social media and a comment from a talk group: Well, it’s rather like watching a DH Lawrence novel come alive. Sons and Lovers and all that. I don’t want to be read as making light of anything because I believe Mr. Finch wrote …
From a recent post to my Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/JohnFinchWriter
