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March 4th - A much better day, when it felt spring had arrived. It was the day of the annual Erdington Cycle Jumble, so a chance to rummage some tat, bag a bargain, scoff bacon rolls and talk to old faces. Following, I rode the canals of Birmingham, down through Brookvale, Witton Lakes, Aston, up over the Hockley Flyover to Soho for lunch, back along the canal to Small Heath, then via the Cole Valley and Plants Brook back to Sutton Park and home. 

I was particularly intrigued by the wonderful Jonathan Meades immortalised in stencil underneath Spaghetti Junction.

It was a great ride with periods of lovely sunshine, spring flowers and only one heavy downpour.

And the cats, particularly the monocular marmalade munchkin in Erdington, were great, as ever.

A restorative and lovely ride.

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He cared too much: a mistake for a critic.

Jonathan Meades

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Franco Building with Jonathan Meades (BBC 4)

FILM REVIEW: Franco Building with Jonathan Meades (BBC 4) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ @BBCFOUR #jonathanmeades

Jonathan Meades’ latest documentary is blatantly uncensored and brutal. It exposes totalitarian Francoist Spain’s use of architecture and engineering as a tool for the creation of narratives and structures that supported their power and legacy. Starting with representational architecture and its shameful construction, only possible through exploitation of people, as it was built primarily by…

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#Architecture #History #TV Clips from Franco Building with Jonathan Meades BBC FOUR

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Meades on Golf

I’m a huge fan of Jonathan Meades. Always have been, might always be. His idiosyncratic take on architecture, language, art, food and whatever has delighted, enlightened, amused and sometimes bemused me. 

Meades is the Englishman’s answer to Rabelais and a modern day version of Swift – that is, if the critics are to be believed. Watching, reading or listening to the man is mind boggling and enlightening. He’s been called fast, splenetic and mischievous, invigorating and entertaining. I gather all of this could be true. For me he’s simply brilliant – to use a word, I might exploit just a tad to often. And of course Meades, with his black suit and tie is not only stylish, he’s also always exceptionally funny.

It still came as a bit of surprise to me that Meades – among all his other topics of relevance - had busied himself with golf as early as 1994. On the other hand, why shouldn’t he take on this quintessential British pastime?

Hidden behind the almost deceivingly simply title Middlebrow-on-Tee  (do yourself the favour and watch this) you will find a highly interesting cinematic essay on golf and its role in modern day society. Jonathan Meades might look at our game from a slightly vicious  and satirical angle, but his analysis (even though nearly frighteningly twenty five years old!) is clear and honest. He might quietly mutter “fuck off” to our beloved game, but at least he takes most of a witty, intelligently filled half an hour to do so.

Golf today, is at a point in its history where it needs to take a closer look at its past, present and future. Examining itself closer, it might not like what it sees. Understanding Meades insights, no matter how outdated and exaggerated they may seem, could play a crucial role in changing how the game is perceived, how it might be seen in the near future and how its perception might be changed. 

Then again for most of us: Meades could simply be good fun to watch. No matter what we believe.