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The Feast of St Cuthbert

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The Man Who Left No Footprints

Based on an account by St Bede of Jarrow

A young monk was rewarded for taking his duties as guest-master seriously.

Posted November 7 2016

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Cuthbert and the Dun Cow

By Clay Lane

The magnificent cathedral at Durham owes its existence to a missing cow.

Posted September 4 2016

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By Clay Lane

Henry VIII’s experts declared that saints were nothing special, but St Cuthbert had a surprise for them.

Posted September 4 2016

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Bread from Heaven

Based on an account by St Bede of Jarrow

Cuthbert trusted that keeping his promised fast would not do him any harm.

Posted July 10 2016

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Cuthbert and the Weary Hawk

Based on the account by Reginald of Durham

A bird of prey shattered the peace of St Cuthbert’s island, and was taught an unforgettable lesson.

Posted February 1 2016

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Cuthbert and the Expert Witness

Based on the account by Reginald of Durham

A hungry monk thought he had got away with the tastiest of crimes, but St Cuthbert kept his promise to his beloved birds.

Posted February 1 2016

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A Collect for Christmas Eve : A short prayer and poem from the Sarum Missal, for the night before Christmas.

Posted Yesterday

Music Video : JS Bach: Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns die Stimme

Posted December 21 • The Copy Book

Christmas at Coverley Hall : Sir Roger explains why he makes Christmas such a special time for all his neighbours.

Posted December 20 • Think and Speak

Pronunciation : Create sentences in which a particular consonant features prominently and frequently.

Posted December 19

Music Video : Richard Addinsell: Scrooge Suite

Posted December 17 • Think and Speak

Doing Without If : Rewrite these conditional sentences in such a way that the word ‘if’ is not used.

Posted December 16 • Comfortable Words

Stupendous Height of Heavenly Love : A profound Christmas hymn by Charles Wesley, welcoming the rising of the Sun of Righteousness.

Posted December 16 • Think and Speak

Words of Character : Explain what these nouns tell us about our colleague John.

Posted December 15 • Think and Speak

Jigsaws : Combine each pair of ideas into one sentence, in as many ways as you can. See if you can work in one or more of the words suggested.

Posted December 15

Music Video : Eric Coates: Four Centuries Suite: II. Pavane and Tambourin

Posted December 15 • The Copy Book

The Death of Baldur : Baldur was the toast of Valhalla, but Loki was determined to take him down.

Posted December 13 • The Copy Book

Always Keep A-Hold of Nurse : In this ‘Cautionary Tale’, we hear what happened when naughty Jim gave his nurse the slip.

Posted December 13 • Think and Speak

New Polyword : Make as many words as you can using just nine letters. Can you beat our score?

Posted December 10 • The Copy Book

Picking On Cotton : The politicians of Georgian England went to surprising lengths to shield domestic businesses from overseas competition.

Posted December 8

Music Video : Frank Bridge: Berceuse

Posted December 8

Verbs : Use these verbs in the right past form.

Posted December 8 • The Copy Book

Who Are We to Criticise? : Thomas Carlyle felt that English criticism of Goethe revealed more about his critics than his poems.

Posted December 7

Music Video : Sir Arthur Sullivan: Overture to ‘Marmion’

Posted December 6

Opposites : Compose sentences to showcase a word and its opposite — whatever you think that may be.

Posted December 6 • Think and Speak

Tide : Make as many words as you can using the letters of one nine-letter word. Can you beat our score?