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Fifty Years Ago: Profumo Resigns
John Profumo, Secretary for War, resigned on June 5th, 1963, after admitting he lied about his affair with Christine Keeler. Here’s how it unfolded, from my novella, Wicked Baby: They’d been on a...
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Kiss and Tell: Fifty Years of Scandal
Fifty years on, the Profumo Affair is still news – though the story has largely been told by men. Today I’m looking back at the memoirs of Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice-Davies – and female writers’...
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50 Years Ago: Stephen Ward Dies
On the last day of Dr Stephen Ward‘s infamous trial, the jury went out, and Stephen returned home to his London flat. The next morning, he was discovered unconscious, having overdosed on sleeping...
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Scandal ’63
Scandal ’63, currently a wall display in Room 32 of London’s National Portrait Gallery, takes its name (and logo) from journalist Clive Irving’s account of the Profumo Affair, published fifty years...
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Rumours
Lord Denning’s report on the Profumo Affair was published fifty years this week. Though dismissed as a government whitewash, its steamy topic made this official enquiry an unlikely bestseller. At the...
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Lewis Morley 1925-2013
Lewis Morley (photo by Graham Crouch) Lewis Morley, perhaps best-known for his iconic portrait of Christine Keeler, died on September 3rd, aged 83. He was born in Hong Kong in 1925, to an English...
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Sex, Lies and a Very British Scapegoat
Sex, Lies and A Very British Scapegoat was first broadcast on ITV1 on December 22nd, 2013. Presented by the composer and theatrical impresario, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, the documentary marks the end of a...
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‘Wicked Baby’ on Kindle
I’m proud to announce that Wicked Baby, my 2004 novella about the events of the Profumo Affair, is now available to download via Kindle. This new edition includes an afterword, and five articles about...
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Remembering Mandy Rice-Davies
Photo by Bryan Wharton, 1986. (National Portrait Gallery, London) My life has been one long descent into respectability. I woke up this morning to the news that Marilyn Foreman – better known as Mandy...
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‘Art Decades’: Pauline Boty, and More
Art Decades is a new print magazine featuring a variety of perspectives on everything from film to music to fashion, and beyond, from a large number of writers from all over the world. I’m delighted...
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‘Wicked Baby’ Back in Print
I’m happy to announce that Wicked Baby, my novella based on the events of the Profumo Affair, is now back in print. This edition includes an afterword and six further articles about the scandal’s...
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BBC Plans Profumo Drama
The Profumo Affair has been the subject of two films (The Keeler Affair, Scandal), several plays, and a West End musical. Now the BBC is planning a six-part drama about the controversy, Yahoo reports....
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Jeremy Hutchinson 1915-2017
Jeremy Hutchinson, the pioneering defence lawyer who was a champion of liberty throughout his long career, has died at the grand old age of 102. His father, John Hutchinson, was a King’s Counsel,...
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Christine, From Beginning To End
Upon hearing the sad news of Christine Keeler’s passing, here is the epilogue to my novel, Wicked Baby, in which I reimagined the years following the Profumo Affair, in her voice. The photo above,...
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Happy New Year To All My Readers
As the curtain falls on 2017, this blog also approaches its tenth anniversary. I’d like to thank everyone who has read (and hopefully enjoyed) my posts. This month I’ve been thinking a lot about...
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The Muse Above My Desk
Not long ago I acquired a very special painting by my artist friend, Fionn Wilson. Christine at 72 is based on one of the last formal photographs of Christine Keeler, captured by Pal Hansen just a few...
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Dear Christine: A Tribute to Christine Keeler
I can’t remember a time when I didn’t know Christine Keeler. She’s almost a mythical character, like folklore … Dear Christine: A Tribute to Christine Keeler, a new multi-media exhibition of women’s...
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‘Dear Christine’ Draws Back the Curtains
Dear Christine: A Tribute to Christine Keeler, a new exhibition curated by Fionn Wilson, will open at the Vane Gallery in Newcastle on June 1st (open from 12-5 pm on Wednesdays to Saturdays.) During...
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‘Dear Christine’ Opens in Newcastle
Dear Christine: A Tribute to Christine Keeler has opened at the Vane Gallery in Newcastle, with free admission until June 29. During this first stop in a 3-city tour (more details here), there will...
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Read All About ‘Dear Christine’ in ART NORTH
‘Christine Reads the Denning Report’ by Fionn Wilson (2017) Dear Christine: A Tribute to Christine Keeler, on display at Newcastle’s Vane Gallery until June 29 (and then touring), is featured on the...
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