A Selection of Extracts from the Book - click on the links below:

Bugger Offa

An explanation for why the book does not have a different title.

The Skirrid Inn at Pandy

In which the author visits the birthplace of Raymond Williams and the oldest pub in Wales.

Kington and the Origins of The Hound of the Baskervilles

In which the author discovers the story behind Conan Doyle's famous story in a sleepy Herefordshire town.

The Inventor of Spoonerisms

In which the author visits the Oswestry school where William Spooner studied

Carol Vorderman in Prestatyn

In which the author recounts the career of Prestatyns most famous citizen.