Tag Archives: Unbound

For Where is Chatteris?

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Francis Pryor

I can’t think that I’ve lived for as long as I have without discovering the band Half Man Half Biscuit. I thought my life was complete after buying the Leyton Buzzards’ double-sided classic ‘I Don’t Want to Go to Art … Continue reading →

Posted in books | Tagged Achtung Bono, Alan Cadbury, Chatteris, Half Man Half Biscuit, Unbound

Of Crowd-funding and Writing

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Francis Pryor

Or should that be: on writing and crowd-funding? In other words, which comes first? I began musing along these lines when I finished Chapter 6 (of 10) in the book I’m currently writing for Penguin. I’d been discussing the impact … Continue reading →

Posted in books | Tagged Alan Cadbury, crowd funding, Hay Festival, Unbound

Writing About Writing: People

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Francis Pryor

When I was a teenager I remember reading somewhere that an author – quite a famous one, I think – had to write. I can remember at the time I cringed. It sounded so precious and so pseudo-sensitive. Then, as … Continue reading →

Posted in books, My life | Tagged Alan Cadbury, Francis Pryor, Lifers' Club, Unbound, writing

At Last: Late Spring Flowers

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Francis Pryor

Lambing has finished and yesterday we gave the last batch their protective inoculations before releasing them from the barn and out to pasture. They still have open access to the shelter of the barn, should they need it, but they … Continue reading →

Posted in Farming, Gardening, My life | Tagged Alan Cadbury, anemones, Celandines, cowslips, farming, gardening, lambing, Leucojum aestivum, sheep farming, snakes head fritillaries, spring flowers, summer snowflake, Unbound

Not Losing the Plot

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Francis Pryor

I’m sometimes asked how I manage to combine sheep farming with writing. A follow-up question is often about the difficulty of getting back into the swing of writing, after a period away from it. I suspect both would be answered … Continue reading →

Posted in books, My life | Tagged Alan Cadbury, lambing, sheep farming, Unbound, writing

Lambing: a good start, fingers crossed

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Francis Pryor

Like every sheep and cattle farmer in Britain, we’re keeping our fingers crossed in case we’re hit by the dreaded Schmallenberg Disease which could easily cause us to lose 80 of our expected 200 lambs. But worse even than that, … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Farming, Landscape | Tagged Alan Cadbury, lambing, Schmallenberg virus, sheep, sheep farming, Unbound

Dundrum: My Final Broadcast Time Team

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Francis Pryor

Sob, sob. I said ‘broadcast’ because the last one we filmed was Brancaster. So the future will be documentaries and for these we’ll move to a later slot, usually around nine o’clock. There’ll be two more ‘as live’ excavations after … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Broadcasting, Time Team | Tagged Alan Cadbury, Dundrum Castle, Francis Pryor, Time Team, Unbound

My Life in Crime

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Francis Pryor

I suppose that should be: My Life in Crime Writing. Some followers of this blog may have noticed that from time to time I’ve mentioned my ‘friend’ Alan Cadbury. Well, now I must confess: he isn’t a friend at all. … Continue reading →

Posted in books | Tagged Alan Cadbury, Francis Pryor, Justin Pollard, Unbound

Verbal Incontinence is Spreading, It Seems

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Francis Pryor

Will my followers please forgive me, but I’ve been got-at by a rather obsessive archaeologist called Alan Cadbury. He’s been bugging me about writing-up his exploits, and like a complete idiot I said Yes. You know what it’s like when … Continue reading →