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All aboard Riyadh Metro - a stylish ride for the city's commuters

Dec 2, 2024 | agbi.com | Justin Doherty

All photos: Justin Doherty The Riyadh Metro is officially open. After years of uncertainty and rumour, the long-suffering commuters of this great city can zip around in style. And what style! Walking into Zaha Hadid Architects’ astonishing station at King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), you are struck by the grandeur, space and light.
CHF 2024: Day 5 - Aspects of History

Jun 29, 2024 | aspectsofhistory.com | Oliver Webb-Carter |Justin Doherty

CHF 2024: Day 5Cassino ’44, James HollandThe searing sun gave way to cooler cloudier weather on Friday, the day of the military big beasts, James Holland, Max Hastings, Saul David and Anthony Beevor. James Holland’s account of the battle of Monte Cassino follows in the footsteps of other great such as Peter Caddick Adams who was in the audience. Holland’s Cassino ’44 will be published in the autumn but this talk will be available on the Festival’s YouTube channel.
CHF 2024: Day 4 - Aspects of History

Jun 28, 2024 | aspectsofhistory.com | Oliver Webb-Carter |Justin Doherty

CHF 2024: Day 4Ukraine: Rhetoric & Reality: Francis Dearnley, David Knowles, Hanna Shelest, Dominic NichollsThe formidable team from the Telegraph’s Ukraine podcast attracted one of the biggest turnouts as they tackled the gap between rhetoric and reality in the tow years since the invasion. Nicholls and team have several scoops under their belts, including the first confirmation by Ukraine intelligence that they were using US-supplied intel early on in the campaign.
CHF 2024: Day 3 - Aspects of History

Jun 27, 2024 | aspectsofhistory.com | Oliver Webb-Carter |Justin Doherty

CHF 2024: Day 3The Chalk Stream, Feargal SharkeyUndertones singer Feargal Sharkey gave what might have been the most anticipated talk of the festival, telling the story of how England’s unique chalk streams are dying because of negligence by the privatised water companies. As a keen fly fisherman Sharkey has seen first-hand the destruction caused as millions of tonnes of raw sewage are discharged into rivers, killing all aquatic life.
CHF 2024: Day 2 - Aspects of History

Jun 26, 2024 | aspectsofhistory.com | Oliver Webb-Carter |Justin Doherty

CHF 2024: Day 2The first two mornings of the festival are given over to the excellent schools’ programme. Busloads of youngsters descend on the site and get a special programme of talks and tours. The accompanying teachers all report game changing levels of new found enthusiasm. James Holland’s D Day and Monte Cassino talks received a many thumbs up. Britain’s Pagan Heritage, Ronald HuttonRonald Hutton is a national treasure and Chalke regular.
CHF 2024: Day 1 - Aspects of History

Jun 25, 2024 | aspectsofhistory.com | Oliver Webb-Carter |Justin Doherty |Giles Milton

CHF 2024: Day 1The festival site looked resplendent in the dappled June light, bouts of sunshine alternating with welcome cloud cover and a gentle breeze. Regular visitors will notice some changes to the layout. The Evelyn Partners tent has moved and is now a giant yurt offering a much more intimate space for talks. There’s a new stylish membership lounge for Plantagenet members. Giant letters on the side of the hill spell out CHALKE, a nod to her HOLLYWOOD cousins.
The Real Special Relationship, by Michael Smith

Jun 2, 2024 | aspectsofhistory.com | Justin Doherty

On the day Britain declared war on Germany, 3 September 1939, Parliament immediately passed The National Service (Armed Forces) Act. All men aged between 18 and 41 were required to register for service. My grandfather John James Doherty ‘JJ’, a talented linguist, musician and teacher, was called up and found himself in Lulworth, Dorset training to be a tank soldier, a job – if you had ever met him – you’d know he was most ill-suited for.
History and the National Psyche

Jun 2, 2024 | aspectsofhistory.com | Oliver Webb-Carter |Justin Doherty

A couple of years ago at the Chalke History Festival, General Sir Simon Mayall, a popular member of the red trouser brigade, Balliol man, and retired military top brass strode onto stage to rapturous applause.
Kingdoms hope to usher in a new era of UK-Saudi trade

May 21, 2024 | agbi.com | Justin Doherty

The two kingdoms of Saudi Arabia and the UK share a common history and a genuine friendship forged particularly during the past century. It was to London that King Abdulaziz, better known in the UK as Ibn Saud sent 14-year-old Prince Faisal to petition King George V, Lord Curzon and Winston Churchill to recognise the new Saudi state in 1919.
Bruins Drop Game 2 to Maple Leafs: What Happened?

Apr 23, 2024 | chowderandchampions.com | Justin Doherty

The Boston Bruins entered Monday night’s game with the chance to take a 2-0 series lead on the Toronto Maple Leafs. Entering the game, the biggest question was whether head coach Jim Montgomery would stick with the goalie rotation that the Bruins had utilized all season long. This question was answered at 6:45 when Linus Ullmark led the team out for the pregame skate. It was a bold move by Montgomery given how well Jeremy Swayman had played in the team’s previous Game 1 victory.