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After weeks of rehearsals and a lot of hard work, our students are ready to bring Chicago to life! The countdown to showtime at the end of the month is on, and we can’t wait for you to experience it. ticketsource.co.uk/elthamarts/e-d… #ElthamCollege #Chicago

If you missed Martin Scorcese’s documentary Made in England: the films of Powell and Pressburger in a cinema, you can see it BBC Two tonight at 10pm

On Thursday at 8pm the BBCFOUR Powell & Pressburger season starts with Martin Scorcese Remembers… Powell and Pressburger. For more information see: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…. Michael Powell was at school Dulwich College 1920-22.

We are very grateful to Bill MacCormick Old Alleynians for donating copies of his recent publications The Long Road to the Somme: Episodes 1870-1915 and Planning the Big Push Dulwich Archive. His history monographs are written under the name Alan MacDonald.

“On this day in 1542, the Battle of Solway Moss left James V enfeebled and ill, clearing the way for his young daughter, Mary, Queen of Scots, to claim the throne weeks later”: smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how…

Just listened to Paul Sinha Old Alleynians, Ultimate Pub Quiz BBC Sounds. Monday’s 50th episode included many questions about his old school Dulwich College. Although some ‘facts’ were sadly incorrect.

With many thanks to the #PGWodehouse Society (UK) we have received the December editions of By the Way with a reprint of a 1908 short story The Kind Hearted Editor and Wooster Sauce which includes an article on Plum and Cricket. To join the society see pgwodehousesociety.org.uk

So pleased that Floella Benjamin will be one of the guest editors BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 Today over the Christmas period.

The Winter 2024 issue of The Dulwich Society journal arrived today with fascinating articles on women and politics from Suffragettes to present day, Dulwich Court Farm, headgear from Everitt W. Vero and the new stained glass in St Stephen's Church among many other pieces.

#OTD 1686 William Cartwright Jr. (or the younger), died. He was an actor like his father, but due to the Civil War & Commonwealth turned himself into a book & picture dealer. He left his collection to Dulwich College, the paintings are Dulwich Picture Gallery.

The Raymond Chandler prize books we bought from Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers have just arrived. Chandler won the prizes while at school Dulwich College 1900-1905. Their condition suggests he read them & that they moved around the world with him.

#OTD 1894 The Alleyn Club Old Alleynians met at The Criterion in Piccadilly Circus for dinner. In those days they met 4 times a year, the Spring, Autumn and Christmas meetings were informal, while the Summer dinner was the official Annual Dinner, now held in November.

Russ Kane Dulwich College David Bowie Official Roxy Music Phil Manzanera I was amazed at how much memorabilia there was, about so many bands! It was really well displayed too.

Thank you to OAs who joined us last night for a fabulous preview of the Dulwich Archive exhibition The Thrill of It All: Music and Revolution at Dulwich College 1968–1978, which unveils the College’s iconic ties to rock legends including David Bowie, Roxy Music, & Robert Wyatt!

We are pleased to announce that fans of Bowie, Roxy Music and Rock & Roll (plus the revolutionary background that inspired them) can now book to see The Thrill Of It All: Music & Revolution at Dulwich 1968-1978 trybooking.com/uk/events/land…?

Discover the College’s connection to some of the greatest names in rock music, including David Bowie, in the Dulwich Archive current exhibition ‘The thrill of it all: Music and Revolution at Dulwich College 1968-1978.’ For more info ow.ly/uH9Y50UMvH0 Old Alleynians

What better place for a new play about Shackleton than the Church directly next door to his childhood home Spontaneous Productions Theatre Company

#OTD 1897 The Alleyn Club Old Alleynians met for a Spring dinner at the Holborn Restaurant. The evening included not only a lavish repast but also a musical programme concluding with everyone singing Auld Lang Syne. The front cover of the menu Dulwich Archive has a nautical theme.