Trying times
OUR worlds have shrunk, significantly. Since the UK entered lockdown in March most things have stopped: no live events; no shows; no spectating and no socialising. Indeed; the only change in scenery I’ve experienced is the walk from my kitchen to the loo. Things got really bad when I realised I was excited about taking the bins out. But then, I encountered a very special book, which put everything into perspective. Even the bins…
In January, fellow TCM reader, renowned painter and OK Supreme fan Graham Crowley called me to tell me about a book called Flywheel. The book is a hardbound collection of magazines about motorcycles and cars written and published by British prisoners of war (POWs) at a German camp during the Second World War.
The story of the POWs, and the exquisite magazine they
