The Boy From Ivington Village

Former farm boy, garage hand and Guardian, Financial Times and The Times journalist Ken Watkins tells the story of his life and times of:

The trek to school,

Ivington's militia,

Prisoners of war,

The village policeman,

The petrol pump attendant,

A football report,

Being a trainee reporter,

The National Service,

Being locked in police cell,

The green dress,

Being in love,

The promise and the dream,

Journalism again,

Lost love,

The bachelors' club,

Great journalists,

Murder,

Enoch and Europe,

Old love renewed,

The Lewisham Riots,

The IRA terrorist,

The UK's oldest man,

Being a publisher,

The chocolate thief,

The orphan sparrow,

The greatest orators,

The Ron Mewies dictum.