All the other actors have long since left
the scene.
Churchill in glory, Hitler in flames,
Montgomery and Rommel in nostalgia. Eight more Prime Ministers have kissed
the Sovereign's hand on appointment.
But Giles and Grandma go marching
on.
As this brilliant new annual proves, the
humour, the compassion, and the capacitry for observing human frailties,
Carl Giles shown no signs whatsoever of diminishing.
He is truly a giant of our time.