Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

In Lindsay Anderson’s great 1968 film called “If….”:

Did the violent ending really happen or was it all Travis’ imagination?

Probably the latter as the character reappears in the subsequent films in O Lucky Man! and Britannia Hospital. You'd assume he'd have been locked up for decades if the ...

I’ve always wondered what that badge is and how Denson “serves his nation” more than any other pupil? We do see the whole school in their CCF kit…

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This is never explained but during speech day the guest of honour is a General Denson - I've always assumed ...

The Nationwide's investment advice women immediately poo-poohed my ideas of becoming Warren Buffett when she discovered my age and told me that any investment share plan she gave was for at least six years. She clearly thought that I might pop my clogs before then. It didn't help that I hadn't at ...

I’ve added the book to my Amazon basket!

As CH was founded for the poor, it’s interesting how much it managed to imitate the traditions of elite “upper class” public schools.

The official practice of fagging had gone by the 90s. Unofficially, it probably depended on the boarding house you were in ...

After a long layoff he's back again in the Grauniad (4 March). This time I'm protesting about City attempts to try and wean Cash Isa holders (of which I'm one) off their chosen investment instruments and onto British-based equity plans. I make the point that we've been here before when Thatcher ...

In Lindsay Anderson’s great 1968 film called “If….”:

Denson says “I serve the nation - you haven’t the slightest idea what it means have you?” - showing a badge on his school blazer. To which Travis replies “…you mean that bit of wool on your tit?!”

I’ve always wondered what that badge is and how ...

Nowadays, we’d probably be diagnosed with ADHD!

Interesting what you say about jobs in the 60s. I was slightly naïve: believing a job application involved an informal chat, offer to train you from scratch and good annual pay increases for your loyalty!

I was at CH in the 90s. Looking back, I wonder why the school tolerated me so much. I wasn’t a rebel or a bully - I was just apathetic when it came to education. I daydreamed my way through so many lessons. History and French, for example, come to mind as subjects I didn’t engage in at all… ever. It ...