John Pullen
Author – Filmmaker – Pilot
Welcome to my Website and Blog
Here you will find fiction and non-fiction books on various subjects along with a blog exploring many fascinating stories from the sciences to the arts.
Blog – Feeding the Curious Mind
A Frozen Chicken has its Bacon
One of the leading figures to bring the world closer to the modern scientific age was Sir Francis bacon. He was born in London in 1561 and became Lord Chancellor of England in 1618. But then he fell into debt and had to leave politics. However, science became the winner. The “scientific method” which wasContinue reading “A Frozen Chicken has its Bacon”
Where a River Flows Over a London Tube Station
Another of London’s now hidden rivers also rises in the Hampstead area. It is the River Westbourne and it is believed its source is situated at Whitestone Pond on Hampstead Heath. It has not always been called by its present name. In fact, over the years, it has been known by up to ten otherContinue reading “Where a River Flows Over a London Tube Station”
The BBC ghost of Room 333
It is Halloween this weekend and from my book “Secret Haunted London” this is perhaps the most difficult sighting to explain… I dare you to read on… The Langham Hotel is an imposing building at 1 Portland Place opposite BBC Broadcasting House off Regent Street just north of Oxford Circus. It was designed byContinue reading “The BBC ghost of Room 333”
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