Charis’ Column

Thursday, November 30, 2017
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Grand Slam – Catherine Eddowes (or Behind Lock and Bars 4) 

Until today, I couldn’t find a blue plaque for Catherine Eddowes in Wolverhampton. But of course you really can’t call her an “important” person. Her “fame” results from quite gruesome circumstances: Eddowes was the fourth victim of Jack …

Wednesday, November 29, 2017
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Grand Slam – Suffragettes (or Behind Lock and Bars 3) 

When I walk from my hotel into town I always pass a house with a blue plaque. The plaques remember important persons of the town – and most of the names I’ve never heard before. Out of curiosity I …

Tuesday, November 28, 2017
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Grand Slam – Behind Lock and Bars 2 

The locksmiths’ history of Wolverhampton was of course not yet over – it just reached the peak. By 1770 there were 134 locksmiths living in Wolverhampton. The number dropped to 110 a few years later (still an astonishing figure) and among …

Monday, November 27, 2017
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Grand Slam – Behind Lock and Bars 

First, I have to disappoint all those who think in this article about the first day of the Grand Slam I intend to reveal stories about dart players who have been locked up in jail. Although some players might have been in …

Friday, October 27, 2017
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The 2017 European Championship

I almost don’t dare to…

…predict tournament outcomes any more.

The last several big tournaments didn’t go at all according to my prognostications.

First, we had the Champions League of Darts. Well, I predicted – and probably many other people did as well – Michael …

Tuesday, October 10, 2017
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An Interview with Jeff Smith

Q – Jeff, you not only play BDO/WDF tournaments but you took part in some PDC events and even won a PDC Tour Card in 2011 – why didn’t you take part in the Pro Tour after that?

A – I took part back …

Tuesday, October 10, 2017
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Winmau World Masters – Finals Day

When you explore Bridlington it’s certain to your attention that the name St. John can be found quite often. This St. John is John of Bridlington, who for many years was the prior of the Augustine Priory in Bridlington. Not much is still …

Tuesday, October 10, 2017
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Winmau World Masters – Day 2

Since the second day of the Winmau World Masters didn’t start until 2:00 pm I used the time (and the sunshine) to take a look around…

Bridlington still today has an active harbour and is well known for its catch of shell fish. …

Tuesday, October 10, 2017
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Winmau World Masters – Day 1

Of all the tournaments I visit the Winmau World Masters is usually the most exhausting…

Nowhere else are so many players around, nowhere else are several tournaments played at the same time, and nowhere else do the participants come from so many different …

Thursday, August 3, 2017
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Taylors Wake

Well, I can’t deny I am still influenced by our holiday in Ireland. Otherwise what happened during this year’s World Matchplay never would have reminded me of Finnegans Wake – not only the famous Irish ballad but also James Joyce’s difficult to understand last work, in which …