Players The Showdown – 2004 An Alternative Report 22 May 201921 Oct 2019 On Sunday 21st November my wife Maureen and I went to the Circus Tavern, Purfleet, about 35 miles away from our home in Essex, to witness the match between the…
Books… To The Point – By Dan William Peek 22 May 201928 Jun 2019 The Story Of Darts In America by Dan William Peek - as featured in Planet Darts The book is a must for anyone interested in the history of darts and in…
DVDs… THE STORY OF DARTS – VIDEO AND DVD 22 May 201921 Oct 2019 'THE STORY OF DARTS' VIDEO - AN IMPARTIAL REVIEW BY 'THE JOURNAL' - DECEMBER 2002 JOURNAL EDITOR FEATURES IN NEW DOUBLE DARTS VIDEO Those who know Journal Editor, Patrick Chaplin…
Darts History The Pub Where ‘Game’ Was Never Called 22 May 201928 Jun 2019 Whilst on holiday back in September 2000 in the county of Devon, England, I visited the town of Buckfastleigh and there chanced upon a 'dead' public house known as The Valiant…
Darts History The Inns Of Darts 22 May 201929 Oct 2025 It is a well-known fact that the game of darts evolved over a number of years within the smoky haze and raucous atmosphere of the inns and taverns of England…
Books… The Darts ‘B’ Team By Colin S. Drury 22 May 201928 Jun 2019 Colin Drury, a retired civil servant, was born in Bridgend and raised on licensed premises (which included ‘The Masons Arms’ (now demolished) in the Kenfig area of the town) and…
General Susan Zimmer – ‘Shaky The Book Lady’ 22 May 201918 Jul 2019 In all realms of all sports, leisure and entertainment there are those fans who collect autographs of the top stars. Darts is no exception but, as I found out in…
Pub History DARTS HISTORY – A Texan Don And A Cambridge Pub 22 May 20192 Mar 2026 In the Spring 2008 issue of the Pub History Society’s Newsletter I wrote about the American ‘invasion’ of the traditional English pub during the Second World War. In this article I maintain…
Books… Unicorn Darts Yearbook 1978 22 May 201928 Jun 2019 A Retrospective Review The Unicorn Darts Yearbook 1978 appeared at a time when darts in the UK was approaching its zenith. Over the next five years more darts-related books would be published…
Pub History… PUB HISTORY – The Goat And Compasses 22 May 20192 Mar 2026 The Goat and Compasses, Hull (Image © Simon Mason) It’s happened again. Inspiration for this contribution to the Pub History Society journal, Pub History, came once more from a newspaper cutting found…
Dr Patrick Chaplin 