Author Archive

Morag Lyall kindly asks you not to…

By Morag Lyall • Jun 13th, 2008 • Category: Blogs, Morag Lyall

“It is not a nice day when the plumber has to unblock the toilets only to find that in desperation of a lack of loo roll, some guy has used his own socks to clean himself and flushed it down the toilet…”


Morag Lyall’s drunken night

By Morag Lyall • Jun 7th, 2008 • Category: Blogs, Morag Lyall

“Before I know it, one of the members of the group is passed out, unresponsive and unconscious in the men’s toilets…”


Morag Lyall gives up

By Morag Lyall • May 30th, 2008 • Category: Blogs, Morag Lyall

“I have tried to give up alcohol twice in the past 12 months. The first time I lasted two weeks…”


Film Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

By Morag Lyall • May 25th, 2008 • Category: Cinema, Nightlife

Morag Lyall gives Harrison Ford’s hero a not so welcome back.



Morag Lyall finds the local boozer

By Morag Lyall • May 23rd, 2008 • Category: Blogs, Morag Lyall

“There is a shortage of pubs. Crazy statement? “Morag,” I hear you begin, “Is there not a pub on every street corner?” Well yes, there is…”


Morag Lyall’s explanatory note

By Morag Lyall • May 18th, 2008 • Category: Morag Lyall

“Today’s subject: The Four Pound Pint. I get complaints about this daily and here’s your answer. It’s not our fault…”


Morag Lyall’s three minutes of fame

By Morag Lyall • May 9th, 2008 • Category: Blogs, Morag Lyall

“This week I was filmed for a documentary. My five minutes of fame (well, actually I was in Songs of Praise twice) was about a drunk regular at my pub…”


Morag Lyall’s reason for being

By Morag Lyall • May 2nd, 2008 • Category: Morag Lyall

“I LOVE to drink. Be it an ice cold lager in a beer garden on a hot day, a Pimms and lemonade in the Victorian tea rooms with my mother or a vodka cranberry at sticky tables and wobbly chairs in my local with my flatmate…”


Restaurant review: The Narrow

By Morag Lyall • Mar 18th, 2008 • Category: Cafes & Restaurants, Daylife

Morag Lyall finds Gordon Ramsay’s poached eggs aren’t all they’re cracked up to be