AN ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER

About the Book

Ralph (he hates to be called Mr. Hill) is an eighty-four-year-old man living in the South East of England. He believes he has led a charmed life and tells the story of his childhood and growing up in a changing world. He then adds the story of the final hours of a Lancaster Bombing in which his brother was killed. In a complete change of direction, the next piece is about a system for playing contract bridge called “The Amenable Club.” For one who has hated the disputes following some games, he has tried to devise a system that will cause the least friction between players. His greatest hope is that he has amused you and not offended you, the reader, in any way. He speaks of real people in his biography but gives no names where he thought they would give offense.

About the Author

Ralph Hill spent all his working life in the media until retiring with ill health in 1980. Born in 1928 in Leeds, Yorkshire, he joined the BBC first as a trainee engineer before undergoing National Service in the RAF. He then returned to the BBC as an engineer and qualified in audio engineering. In the 1960s, he changed over to program division, finally becoming planning manager (progs) in the North of England, responsible for network TV programs between the Trent and the Tweed. He gave talks on the work of the BBC to clubs and associations all over the North and once gave the yearly Faraday Lecture in Manchester. Having written verse and poetry for as long as he can remember, he now lives and writes quietly in South East Essex.