shining

Gone were the long queues and noisy laughter of just weeks before, despite the sun still shining.

"There's something shining inside your box," Bird shouted towards the posh seats as he once more took the ire of the crowd.

It seemed fitting that the sun was shining in Port Glasgow when the pair were reunited a fortnight later and John was happy to announce that the Plook trophy had been officially retired.

Of all of Redford’s achievements, the institute and the festival are the most wide-ranging and everlasting, two shining, defiant examples of how quickly goodness multiplies.

“Sybil Brand has been incredibly effective in shining a really harsh spotlight on some terrible things going on in the jails,” he said.