Jean Paul Marat was stabbed to death in his bath today by Charlotte Corday. He was a revolutionary responsible for umpteen deaths by guillotine and she was a Girondist. Actually, that's not what happened, not at all*. Ms Corday auditioned for the part of the girl eating a flake in a bath in a special edition of France's Got Talent. Imagine her surprise when she won, got to the studio and found Marat lying there eating the chocolat instead. She lost her cool and stabbed him. Later painters, like David, subtly changed the flake to an ink pot to make it look as though Marat was important.
*For all those who missed Alcatraz first time round (not very long ago, but repeats come round faster these days) I do urge you to try and catch it now. The first episode went out this week, so it must still be wandering around on the TV somewhere. When you work out what's going on, kindly let me know!
In other news ...
Today in 1923 the British government passed a law banning the sale of alcohol to the under 18s. It is due to come into effect on 1 April 2019.
