Loose Ends and Extras Author:Asa Briggs Loose Ends and Extras is the last in a trilogy of books Lord Briggs has completed since his 90th birthday in May 2011. Following on from Special Relationships: People and Places, it deals with our relationship with time, and the differences between memory and history, in the context of his long and remarkable career. — For example, as the officia... more »l historian of the BBC, he worked closely with its legendary Director-General Lord Reith, and he compares the man he knew with the historical figure Reith has now become. The book also deals with ?Pasts, Present, and Futures? ? there are many versions of the past and many possible futures, but only one present. This is another exceptional book from an exceptional man.« less