... thought is that of the British newspaper headline which cried “ Continent isolated by fog.” The up-to-date version att,er‘ yesterday’s Press conference in Paris, must be “ Continent isolated by President de Gaulle.” This great and strange man has now given ...

... 1971, says The Reader’s Digest. No longer, when a dense fog blankets southern England, could a newspaper proclaim: “ Continent Isolated!” ...

... response to a significant change in their environment With our curious egocentric view of Europe — Fog in the Channel: Continent isolated’ read a headline in The Times — those campaigning in the Euro-elections to be held next week will once again find it ...

... wallabies, kookaburras to koalas, the stunning new BBC programme Wild Down Under takes a dazzling look at Australasia, a continent isolated from the rest of the world for a staggering 45 miillion years. Each of the six episodes that make up the series is presented ...