Happy Festivus

Now, what may appear a picture of myself looking rather bored in the waiting room of Birmingham International awaiting a train back to London after Saturday’s Fighting Talk, not all is as it seems. I was actually thinking, ‘If I could somehow uproot it and...

2010 Albums Of The Year

So here they are, my albums of the year. A few words before commencing though. I still approach those end of year polls in magazines and newspapers with caution as I always find myself agreeing with some and vehemently disagreeing with others. Below is a personal take...

Dreams Of Actors And Academia

I got home at 11.30 last night after a meal with friends, read a bit of my book and drifted off to sleep listening to Radio 4 which turns in to the World Service throughout the night. I then had a dream I was in my freshers week at Cambridge University where my room...
The Trip – A Televisual Delight

The Trip – A Televisual Delight

I wrote a while back about the great Rich Hall documentary The Dirty South which was the best thing I’d seen on television in some time. I have a similar urge once more having watched the fourth episode of Steve Coogan’s The Trip on BBC2. I thought the...