For those who have seen the film Good Night, and Good Luck, the name of Edward R Murrow will be a familiar one. The man christened Egbert Roscoe Murrow was not just the greatest broadcast journalist of his generation but purported to be the best there has ever been in...
Amidst the protests occuring due to the Pope’s visit to the UK, it was most refreshing to see someone using the influence of Father Ted to get their point across. You can see the original piece from Father Ted here and see it’s prevalence in 2010 below....
I do enjoy a good sports commentary and I recently met and indeed worked with Barry Davies who was guest hosting Fighting Talk on BBC Radio 5Live. He was, as I was unsurprised to discover, a thoroughly charming and friendly gentleman and I made sure to tell him that I...
So here it is, The Belle & Sebastian TV Show which I hosted and also played the role of the band’s pragmatic managerial type person. It’s not often I have more than one role in a TV show but it was thoroughly enjoyable to have the opportunity on this...
It’s not a prerequisite for a successful musician to be an erudite figure but when they are I find it refreshing. I like the ones whom when asked a question will endeavor to answer it in an interesting or informative way as opposed to being deliberately obtuse...
I now find myself back in London after a trip to Scotland to film with one of my favourite bands, Belle and Sebastian. It was a hugely enjoyable experience and I think the trailer for the tv show we did together looks really good. So, whilst I unpack my bags,...
