The argument that Americans don’t get satire has been all but quashed by the work of Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Bill Maher to name but three. In fact, as has been widely documented, their satire has segued in to the voice of reason on many occasions which...
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...
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...
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,...