I had hoped to last until the middle of December. I was not expecting miracles of reaching the 23rd of December and only then hearing the 1984 classic on the radio or some PA system. It is therefore, with great regret and a heavy heart I report on Saturday 2nd December at approximately 14:35 local […]
Thank You For The Music
Alongside my rather unhealthy obsession with E4 reality show Celebs Go Dating is the soundtrack. However, as noted previously it is almost impossible to use Shazam to identify songs due to their limited use or the highly entertaining commentary from Rob Beckett which is the stand-out feature of the show (across all twelve series – […]
Reading… Bracknell… Winnersh… Burghfield
You probably caught the episode on Monday 4th November 2002 over on BBC2. However, more likely you caught on demand on iPlayer in more recent times (remember the BBC catch-up service was launched five years after this particular episode was broadcast.) Why am I boring you with pointless facts you do not need to know? […]
The Watershed Venue
Do you believe in fate? Do you believe that a film released 32 years ago could predict my future? I am here to tell you the universe works in mysterious ways. The film in question is Buddy’s Song released in 1991. The same year as Doctor Hollywood featuring my all-time favourite actor Canada born, American […]
The Day My Twitter Account Was Suspended
September means the return to nursery/school/college/University after the summer break. This also means many people returning to work after the frantic holiday season. What do the British press refer to the months of July and August – I believe the phrase is ‘silly season’ This first official week back saw me back in the office […]
Leaving Albert Square Behind
Providing context is probably the best place to start. What is the source of my TV addiction? I would consider my Dad the biggest influence in this regard. He was also the person who introduced me and my siblings to True Crime before it became such a mainstream staple at the turn of the millennium. […]
Father & Son(s)
Sometimes you can never truly understand the sentiment of a song until you have been through substantial life experiences. Racking up the years in terms of innings is one thing. The other is to actually have the battle scars from some of life’s grand milestones. Therefore giving you both perspectives, when in the previous 36 […]
This is Forty
Once In A Lifetime
Let me take you back to the week before the August Bank Holiday over 12 years ago. It is 8:30am on Friday 21st August 2009 and I am walking around the North Terminal at Gatwick Airport. Waiting to board my 10:25am Easyjet flight to Valencia. By pure coincidence, it happens the weekend before the European […]
Changes Under The Hood
Do you sometimes put things off because the mammoth task standing before you (physically or metaphorically) is just too much of a burden and it is far easier to leave things alone? As human beings, we are designed to take the easier option. The path of least resistance. As I recall to my colleague on […]