When your birthday coincides with the start of the longest-running science fiction series on television, you will likely share the stage on key milestone dates with the beloved quintessential British television show. I know – I should be a diehard super fan of Doctor Who but unfortunately towards the later end of the Matt Smith […]
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? […]
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. […]
Growing Up
I always tend towards the extremes. I rarely ever do things by halves. While this post will centre around Doctor Who, I really want to go back to my obsession with Hollyoaks at the turn of the century. Unsure of exactly what started this obsession but it probably relates to my sisters Samantha & Natalie […]
Pop Culture
The thirty-seven-year-old me really enjoyed this inventive television commercial. My seven-year-old self loves it even more. It actually appeared in an unexpected place, not Twitter or Facebook or Tumblr but on my LinkedIn feed late yesterday afternoon. I watched a couple of times and still am in awe of the genius to bring together so […]
Unhealthy Obesssions
What is the human fascination with a car accident? That morbid curiosity to find out the reason for the stoppage/delay (usually on the other side of the carriageway) to our journey. Yet there is the additional desire to discover how horrific said accident was, based on what we can see of the aftermath. I would […]
Going Against Type
The second half of Suits season seven resumed last week and in the episode screened Stateside on Wednesday 4th April, we had more of the what makes the legal drama compulsive viewing. Now, this is my fifth post on the USA network smash hit show and before people accusing me of jumping on the bandwagon […]
Andy Malik
There are certain expectations growing up in an Asian household. My Dad wanted the triple threat. A doctor, an accountant and a lawyer. (No – not the only son juggling three jobs but across myself and my two sisters, Samantha & Natalie) Three siblings each of whom could take on the mantle of these rather […]
Destination Unknown
Between having two beautiful children, a full time job and running a detailing business at the weekend – I am surprised that my friend Pav has been able to start his own international airline. A regular flight from Heathrow Terminal 1 to Jacksonville International Florida.