Random musings on a Bank Holiday Monday morning 26 Aug 2013 | 04:05 pm

Just a few stray thoughts while I'm having a quiet chill-out morning, ahead of hopefully having a long walk and possibly a picnic this afternoon. ( All dependant on the mercurial British weather, of c...

Okay... now, that's scary... 26 Aug 2013 | 03:57 am

Recent Gigs Part One: Kids In Glass Houses / Chloe Howl 18 Aug 2013 | 05:14 am

After seeing the massive Springsteen concert at Coventry's Ricoh Arena, it's been good to go to a couple of smaller, more intimate gigs recently. Back on the 20th of July Sarah, James and I went to Su...

Peter Capaldi is the Twelfth Doctor 5 Aug 2013 | 04:14 am

So it is him after all... After my post this morning, in which I praised Peter Capaldi's acting abilities, but doubted he'd really be cast as the next Doctor, the BBC only went and announced tonight ...

The Regeneration Game 4 Aug 2013 | 04:54 pm

Tonight the BBC will be announcing The Name Of The Doctor... Sorry, that's already been done. What I mean is, they'll be announcing the name of the actor who will be picking up the sonic screwdriver ...

Battle of the Blockbusters: spaceships and supermen 29 Jul 2013 | 01:30 am

I'm waaaay behind with any film reviews on this 'ere blog, so I thought I'd lump all my recent multiplex musings into one pulsating post. ( "Pulsating?" Excuse my lapse into Stan Lee-esque hyperbole  ...

Too hot to blog... 19 Jul 2013 | 05:26 am

"In the Summertime when the weather is high, you can reach right up and touch the sky..." At least, so sang hairy, novelty '70s pop band Mungo Jerry. Touching the sky is one thing, but blogging seems ...

Andy Murray, Wimbledon legend! 8 Jul 2013 | 04:16 am

Congratulations to Andy Murray for his amazing win over Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon today! It was a gruelling match, played out in blistering heat, with both players performing incredibly... but t...

Happy Birthday USA! 5 Jul 2013 | 02:39 am

Happy 4th of July to all of you across the Pond from here in the UK...

What kind of songs...? 2 Jul 2013 | 12:31 am

Childish, I know... but when I saw this in our local Tesco's yesterday I couldn't resist taking a photo :-)