ell  I’m shaking things up a bit here! While the subject matter will remain the same — after all, this is my blog — I’m looking to freshen u...

Usually at this time of year I buy the festive edition of the TV listings magazine and pick out my festive favourites. This year I've de...

Everyone knows where I go every year. In fact I was there a couple of  months ago. So it may surprise people to learn that we are back so so...

It's that time of year when I venture into the loft to get out the festive decorations. I know it's considered a little early but fo...

It's the time of year where I buy the festive copy of the Radio Times generic listings magazine and, armed with a highlighter pen, I go...

So we are still battling the pandemic but at least this year we managed to regain some of our freedoms, but for how long? The Omicron varian...

This is probably the most difficult of seasonal messages I've had to deliver. The world in in the middle of a pandemic that that effecte...

It's become a bit of a tradition now, I check out the televisual offerings armed with the festive double issue of the Radio Times and a ...

As I usual I like to take an opportunity to look back at my year as it disappears in the 'rear view mirror'. The post is publis...

As always I like to check out the television offerings. As always I've armed myself with the festive double issue of the Radio Times ...

The first full weekend in December is usually when we put up our festive decorations. The trouble this year is that I've been at work...

It's a strange time. It's the festive season but we've got a general election going on which is distracting everyone from the...

I was going to call this post "Christmas Hangover" but circumstances have meant that has had to change. But first let's go ...

I like to take this opportunity to look back on my year at this time. As usual I'm publishing this post at the same time the Queen ...

Christmas has lost its way. There I said it. That's not to say all is lost, you must look at the whole celebration and how you view ...

One of my favourite Christmas pastimes is scrutinising the festive edition of the Radio Times (other listings magazines are available but...

Christmas has come around so quickly this year, my head is still spinning from the last on. Isn't it time Christmas was like the Olym...

As this is my last post of the year so I thought I'd better tie up the final loose end of 2017. So as the hangovers subside (at least...

At the time I publish this (and if you're in the UK) you're probably sat down to your Christmas Dinner (I'm northern, dinner ...

Rollo #37; There's nothing like a little excess at Christmas. Sometimes though we go too far at the Christmas party.