he season has now drawn us deep into its quiet heart, the Wheel of the Year quickly turns towards the Winter Solstice, the sacred longest ni...

ur annual countdown to Yule was accompanied by a nagging worry this year. With my recent injury, the simple act of climbing into the loft to...

​eality television simply isn’t my thing. I’ve perfected the cynical eye-roll whenever anyone mentions a new series set in a villa or a cast...

ne thing everyone knows about me is that I love cycling. I'm on my bike most days, and the Grand Tours are a sacred event. The thrill of...

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...

Another year in the bag and the big news is that I didn't die (well this would be the definition of irony if I fail to survive the next ...

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...

This blog post is a bit of a mis-mish of different stuff since I haven't had the chance to write anything, or maybe I just couldn't ...

Recently I've been thinking about friends. I don't have many friends really, they do say it's quality over quantity. That said I...

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...

Well it's that time of year again where I scour the festive Radio Times (it was almost £6 this year) and highlight my favourite programm...

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 ...

Star Trek is having a bit of a renaissance at the moment via streaming. There are 2 new series current with more in the pipeline.

It's been a manic few days, we had a serious thingy happen at work which has turned everything upside down.

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 ...

On Friday there was a substantial event in my home city of Sheffield. If you've following it on the news (particularly BBC Breakfast)...

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 ...

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