Another celebrity novel. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

I work for a small firm in which it was already home working for everyone all the time, and we had the hang of video conferencing, file sharing, etc so all went smoothly. We’ve been very busy since it started and […]

She was my first infatuation. I was seven.

Just look at the lyrics to both of them: exhortation to military aggression and territorial expansion claiming that it’s a right bestowed by God. I bet most of the people who love to sing them would listen to that […]

It was the early Bernie Gunther novels that got me reading Philip Kerr, and I stuck with him as he moved onto new territory – remember reading A Philosophical Investigation when it was published – but never […]

Don’t take the order of these too seriously. And in half an hour I’ll remember something I should have included.

1 Vertigo – 1958
2 Black Narcissus – 1947
3 Pans labyrinth – 2006
4 Young Frankenstein – 1974
5 […]

I agree that Biden is far from the ideal candidate, and worry about significant health wobbles pushing it towards Trump.

But Sanders would never have beaten any Republican. He’s been explicitly left wing on a […]

Excellent conclusion, although I was also baffled by the episode coming in much shorter than the listings had indicated and until the last moment was wondering if there was still more to come.

The first series […]

Michael Caine went to my school – 25 years before I was there.

It was notable that the school never acknowledged him at the time. It had a ‘hall of fame’ of photo portraits of old stuffed shirts that none of us […]

We’ve had a family dilemma. Elderly parents have just had to delay replacement of bath with shower, which was much needed as father recently broke hip and just cannot get into the bath. He’s dependent on my mother […]

For anyone with Amazon Prime, there’s a two-hour documentary titled ‘Supermarionation’. Discovered it a few days ago and saving for a weekend treat.

I suspect the preference for most of use was determined by our age, generally six to nine, when they were first shown.
My favourite was Captain Scarlet – he was up there with John Steed and No. 6 as a great […]

London went barmy with panic buying yesterday, but no surprise when early in the day the media was talking about the city being locked down. Thankfully the government has signalled that’s not likely in the […]

Well I’ve been dragooned into taking my elderly parents out to buy a new vacuum cleaner and carry their grocery shopping, but hoping it means trudging around empty shops.

I haven’t let it stop me doing anything […]

Saw it at the Leicester Square Theatre back in November. He sold out a longish run there, and it seems he’s committed to several shows at the Festival Hall over the summer. Suggests that he has a lot more than a […]

Hooray!

I’d say that, with the exception of season two, it’s been one of the best dramas on TV over recent years.

Loved it when it was brought back and throughout Eccleston/Tennant/Smith years. Generally enjoyed through Capaldi’s time, although Moffat was gradually getting lost up his rear end with incomprehensible plots. All […]

All over the country this evening we will hear the constant refrain of: “He’s not the Messiah! He’s a very naughty boy!”

Saw it yesterday evening. Very good, but not the classic it’s been hyped to be in some circles.