Life I've been reflecting on this handy article which has highlighted a couple of areas of my writing style which could do with some ...

Paul Cornell's House of Awkwardness: A Visit to Doctor Who Fascinating post about his visit to the set during the recording of his two ...

Life I'm listening to Diana Krall and trying to get my internet experience sorted out. I've been something of a pack rat when it ...

Holt Uncensored: Ten Mistakes Writers Don't See (But Can Easily Fix When They Do) I hope I'm not too guilty of these. Crutch words...

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TV Keith Topping writes movingly on his blog about the late Craig Hinton, Doctor Who author: "Craig was one of the most articulat...

Life I'm sitting at the table on my balcony at home. The view from beyond my screen if the windows weren't covered in condensatio...

Film It's fitting that final film of the late Robert Altman should bare all of the hallmarks of his directing style. Throughout his c...

Kristine Lowe: Is a blog without comments still a blog? Seems apt to post this whilst Blogger is on one of its many downtimes. I would say...

TV The Bloggies 2007 are looking for nominations again and since everyone else with a blog is making a pitch, here is ours. The categori...

Life The postman has started visiting excessively late. The other day the mail was delivered at 2:30 and it was 1:30 in the afternoon tod...

OurChart. You're On It. New social networking site inspired by 'The L Word'. Mostly material related to the programme at the m...

TV For the very interested, here is a full game report for yesterday’s jackpot episode of Deal or no Deal? : “Noel introduces today’s sh...

About Is it wrong to suggest that you nominate this humble blog for the 2007 Bloggies ? I usually beat around the bush on this, but for a...

The Weather I really don't know how windy it is out there, but the floor is moving more than I ever remember it doing before. The bui...

Life Our hot water and heating broke down last night. We called the man out, and the man's friend in the call centre said he would be...

Hamlet played by Paul Scofield. Directed by Howard Sackler. What a chore. This is the first time I've begun writing about an audio prod...

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TV Unsurprisingly, this review contains a few spoilers so don't read it unless you've heard 'Blood of the Daleks' first. ...

Life Christmas is officially over for another year. The decorations are down and packed away, the Radio Times is in the paper bank and th...