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The Fat Duck

Posted on January 14, 2009 by blogmywiki

Today was the 18th anniversary of me joining the BBC. Normally me and my fellow trainees go and have a cheap meal and drink too much and get unwell. This year we decided to do something nice. So we went … Continue reading →

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Ain’t no cure for the wintertime blues

Posted on January 1, 2009 by blogmywiki

I don’t do poetry. There’s a famous definition of poetry – Professor Bergonzi’s definition – that says that if the words go to the end of the line, it’s prose; if they don’t, it’s poetry. This must be hard-wired into … Continue reading →

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Timelords behaving badly

Posted on December 27, 2008 by blogmywiki

I have a sneaking suspicion that David Morrissey is Britain’s Greatest Living Actor. And as such I thought he’d make a cracking good Doctor Who. On the strength of the Christmas special though, I’m not so sure. Okay, I admit … Continue reading →

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The Owl Service

Posted on December 26, 2008 by blogmywiki

A few weeks ago for some reason I kept thinking about The Owl Service by Alan Garner, a book I’d not read since I was at primary school. I used to have a boxed set containing that, Elidor, The Weirdstone … Continue reading →

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Christmas is a time for giving

Posted on December 25, 2008 by blogmywiki

My oldest friend Bruce Guthrie used to do a fine mock-homily, gently taking the piss out of the Church of England as she was practised in North Somerset in the late 1970s. It always started with him clasping his hands … Continue reading →

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