Upon hearing that I was going to my first festival, my friend John, who’s known me since I was a teenager, said, “You do know that Abba and Queen won’t be playing?” It is well-known among my mates that I stopped listening to new music around 1984 — while I love the idea of camping, [...]

The first “one from the pot” was to watch all six Star Wars movies back to back. So on a very rainy day last week I found myself sitting down at 8am, listening to that unforgettable music by John Williams and watching those yellow words float up the screen. I’ve seen the Han Solo/Princess Leia [...]

My favourite quote is about regretting the things you don’t do more than the things you do. I’ve seen it attributed to a few different people and I’ve repeated it myself often. I think for the most part I’ve pursued my dreams, taken personal and professional risks and opportunities, and followed my instincts — I’ve [...]

I’ve met Princess Anne, Gordon Ramsay, and one of the Last Samurai, but I am now most excited to be able to say that on Wednesday I met the lady who used to read the birthday messages with Gus Honeybun — Judi Spiers. I was asked to go along to the BBC Radio Devon studios [...]

I’m heading off to Exeter tomorrow — BBC Radio Devon have asked me to go on one of their shows so I thought I’d take the opportunity to stay with a uni mate and his family and catch up properly with them. I’m a bit curious about how the show will go — it’s for [...]