Until I met my husband I had never watched Formula One and had no interest whatsoever in fast cars going round in circles. Once we started to live together I developed an appreciation of the sport and began to enjoy watching races. Don’t get me wrong I’m still a fair-weather fan….
Wild Target
21 March 2012 by Leave a Comment
Jonathan Lynn wrote one of the greatest sit-coms in British TV history, Yes Minister and its follow-up Yes Prime Minister remain hysterically funny and surprisingly relevant three decades on from its debut. Lynn’s movie career has been a little more checkered…
The Night Circus
19 March 2012 by 4 Comments
The longlist for this year’s Orange Prize for Fiction was announced a few days ago. The twenty books include a number of novels from first time authors as well as more experienced writers…
Top Ten: The West Wing Moments
15 March 2012 by 5 Comments
Much as I love movies, going to the cinema or having a good old DVD watching session, I’m also a big fan of the TV box-set. Just before Christmas I named my top TV boxsets and of the ten shows on the list my favourite is undoubtedly The West Wing…
Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner
12 March 2012 by Leave a Comment
One of the most enduring on-screen partnerships was undoubtedly that of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. Their long-standing romance was hidden from fans but is now recognised as one of Hollywood’s greatest real-life love stories…
Top Ten: Disney Songs
10 March 2012 by Leave a Comment
The death of Disney songwriter Robert B. Sheldon earlier this week got me thinking about how many fabulous songs there have been in Disney films over the years. From Snow White’s Heigh-Ho
Sleepyhead
9 March 2012 by 1 Comment
I’m delighted to have been chosen as one of this year’s World Book Night givers. I didn’t get my first choice, The Book Thief, but I’m still really pleased to be able to give away 24 copies of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road…
The Secret Life of Bletchley Park
6 March 2012 by Leave a Comment
One of last year’s surprise publishing hits was Sinclair McKay’s The Secret Life of Bletchley Park which looked at the men and women who worked at the secret code-breaking centre during World War II…
The Social Network
2 March 2012 by Leave a Comment
If you listen to the BBC’s flagship movie programme Kermode & Mayo’s Film Reviews on Five Live, you’ll know there’s an ongoing debate about whether Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a spy movie…