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December 28, 2020• Photography, Video

Teston: Mist and Flooding

Various parts of southern England have experienced significant rainfall over the last few...

December 26, 2020• Radio Times

Boxing Day 2020 Radio Times

The penultimate one of these for now. Hopefully there aren’t too many arguments...

December 25, 2020• Radio Times

Christmas Day 2020 Radio Times

Merry Christmas! Here are some watching options for this more unusual Christmas. With any...

December 24, 2020• Radio Times

Christmas Eve 2020 Radio Times

Yes – it’s that time of year when I publish my annotated Radio Times pages...

December 20, 2020• Photography

The Great Conjunction

The above was what I managed to get earlier this evening with my DSLR, a 70-200mm lens,...

December 11, 2020• Films, Media, TV

It’s Different This Side of the Pond

Yesterday I saw my first TV ad – at least in quite a few months – for Wonder...

November 12, 2020• Media

Amazon and Rugby

This weekend the hastily arranged Autumn Nations Cup competition kicks off, with eight...

November 2, 2020• Media

Substack Journalism

Earlier today, the actor Johnny Depp lost a libel action against News Group Newspapers...

October 26, 2020• Films

Rebecca

Netflix has a new adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca on the service. While...

October 9, 2020• TV

Why ‘Access’ and ‘FYI Daily’ Exist

The other night I was looking for something to watch mindlessly for a bit and noticed...

September 30, 2020• Miscellaneous

Danger UXB

My phone rang. It was dad. “Hi Dad, what’s up?” I had actually spoken...

September 2, 2020• Internet, Technology

The Pros and Cons of YouTube Music – September 2020 Edition

I’ve been a user of Google Play Music for quite some time now – almost...

Finished PC

August 26, 2020• Technology

Building A Computer

For something like 10-15 years now, my main computer has been a laptop. Most recently, a...

August 21, 2020• Media

YouTube Ads Are Not Smart

Like many people, I watch a fair bit of YouTube. A surprisingly large amount I watch via...

Out of Time

August 17, 2020• Books

Out of Time by David Klass

The Green Man is out there, committing crimes across the US in support of the...

August 6, 2020• Books

The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist by Adrian Tomine

I bought this book off the back of an entertaining interview with the author in The...

Just Like the Other Girls

August 6, 2020• Books

Just Like the Other Girls by Claire Douglas

This is a twisty little tale where you’re never quite sure where the story is heading....

July 27, 2020• Media, Technology

Four Months In – Many Politicians are Still ‘Zooming’ Badly

I posted a Twitter thread on this subject earlier, but I thought it was worth exploring a...

The Thursday Murder Club

July 26, 2020• Books

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

Richard Osman’s first novel is as delightful as it is unexpected. Writing a crime novel...

July 23, 2020• Media, Technology

Micropayments and Transaction Fees

Yesterday I wrote about my frustration that every news outlet that doesn’t want to...

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