Hollywood: Behind the scenes of “Husbands”… unveiling untold stories
When Husbands was due out, Richard Gadd hit headlines with ‘Baby Reindeer’. What amazed me was how much effort people put into finding ‘the real Martha’. They didn’t give two hoots about the abusive male TV executive.
What are words worth? My take on the Gervais special
‘Supernature’ opened with an announcement that Ricky Gervais is a ‘man who doesn’t need to do this’. And I wish he hadn’t.
Writing tips: Timeless time
Trends come and go. What’s in today is gone tomorrow. These are not so much writing tips as lessons I…
It’s grim up north
This month, Manchester fails to charm, silly season gets too silly, I have an old fart moan about students and the book comes slowly together.
January is a month for loss
January is always the month to sit back and look shocked as your waistline joins forces with your wallet to reap revenge for the indignities you’ve made both suffer in the name of ‘having a good time’. Despite all my very good intentions and to the best of my knowledge, having had a pretty lousy Christmas, my bank balance is indeed shrinking in direct proportion to my increasing girth.