The following is an abridged extract from my book – how tom Holland eclipsed his dad – It is relevantĂ‚Â because today, Tom has a meeting in the same private members club as where the meeting I describeĂ‚Â in this extract took place. But here the similarity ends.Ă‚Â Today, my sonĂ‚Â is meeting a movie director who was…
My eldest son got his driving licence today. Naturally, he is very excited. The small matter of his lessons and his test to come. But I would be excited if I were him. When I was 17 – I was in his shoes butĂ‚Â with the prospect of my mum’s car as my wheels ahead. Within…
Below is an extract from – how tom holland Eclipsed his dad Ă‚Â I have never been a cool person. I am not trendy. I have nothing pierced. The only metal in my face are my fillings. I have no tattoos. I’ve never dyed my hair. Apart from some fairly low-grade marijuana, I’ve never done…
Oh dear, James Caan – under the auspices of a politician has fallen victim to the classic – do as I say and not as I do – when he urged parents not to give a leg up to their kids. It has since been revealed that Caan’s own kids have plumb jobs in his…
So this weekend marks a number of landmarks in the Holland household. My eldest son turned 17 which rather dates my act! But as well as this – two other landmarks… On IMDBpro (the internet movie database) – it states on the page of Tom Holland – that he is 5ft 6. This is not…
Before I review this game – I need to fess up on a few things. The game came to me because of my blog. The game was sent to meĂ‚Â with a brand new Wi and Lego goodies on the understanding that I would review the new Lego game for them. They explained that I could…
As an author who has recently published two new books, naturally I am interested in any book that is described as a viral sensation. Not so interested that I bothered with any of the ’50 shades…’ nonsense – but Gone Girl kept prodding me untilĂ‚Â I finally relented and got stuck in. Having finished it, I…
Our front door bell doesn’t work. Or rather it does work but it goes off all the time – orĂ‚Â that localĂ‚Â kids are playing knock down ginger on us all day long. Either way, we have unplugged the bloody bellĂ‚Â and now rely on a note requesting a heavy knock. This happened this morning. Early doors, 7am…
Today I am meeting with Hal Cuttenden – to advance the sitcom for BBCRadio 4 that I am writing – and yet perversely,Ă‚Â Hal is somehow starring in. This is clearly an anomaly that I am subtly addressing in the writing. I am about to finish a new episode in which Hal hardly appears at all…
Sitting in my car at a service station on my way to a gig that pays the same money as it did 20 years ago I was feeling somewhat disconsolate. In show business there are jobs that we refer to as gravy gigs – namely, well paid for little effort. Voice overs are a great…