This morning I was bleary eyed – sorting out various bowls of various cereals – frying eggs to try and coincide with beige toast – all whilst keeping anĂ‚Â ear on BBC Radio5. My boys and their breakfast squabbles are alwaysĂ‚Â louder than the radio but this morning, somehow my antennae latched on to a name. It…
This Saturday was a great night – but it should have been better. Anthony Nolan is a charity that I have supported for many years.Ă‚Â It is a very worthy cause with the simple aim to save people’s lives.Ă‚Â Each year, they stage a ball in The Great Room at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane….
A flight yesterday from Hong Kong gave me plenty of time to think and reflect. A full 12 hoursĂ‚Â which actually felt muchĂ‚Â longer because in a moment of madness I opted to watch The Sweeney. Ray Winstone isĂ‚Â an actor who laughs at the usual perils of male ageing. It seems that Ray isĂ‚Â a man who justĂ‚Â keeps…
I’m in Hong kong at the momentĂ‚Â – and as I travelled around the place yesterday, a thought occured to me. I have bought the equivalent of our Oyster card to get around on their tube. It cost about a tenner and is set to last me about 3 days, possibly 4. Their tube system is…
The last time I flew for 12 hours was to LA and in a cabin with Gwyneth Paltrow, Eddie Redmayne and Tom Holland. My seat turned in to a bed and I could eat whatever I wanted. Today I am flying toĂ‚Â Hong Kong for a weekend of gigs. Under my ownĂ‚Â steam then and therefore at…
When you publish a book or produce anything for general consumption, it presentsĂ‚Â the awkward problem of asking peopleĂ‚Â to help spread the word. Some will and many will not – and very often commensurate with how famous they are! Celebrity and success is almost always hard earned and very wellĂ‚Â guarded in the main. So my wife…
I expect like most authors,Ă‚Â I frequentlyĂ‚Â check on-line forĂ‚Â news of sales and particularly of reviews. WhenĂ‚Â I was first published,Ă‚Â it was all about getting reviewed in national newspapers andĂ‚Â magazines. ButĂ‚Â now with my latest two ebooks, I didn’t try toĂ‚Â generate any formal reviews at all. Now itĂ‚Â is all about people’s reviews -Ă‚Â actual readers – and I write thisĂ‚Â short…
You may recall that recently I received a Wii UĂ‚Â via this blog – with the review of the game appearing next week. For this, my kids were delighted with their old man and hisĂ‚Â efforts – as indeed they were again this week. I was called in at very late notice to do The Wright Stuff…
It was announced today on Hollywood Deadline – that the Warner Brothers film – IN THE HEART OF THE SEA – to be directed by a certain, Ron Howard – is going to ‘star’ a certain Tom Holland… Meanwhile, I have news of my own. This Saturday I will be performing stand-up comedy at The…