This is a picture of me today. Unless I am in Cuba or Miami – whenever I see a man with shoes, trousers and no socks then I always think – ‘what a knob.’ I once saw Brian Ferry on Wardour Street without socks and I even thought it then. So why me now and on…
It is good to have a novel on the go. Writing one I mean as well as reading one. And having just published my latest, Open Links, I have a few ideas for my next book but nothing concrete and I have no plans to start typing and tinkering away my up the mountain that…
Whether we have freedom of speech or not was amply demonstrated this week by the fact that not a single media outlet dared to publish the cartoons that were apparently so offensive that people have been executed because of them. I am now crowing about a gutless media here. If I had copies of the…
As a family of six – we are heavily armed with mobile phones. Gone are the days of the landline, the answerphone, the pay phone not-to-mention the idea that thinking our kids are safe. Now we all have phones including our kids. And with phones comes contracts and with contracts comes direct debits from companies…
It is that time again. Time when we all take a little moment to reflect on the previous year and possibly regret what we have not managed to sustain or achieve – and if so, then to look ahead with some optimism – real or imagined? I start every year with an abundance of determination and…
The title of this postĂ‚Â refersĂ‚Â to my new novel, Open Links. It is quite an assertion and bordering on the arrogant until I explain that all of the proceeds from Open Links go to Anthony Nolan, the charity who saves people’s lives with blood cancer. So even if you think the book stinks, you can still…
Tonight on ITV2 – warren is repeated (8 years from idea to screen) written by DH and then on Sunday – on Radio4 – Hal has it’s second outing at 7.15Ă‚Â (3 years in the planning) co-written by yours truly… Maybe this is an omen and this w/e I should buy a bloody lottery ticket!
And I get this cynicism to a point – multi-millionaire rock and pop stars with dubious tax records (Bono, at least) – giving up a morning of their precious time to bang out an old son and cover themselves in publicity and glory. Although I wonder if the people in West Africa who mightĂ‚Â benefit from…
BBC radio 4 7.15pm – Hal Cruttenden doing what he does best – worrying and being funny. Do tune in and share this post with your friends. My thanks
Yesterday, was a different day for lots of reasons and one where ‘Eclipsed’ played large. For starters, I went to a private screening in Soho of a forthcoming movie starring Ryan Reynolds and Helen Mirren.Ă‚Â I have done this before but always with a link to my son, Tom, the star of the story that…
