I owe a great deal to Des O’Connor who died last week, as anyone who has read Eclipsed can attest. It might even be that Des had a greater impact on my life and my career than anyone else. He was a rare thing in show-biz. Like the late, great Bob Monkhouse he was happy…
Like most people waking up on this miserable day, the bank holiday felt even more downbeat with the announcement of the passing of Lord Attenborough – a man who definitely deserved his knighthood unlike so many these days. Rare for me to encounter such an illustrious man but I did have the pleasure of meeting…
It is with some trepidation that I consume the output of people that I know. Not because I worry that it will be too good and more successful than my own ventures – (which is sadly how too many show business people think) - but because I want to enjoy their work, so that I can shout about it….


