Met Steve Backshall, in his socks... www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10...

Coffee with the excellent Tim Minchin... www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what...

Spoke to musical theatre star Rosalie Craid about great new TV roles in ITV's #TheHack and new BBC Sally Wainwright show #RiotWomen inews.co.uk/culture/tele...

#BlueLights is back. I spoke to star Sian Brooke... inews.co.uk/culture/tele...

This is the intelligent, de-escalating album the world needs this month... www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

Spoke to the marvellous Rachel Shenton about the new season of my favourite comfort TV, #AllCreaturesGreatandSmall ... inews.co.uk/culture/tele...

Met Miriam... inews.co.uk/culture/book...

Some wonderful, original writing in Kate Riley's first (and, she says, last) novel #Ruth about a woman's life in a Christian communist community.... www.spectator.co.uk/article/a-si...

Hard relate to this mood.

My review of the V&A's #Bowie Centre... inews.co.uk/culture/musi...

Had a jolly natter with Oldham's own Olivia Cooke (Slow Horses, House of the Dragon) about her delectably bingeable new Prime Video series #TheGirlfriend ... inews.co.uk/culture/tele...

Interviewed the impressive Olympic Equestrian Abi Lyle about surviving domestic violence at the hands of a man who went on to kill another woman, as detailed in Death of a Showjumper on Sky. www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/abi-lyl...

Loved this from @bigthiefmusic.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

Had a fun chat with former #strictly star Oti Mabuse about her steamy new romance novel #slowburn... inews.co.uk/culture/tele...

Had a moving conversation with the very honest and thoughtful Alan Davies ... www.telegraph.co.uk/books/author...

Enjoyed taking part in this lively little BBC documentary celebrating Taylor Swift's engagement. We take on the sexist commentary around her dating history and daft suggestions that she will stop writing songs now. Dolly married at 20, she's still going! www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

In which the genial Jonathan Hyde talks Jumanji, Titanic, being related to the Murdochs by marriage and new play The Gathered Leaves at the Bridge Theatre... inews.co.uk/culture/arts...

Great chat with the lively Karen Gillan about her role in the excellent Life of Chuck by @mikeflanaganfilm.com ... inews.co.uk/culture/film...

Spoke to some folk about using tracking apps on their adult kids. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...

Enjoyed contributing to this and offloading my loathing of #bobdylan 's song #LayLadyLay ... www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/a...

I interviewed the admirable and articulate Samantha Stites about how she is using her experience of #stalking to support other victims and educate authorities. Recommending #StalkingSamanthaStites on Disney+ www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2025/08/1...

Had fun picking this karaoke playlist... www.telegraph.co.uk/music/classi...

Shot the breeze with the very warm and likeable #Perrie from #LittleMix ... www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interv...

Reviewed the new Goldfrapp. All vaporous sensuality but a bit vague. www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

this might seem like a sad footnote to fascism compared to things like the militarized occupation of major cities, but: if you want to control the future, you have to control the past. and we can't let them have it.

Had a natter with the very sweet #TomGrennan about toxic football culture, men crying and his Tiggerish new album... inews.co.uk/culture/musi...

In which Belinda Carlisle talks about women in pop and the cricket in her closet. The Go-Go's were the first all female band who wrote and played all their own songs to top the us album chart in 1982. Alarmingly they are still the only all female band to have done this. inews.co.uk/culture/musi...

Spoke to 95 year old Shirley Cooklin about the death of her son in 1984, and the Thatcher government she blames for his death... www.telegraph.co.uk/books/author...

Spoke to Adrian Dunbar as series two of #Ridley drops... inews.co.uk/culture/tele...

Interviewed Rebecca Loos about appearing on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins... www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2025/08/0...

The new Reneé Rapp album is fun... www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

Reviewed John Niven's new novel, The Fathers... www.spectator.co.uk/article/an-e...

Dug into the history of "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" for this week's Life of a Song column in the FT... www.ft.com/content/a084...

The new Billie Marten album is ideal for restful evenings... www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

Had a bit of a rant about headphones. Probably on a day when my kids hadn't heard a word I'd said to them... www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07...

Had a deep dive into the fascinating life of pianist & wit Oscar Levant ahead of #GoodNightOscar opening at the Barbican... www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what...

Had a really moving conversation with Lucy Spraggan and learned how she levelled the power balance with Simon Cowell... inews.co.uk/culture/musi...

Loved the new Wet Leg album... www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

Reviewed the new Lorde record... www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

Reviewed the latest Babs... www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/r...

Had a great chat with Tobias Menzies about filming #F1... inews.co.uk/culture/film...

Celebrated some lovely folk running village shops... www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...

Interviewed Samira Wiley... inews.co.uk/culture/arts...

Had fun investigating sunken #treasure and the world's most mysterious #shipwrecks ... www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...

Interviewed the legendary Carlos #Santana ... inews.co.uk/culture/musi...

Reviewed Neil Young's 48th album for what felt quite a lot like the 48th time... www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

RIP Frederick Forsyth. He was a crack shot interviewee when I met him to discuss the 40th anniversary of #TheDayOfTheJackal ... www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/book...

Arlene Phillips told me about teaching Whitney Houston to dance, TV ageism, culture wars and choreographing Midsummer Night's Dream for The Bridge theatre - grab tix now! inews.co.uk/culture/arle...

After a Gale by William Trost Richards 1903 Oil on Canvas (Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston)