Journalist, news reader on BBC Radio 2, 6music, 5live & World Service, photographer, filmmaker (reviewer and children's author - but those are other accounts).
#DianeMorgan is always worth a look and her futuristic carer and companion to #SueJohnston in #AnnDroid is sharp and entertaining but lacks the bite and forethought you might expect, feeling like a bit of a one-trick pony. It's warm, fun & above all, safe. https://t.co/nDBt0zsMbq
It's fair for those who've bought into Marvel's Cinematic Universe to get the most out of its films, but #SpiderMan#BrandNewDay will leave casual visitors to the wider web of heros a little lost and craving true spectacle. https://t.co/yP7ChAGfqz
Oscar winner for #Once but this haunting - and sadly prescient - song from #Cyrano will be how many people remember Ireland's musical maestro, #GlenHansard. Far too young. "Take this letter to my wife and tell her that I loved my life..." https://t.co/sHhRLhPJMR
Remember the HFPA, which founded the Golden Globes, ran them for 8 decades and then collapsed under the weight of one too many scandals and were taken over by Jay Penske & Todd Boehly? Well, the rump of the HFPA is now suing to get them back. Find out why: https://t.co/aFrSqVSnv4
Look who turned up to my screening of Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
Perfectly entertaining but not spectacular, revisiting themes that even its own predecessors have explored better and with one of the least visual super villains of the franchise.
#SpiderMan#BrandNewDay#Marvel
The journey’s begun. 2 weeks into writing my 1st chapter book but real life’s getting in the way. When it’s a best seller, I’ll thumb my nose at everyone conspiring to sabotage the writing process. But for now, I need gentle nudges to keep me going!
#middlegrade#drumming#aliens
A busy summer continues.
Thanks to Brookland Junior School for inviting me to share my books at their hot #summerfair.
It was lovely to meet teachers, parents, book-loving pupils and a local children’s publisher, Do Re Mi!
#whatcanyousee#iliketoputfoodinmywelly#azooinmyshoe
What a delight to reshare this photo in celebration of the 💯 birthday of the comic genius of comic geniuses.
What a privilege it was to meet him.
Happy birthday to #MelBrooks, the man behind Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety, The Producers & many more #100years
A delight to be back at the @EastFinchFest. A vibrant, community fair, with live music, craft stalls, food & drink stands, local businesses & charities. And the Storytelling Tent, where the 3 year olds were as anarchic as my books. What fun!
#iliketoputfoodinmywelly#azooinmyshoe
Nestled among the inflatables & axe-throwing, a little juggling helped people notice my book stall at the school #summerfair; older kids browsed the 2nd-hand books, while I introduced newcomers to my anarchic rhymes. #ILikeToPutFoodInMyWelly#AZooInMyShoe https://t.co/h2FoRGPDFC
At a time when governments around the world are trying to curb kids' access to devices and social media, @Pixar's latest has added poignancy, as #ToyStory5 sends its 30 year old toys on an adventure to start a conversation on device use and cyber-bullying. https://t.co/3bcE4Hc49J
Bringing your @Pixar favourites right up to date, as parents worry about letting the kids use devices and children learn how to deal with online bullying, #ToyStory5 delivers more meaningful fun and adventure for all the family. @Disney_UK
It’s #DisclosureDay: the day I can disclose what I thought of #StevenSpielberg’s latest film. He knows how to captivate an audience & manipulate the emotions but despite nods to his classic alien films #ET & #CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind, this one feels oddly flat & parochial.
Nearly 50 years after bringing aliens to Earth in #CloseEncounters, #StevenSpielberg shows us what we nasty humans have been doing to our visitors for years, but rather than another wondrous encounter with #ET, #DisclosureDay is a dark conspiracy thriller. https://t.co/kU2AJmoKN3
In the latest drama from #Adolescence creator #JackThorne, #KeeleyHawes' nun and #PaapaEssiedu's Catholic priest question their relationship with God as they contemplate a relationship with each other, as feelings neither has experienced before emerge. https://t.co/lxqDgGUFe8