CULTURE
Great British Bake Off
Great British Bake Off starts tonight! I was upset when it was announced this was moving from the BBC but I am excited about the new series. Channel 4 aren't going to ruin it and anything with a dash of Sandi Toksvig is a winner for me. As it's on a...
Girl’s Trip
I am a great believer in the transformative power of art. Books, music, theatre and art can make you see who you are, help you define your place in the world and give you a sense of perspective on your life. That's lovely, but sometimes what you need it to go to the...
All The President’s Men
There are some films that you become so familiar with that watching them, no matter what their genre or subject matter, becomes soothing. I have a few but at the moment I am craving curling up on the sofa next to the beloved with a brew and watching All The...
Step
"Beloved, it's date night so I've booked tickets to a documentary about female and black empowerment through education and dance." It is an absolute treat being married to me. Step is the story of the Baltimore Leadership School For Young Women that was founded...
The Everyman Company
I've just done a proper squeak of joy reading that the Everyman are bringing back their repertory company for 2018. 14 actors will perform 4 plays over 5 months. It's a feat of huge imagination and talent. This year was brilliant. In 2018 they take on...
The Pool – A Love Letter
I grew up addicted to magazines. I was around 5 when I threw up on my Twinkle comic on a rough ferry crossing and was distraught that I wouldn't be able to get hold of another copy because the new issue was due out the next day. I spent all my pocket money on...
The Philadelphia Story
I came back in from dog walking yesterday to find Mum watching the end of The Philadelphia Story. My it was yar. It's coming up for 80 years old now so there shouldn't be spoilers. Katharine Hepburn is a spoiled socialite about to marry new money. Cary Grant is...
Atomic Blonde
Date night. Hideous phrase, great thing. I like an action movie and James McAvoy. The husband likes things that are visually interesting and explosions. Atomic Blonde was an easy choice. It's a spy movie set at the fall of the Berlin wall. It's highly...
Kick Ass Books For Girls
I am proud step Mum to the awesome girl monkeys. They are daft, fearless and filled with fizziness and one of my tasks is to make sure I don't get in the way of them taking those traits through to adulthood. The media they consume is so important to their self...
Glen Campbell
There's going to be so much written about Glen Campbell. He was so talented and worked on the most iconic tracks of the 1960's before he started working with Jimmy Webb and created some of the best country music ever. I'm working on a playlist but there is some...
Oprah Podcast Klaxon!
I apologies for shouting but Oprah Winfrey has released her Super Soul Sunday series as a podcast. Forgive me while I run around screaming for a few moments... They appear to be the audio from the TV interview series which is brilliant. There can be a...
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Now, I don't want to have to start a Fizzy obituary page but Hywel Bennett died yesterday. The beloved and I were discussing him on Sunday after seeing Dunkirk. After Tom Hardy's excellent eyebrow acting, we moved on to Gary Oldman acting with his ears in the 2011...
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