Who are you? What have you done to my favourite book? These are normally the questions I ask myself when a beloved book is given the “Hollywood” treatment and turned into a film. So it was with a mixture of joy and trepidation that I headed to the cinema to see Gone Girl. Would a...Read More
When the weather turns colder it is inevitable that thoughts will turn to escaping to far-flung (and warmer) lands. Whether you are off in search of winter sun or bracing the chill on a city break, making sure you have the essentials with you can mean the difference between a dream trip and a holiday...Read More
You thought the Twilight Saga was long gone, right? Wrong! It’s been announced that mini-movies are being planned to appear on Facebook. Now don’t get me wrong I was a diehard Twilight fan when I read the books and I counted down the days until the next film was released, but the saga ended in...Read More
Ever since I was introduced to Media Studies during my GCSEs, I’ve been in love with it. I went on to choose Media as one of my A Level options at College and now I’m starting my 3rd year at The University of The West of England, studying a BA Hons in Media Culture & Practice....Read More
So festival season is upon us. The best time of year some of us might say. Time to get merry and muddy with your friends. But just because you don’t mind going a day or two without a shower does not mean that you have to look as bad as you smell! Okay, so the...Read More
Several years ago beside the sea in a remote part of Crete I received a text message from Victoria Hislop who was location scouting for a TV series of her dramatic novel, The Island. We met half-an-hour’s drive away in a village taverna with her film director Theo Papadoulakis. 18 months later The Island (To...Read More
Every two minutes, one more person is diagnosed and starts treatment for leprosy. It’s curable but many people who are not diagnosed early are permanently disabled and they may be shunned by their families and communities. Lepra is an international charity fighting disease, poverty and prejudice. Working in India and Bangladesh, they focus...Read More
It was while wearing wine-tinted spectacles one evening last April, that a close friend of mine announced she had signed up to run a half marathon. I’ll admit I was taken aback; as teenagers we had attempted “jogging” around the village together, but the get-fit fad never lasted more than a few days. Now here...Read More
Is it me, or is February taking forever to meet March? For the shortest month of the year, I can’t believe how much it’s dragging and there’s still more than a week to go! Perhaps it’s because I have just started a new job and there’s been so much information to take in and a...Read More
From Heels to Steel documents Vanessa Vallely’s journey from a council flat in the East End, to the testosterone fueled world of London’s high flying city slickers. But there is a lot more to Vanessa than corporate success. A 3rd generation Pearly Queen and mother of two, Vanessa joins us to document a more emotional...Read More
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