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Project: Destiny is on the clock
The last month or so has seen me locked in my study, hammering away at the keyboard on a new book so I haven’t had a lot of time to... Read More »
Have the Perfect Day Out
Personally I’m getting stupidly excited by the World Cup (and have been playing ‘Back Home’ – the 1970 England squad’s World Cup single – on loop since Tuesday), but I’ve... Read More »
Review: The Leaping by Tom Fletcher
Werewolves often disappoint. They aren’t as smooth as vampires or as guttural as zombies. They bring with them too many memories of atrocious transformation scenes and a worrying sense that... Read More »
Pick of the best farm shops
Just a quick note to say that Countryfile Magazine have popped my Pick of the Best New Farmshops from issue 30 on their website. This was written after I was... Read More »
Countryfile – Perfect Days Out
My new book has been announced – Countryfile Perfect Days Out is due to be published by BBC Books in May this year. Here’s the official blurb: Countryfile is one... Read More »
Countryfile: Great British Walks on sale now
“Look what we found in John Lewis,” my Dad’s email excitedly said this afternoon. Look indeed – it’s the first ever Countryfile Magazine book, available now from far more places... Read More »
Creature Feature
The first Doctor Who comic strip I ever read was Voyager by Steve Parkhouse which ran in issues 90 - 94 of Doctor Who Monthly in 1984. That story affected me... Read More »
Knowledge is power
The latest issue of BBC Knowledge is out now, my first as Acting Managing Editor, a post I have taken on a freelance basis for the next six months or... Read More »
Hello, I’m a cook book addict
A couple of months ago I returned home from work with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s new cook book ‘River Cottage Every Day’ tucked under my arm. It was for a review for... Read More »
Cav and Dave
I’ve been busy beavering away all over Christmas on an exciting new project (more on that later), so almost forgot to point out that the January issue of Countryfile Magazine,... Read More »
