As well as the World Cup Final last weekend, in the UK, there was another Final with a slightly smaller, yet not less enthusiastic, viewing audience: The Strictly Come Dancing Final. Yes it’s all about dancing but it’s also about [...] Read more

Years ago when I was at drama school, my fellow students and I played a game of giving each other a metaphorical gift. The game was to give something that would literally improve our performance. I never forgot what I [...] Read more

Every morning, my kids and I play Magic FM’s ‘The Reflex’ quiz. It is a simple game: 5 simple questions need to be answered in 10 one-word answers all beginning with the same letter. If you can answer all 5 [...] Read more

I met Bear Grylls for the first time last week. Well on TV. He was being interviewed by Louis Theroux. Until then, I knew nothing about him other than he was a famous physically fit man. I confess, I was [...] Read more