The day they got married!

The time has come to blog of many things, notably the best day ever! The day Jim and I tied the knot.

Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency

An article written for the fabulous Starburst Magazine. “We’re the guardians of Britishness on the show,” explains Sam Barnett – the actor bringing Dirk Gently to life in the latest adaptation of Douglas… Continue reading →

Cardiff-based software firm AMPLYFI leading the way in Deep Web AI technology

Written for Finance Wales The internet is a vast and largely untapped resource of data and information. With its leading software platform, DataVoyant, Welsh start-up AMPLYFI is revolutionising how we interact with the… Continue reading →

Hay Festival: Fry on Shakespeare and sexuality

“Shakespeare was gay,” Stephen Fry told a Hay audience. “And that’s not just because I want to make him part of my clan. The evidence is incontrovertible”. Fry said that the most powerful… Continue reading →

Hay Festival: Britain’s anthem inspiration

‘Britain inspired the American national anthem,’ said veteran broadcaster Peter Snow It was 1814, Britain had defeated Napoleon and now planned to given the Americans “a good drubbing” as well, Snow told a… Continue reading →

Hay Festival: Sicilian lemons

Oranges may signal death in the Godfather movies but it is the lemon that is inextricably linked with the beginnings of the Mafia in Sicily, said Helena Attlee, gardening historian and travel writer.… Continue reading →