Plenty of bright stars in the night sky.

Never mind the telly, if you want to see stars, just find a dark spot and crane your head heavenwards - the night sky is particularly appealing at the moment.

You may not see the likes of the meteor the other night, which trailed a blaze across skies from Scotland to the South West Coast, and provoked hundreds of calls to the police, but you will see a happy juxtaposition between Venus, Jupiter and Mars (and a bit later on in the evening, Saturn). I'm no astronomer, but they're unmissable. Look for two bright spots in the western sky. Lower one is Venus (very bright) and to its top left (very scientific) is Jupiter. Then literally turn around, and there'll be a pink/red point of light, which is Mars.

I got so excited about it, I rang up my son to tell him to look out of the window. He lives bang in the middle of London, so couldn't see a thing. It suddenly makes you appreciate what the experts mean when they bang on about 'light pollution'. Happy stargazing...