Blog posts by year and monthApril 2018
Posts (11)
Under them skies of blue
Well here we are again, however briefly. It is my understanding that, as far as this blog is concerned, sadly the end is nigh. This blog has always been at the heart of everything we’ve done, continuing what Chris Evans started.
While we are far away...
Back for a day! Off for a week! Back for a week! It’s all a bit confusing I grant you but there it is. Not a bad day to be away from the studios you have to say. Round these parts, folk were clogging up the parks and pubs from the early hours. We’re all so grateful having been wrapped up with sc...
Spread my wings and fly away
A sunny April morning now, though it was a murky one at 4.30am let me tell you! What was there to be done at that time? Eat toast is the answer (along with marvelling at my own idiocy). It’ll be a long old day (and wearing a suit too, always my favourite thing). Simon Reeve wont be impressed wit...
Gone, gone, gone
Well that was fun. Always enjoy talking to Simon Schama, his enthusiasm for his subjects is always contagious. The BBC’s arts editor might not be quite so enthusiastic (evidently!) but the rest of us can only marvel. And when you see the staggering colours on display, you now know that it is...
Baby I remember
Looks pretty good from here-warmer temperatures, birds are singing, flowers are blooming. Hope your weekend was a fine one all round. Today we really do welcome Simon Schama to the show. We tried to have him on the show a while back, when his Civilisations programme was just starting but it fell...
I let the melody shine
Well yesterday’s early start was at least for a purpose-Burton On Trent was looking lovely. Today’s early start was just for the ‘fun’ of it. 3.30 am! What a fabulous time of day this is; always dark, always silent, always knackering. Still, so much to do, let’s put it to good use. Tidy.
Wash your face and hands
Ridiculously early. Dark outside and just a couple of blackbirds giving their all. The only reason for being up at this time is if you have to go to Stoke. And to be there by 9am. I mean, who really needs to be quite so energetic, so early?
You walked into the room
Morning all. There was a moment last night when Benedict Allen, explorer extraordinaire, explaining about his first Amazon excursion said something like 'I don't know what you were doing in your twenties Simon, but I was off to the desert...'
But yes I’m still running
It’s a wet Tuesday (of course) but the birds are singing merrily and after yesterday’s RSPB chat, I’m listening out for grasshopper warblers, swifts and nightingales. Nothing yet but I’m enjoying the process.
And the only explanation I can find...
Well here we are again. Just the one week off, but a week of quite enough bacon baguettes thank you very much.
