Michael McIntyre's Work in Progress tour at City Varieties in Leeds, was very much that. A work in progress. But what I enjoyed most was that it revealed another side to McIntyre. We didn't see the bouncy persona that he's perfected for BBC Prime TV, with the big hair, giant set, fancy lights and celebrity guests... ...No, instead picture this: *cue Stars in...

You're probably wondering what a Pokemon game has to do with this blog. And if you know me, you're probably wondering why I would even begin to write about gaming! Well, I'd like to quickly jump on the band wagon, which is fairly empty for the time being, of exploring how we might and should use Pokemon Go in Museums. Hold the phone,...

You all know the story. Two star-cross'd lovers painfully wedged between two feuding families. Love and hate pitched against each other in a violent, and what becomes a deathly, dual. Kenneth Branagh's Romeo and Juliet Live Broadcast obviously portrays this narrative but in a much more stylish and accessible way.  Most school kids are force fed Shakespeare, especially Romeo and Juliet. I endured...

I'm pushing the boat out and extending my blogging to Museums. I know, I know! It's another cultural thing I do and it might up the number of blogs I can post as most Museum's are free, whereas theatre tickets take away lots of my pennies.  Ok here we go... Henry Wellcome was a man with his fingers in a lot of pies;...

Oh ah come from a land, from a far away place (Yorkshire) Where the caravan camels roam (bikes - there's so many bikes since the Tour de France) Where it's flat and immense, and the heat is intense, it's barbaric, but hey it's home!  (to be honest this is the complete opposite of my land but roll with it...) Aye up, good eve...