David Matthews and I met over 30 years ago and people have been trying to  keep us apart ever since. We talk about our shared history, career detours, working together in our dream jobs and some actual serious chat about … Continue reading →

Adam King joins the fun as the first ‘fan’ of the show to appear. This is our very first conversation ever and that in itself is odd. We cover a love for esoteric hobbies, specialist food preparation, memory frustrations and … Continue reading →

Emily is back 5 weeks after giving birth to her first child and… she’s pretty ok. We cover the first few weeks of bringing up a newborn, troublesome births, cranky babies and the industry of guilt and comparison. Sometimes you … Continue reading →

Richard Ellis returns to do the podcast we never got to last time. We cover how work changes over time, identity shifts in your 20s, great cinema going experiences and family tricks to get cheap cold drinks. Not nearly enough … Continue reading →

Duncan Driver returns and we cover lots of topics that are unrelated. Broken bones, Beatles updates, what to do when you remember famous people’s lives more than they do and great movie going experiences. And we get to chat about … Continue reading →

We’re back, as you knew we would be one day. Maria Stewart is the first guest of the new bit of a season and we talk about her teaching career and her student career. Maria is bad at retiring and … Continue reading →

We are at the end of the season and thank you to everyone who has listened and who has been on with me. We finish with absolute drivel as Wiggins interviews me and of course it is lively and bizarre. … Continue reading →

It has been said that when I talk with Alyson it is like a choose your own adventure book where 40% of the endings have been ripped out. I hope it is easy to follow as we swill and spill … Continue reading →

The other one, otherwise known as the middle brother, Jason, joins me this week to talk about high cinema and really really low cinema. We rake over the coals of sharing a room for 19 years, our differences and similarities … Continue reading →

Emily joins me again to talk about the arrival of a small human she has been growing inside her. We discuss the basics, navigating the internet as a parent to be, looking forward with joy and with fear. Hopefully we … Continue reading →