“Press ‘Play’ on that one, and ‘Record’ on that one.”
I heard someone say it today at STV. It about sums up the best of my childhood, that. From copying a rental edition of Empire Strikes Back (later paying for…
And the Oscar goes to… Meryl Streep for Margo MacDonald! [Cue applause.]
In short, she's the kind of gutsy, down-to-earth, yet highly intelligent heroine who gives Julia Roberts or Meryl Streep the chance to win Oscars. She cuts through the bull as…
StarShipSofa, so good.
A lovely way to start Saturday: an email from Tony C. Smith, editor (and captain) of the StarShipSofa, one of the finest SF podcasts around, quoting an email he'd received…
Good man gone
Bad news today. I learned that a pal died. His name was Erne Parkin, and he was a mensch. I met him around 2003 when I was working for a…
Susan Boyle & the Twitter patter of tiny tweets
A few weeks ago I spent a long weekend editing a programme for STV called, Susan Boyle: Two Weeks That Shook Show Business. I’ll assume you know who Susan Boyle…
Foreign media: a memoir of putting video into print.
I’m glad to be back in the temporary employ of MNE Media, an independent producer of Gaelic-language tele. The show I’m working on is called Cuide Ri Cathy (Company with…
Pastures of Plenty
There are always, it seems, several edit jobs on at once. The idea of seeing one to finality before embarking on another is naïve, at least when you own a…