And just like that, we're in the final few weeks of yet another year. Which can only mean it's time for yours truly to announce the runners and riders for our annual End of Year Prizes on the blog! If you've missed this for the last four years, then fear ye not, for we shall … Continue reading Alex’s End Of Year Prizes 2018: The Nominations (plus your chance to vote in our Readers Choice!)
Happy Boxing Day people! Hope your Christmas is going spiffingly festive so far. It's time, as always, for our annual End of Year Prizes for 2017. This is the time for us to hand out our awards to the great and good that we've loved in music, TV, film and books over the last 12 … Continue reading Alex’s End of Year Prizes 2017
Welcome to a suitably spooky DeLorean ride for Halloween on this week's #BlastfromthePast. This week, we hop on our broomsticks to 1986, when the then 11 year old Fairuza Balk (Return to Oz, The Craft) took up the role of one of Britain's best loved witches. Originally airing on ITV in October of that year, The … Continue reading #BlastfromthePast: The Worst Witch (1986)
Happy Boxing Day one and all! Hope you are having a lovely Christmas so far, whatever you may be up to (cue festive emojis 🎅🎅🎅 🎁🎁🎁 🎄🎄🎄). Today's blog sees the third annual giving out of my End of Year Prizes. 2016 has, it's safe to say, been an odd mistress of a year, but … Continue reading Alex’s End of Year Prizes 2016
It's time to crack open the bolly, sweetie, as this Friday finally sees the release in cinemas of one of the most anticipated transitions from the small screen to the silver screen in the comedy world. Following months of speculation (and having to hold her comedy partner, Dawn French, to a bet that she wouldn't … Continue reading Cheers, sweetie: Ab Fab’s best episodes
It's Boxing Day! Which means a couple of things - firstly, cold meat and pickles in endless bounty (YAY). And secondly, also means it's time for me to hand out my second annual End of Year Prizes on this here blog. Unbelievably it's now been a whole 12 months since we last handed them out, … Continue reading Alex’s End of Year Prizes 2015
Merry Christmas to you all! Hope you're all having a great time so far and are eating, drinking and sharing with loved ones aplenty. (Here come the emojis 😄 🎄 🎁 🎀 ❄ 🎅 🐧) 2014 has been a busy and exciting year for me, and usually, those who've read my Facebook for the last … Continue reading Alex’s End of Year Prizes 2014
