From the monthly archives:

August 2011

My BBC Three doc: ‘Sex, Lies And Gagging Orders’

August 30, 2011

Hello. I have spent a large part of my summer making this documentary for BBC Three called Sex, Lies and Gagging Orders. It’s about injunctions, privacy, the press, phone hacking, all that shizzle. I have enjoyed making it a great deal and think it’s really rather interesting. But what do I know? Judge for yourself: it’s on TONIGHT [...]

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Talksport

August 17, 2011

I’m presenting on Talksport radio all this week, through the night. Alone in a dark studio, talking to callers from all over the country, I imagine myself as Clint Eastwood in Play Misty For Me. He was well cool in that (although, obviously, I’m hoping not to be stalked by any psychotic listeners). Anyway, Talksport [...]

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How Hip Hop Changed The World

August 14, 2011

  Did you see How Hip Hop Changed The World on Channel 4 last Friday? It was brilliant. All the hip-hop legends were on it: DJ Kool Herc, Rakim, Nas, Snoop Dog, Sam Delaney. If you missed it, click here to watch it at 4 On Demand. Seriously, don’t let my involvement in it fool you: [...]

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Kids and music

August 11, 2011

I wrote this piece for a very nice new website called www.daddybegood.com It is about listening to music in the car with your kid. Reading that description back, sounds a bit boring. But it’s not. Especially if you are a dad – or even a mum. Are you a mum? You are? Wow, you’re sexy.

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