Big Questions

THE BIG QUESTION: Do our favourite worlds sometimes need a rest?

Yesterday we received the news that the BBC has decided to cancel this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special. What’s more, showrunner Russell T. Davies and Bad Wolf are departing with it, the franchise being put up to tender. Of course, Doctor Who has been through worse, and the

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Big Questions

THE BIG QUESTION: Which sequel is better than the original?

Everyone has one. What’s your sequel hot take?

News

Iron Men, Jedi and demons, oh my…

New releases, interviews, fun stuff and even a trailer for Godfather of Hell!

Blake's 7

Michael Keating and my original plans for continuing Blake’s 7

This week we heard the sad news of the passing of Michael Keating who played Vila in Blake’s 7.  Working with Michael was one of the highlights of my time writing and producing Blake’s 7 for Big Finish Productions. He was an absolute gentleman, so kind and generous,

Lino printing

Trying out my Pooki Press

Picked up a A5 Pooki Press for home and thought I’d give it a go at home with a rough and ready print. It’s a lovely compact thing that was really easy to use. Took a bit of getting used to how much pressure I needed to use,

Myth and Folkery

Joining the Folklore Folio Fellowship

After being alerted to the existence of Snail Mail Clubs by my pal Amy Ratcliff, I took my first dive into what could become an obsession and signed up for possibly the most 'me' club I could find. The brainchild of artists Ientie and Tom of Artis Marginalia,

Myth and Folkery

Welcoming summer with Bristol’s Jack in the Green

Had a brilliant day watching Bristol’s Jack of the Green starting out in brilliant sunshine on the Docks at 10.30am and ending on a soggy Horfield Common at 4.30pm so Jack could be killed to release summer. Not sure when that’s going to happen, but it

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By the power of Grayskull...

All my news, released and fun stuff this month

Newsletter

Taking a pause

An unexpected start to 2026 and a change in pace for the months ahead

Creative Life

Authors beware of AI scams

Why that “perfect opportunity” in your inbox probably isn’t real

News

While I've been writing...

A round-up of everything that's been happening this month – from scary stories to weird konflikt

Booklife

Englishness, indentity and Finding Albion

After a thought-provoking evening at Toppings Books, I've been thinking about who claims our folklore and traditions – and why it matters

Myth and Folkery

Spring had sprung!

Happy Ostara!

Five Things For Friday

Five for Friday #9: Dusking, comic craft and The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe

Five things I loved and think you might, too!

Quizzes

Solve my Radio Bristol Early Bird quiz

This week, I had the pleasure of setting the Early Bird quiz on the Joe Sims Proper Bristol Breakfast Show on Radio Bristol. Listeners have to identify song and singer from a few lines of the lyrics – and the theme that links all five. Fancy a go, then here are

Creative Life

Own it. Claim it. Be it.

If you write, you are a writer. End of.

Bristol

Oh, Doctor Beeching…

Commemorating 60 years since the closure of Bitton railway station in Bristol

Bristol

Immersed in Starlight

A stunning trip through the cosmos at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

Creative Life

By the power of Grayskull…

Painting adventures, rolling dice, and surviving a deadline apocalypse

Creative Life

Next milestone hit!

A big one today!

Creative Life

It's a kind of magic

Creativity is closer than you think

Out now

Out now - Solomon Kane: Where the Whitethorn Meets the Black

A brand new novelette featuring Robert. E. Howard's cult classic

Five Things For Friday

Five for Friday #8: Animated mice, reading goals, curling and folk horror

Five things I loved and think you might, too!

Days out

Crikey DM! It's the Cosgrove Hall Films Archive!

Visiting the brand new home of Danger Mouse, Duckula and other childhood heroes