Music. Art. Tea. Birds. A few drinks and a few laughs.
Doris Saywell. Simon Schama. Noam Chomsky. Yul Brynner. Richard Burton. Dylan Thomas. Dan Cruickshank
Alice & the Majesty / Lupen obviously! Beck, Beth Gibbons, Duke Spirit, Devo, LCD Soundsystem, Louis Jordan, PJ Harvey, The Gossip,The Mummers, New Young Pony Club, Aretha Franklin, Psychedelic Furs, Fiery Furnaces, The Frames, Patti Smith, Amadou and Mariam, Butthole Surfers, Massive Attack, Beth Gibbons, Mark Lanegan, The Rakes, Kid Koala, Kelis, Kanye West, Common, Louis Armstrong, Elvis, Dolly Parton, The Clash.
Night of the Hunter. Everything is Illuminated.Toto the Hero. Belleville Rendezvous. The Life Aquatic. Orlando. Wizard of Oz. Gilda. Mulan. Black Cat, White Cat. The Magnificent Seven - how cool is that - Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen in the same film!
Anything David Attenborough does...old fart type history/ history of art, culture, antiques roadshow, nature / wildlife programmes - Love 'em. Have I Got News For You, Mock the Week. Heroes
Dylan Thomas - Under Milk Wood on audio with the fabulous Richard Burton narrating is just the best thing for a good chortle!! Midnight's Children,Life of Pi, Heart of Darkness, Pride and Prejudice, Cloud Atlas, Small Island.Simon Schama's History of Britain; Peter Freuchen's Book of the Seven Seas.
we could be heroes... just for one day