Music:
In no particular order.....Travis, Coldplay, Keane, Rufus Wainwright, Kaiser Chiefs, Adam Pascal, The Killers, Scissor Sisters, Nelly Furtado, Amy Winehouse, Beverley Knight, Franz Ferdinand, Gwen Stefani, No Doubt, KT Tunstall, Tenacious D....
Television:
Anything by Russell T Davies, Little Britain, Spaced, House, The Daily Show, CSI, West Wing, Alias, Lost (pre-disappearance to Sky).....
Books:
What Should I Do With My Life?, any decent behind-the-scenes books (tv/theatre/film) .....