Marijuana at BBC Radio 4

So, I’ve been in London for a couple of days to chat about our recent Radio 4 comedy commissions and to find out a little bit about their plans for commissioning in 2014, it was great to be invited to see the new Broadcasting House on Portland Place.  It’s everything a fan of the BBC might hope for.  There’s a Dalek in the foyer, pictures of Morecambe and Wise on the wall and as you walk in… read more

I’m en-route to London for work with the Pleasance and the BBC, before doing the classic run-around-not-really-seeing-anyone-for-any-length-of-time friends visit. Luckily, I was given a free upgrade to 1st class on the train to our southern ruler’s utopia. It’s the first time I’ve ‘turned left’ on a train, in fact I’m struggling to remember travelling in style before at all,… read more

It’s day four here in Inverness and the sun has gone, a local man asked me this morning if I’d had a good summer. What! Surely it’s not all over already? The training this morning started with a few bleary eyes after our night out on the tiles yesterday. We gathered in a pub for a warm up drink before heading to The Ironworks to see Glasgow band The Lafontaines. They were loud and som… read more