2024: A low and a high. My top cat Alex being put to sleep and meeting Sir David Jason.

First film of 2025 and it's the outstanding Carry On Camping. Charlie Muggins (Charles Hawtrey) - "Do you know she's been showing me how to stick the pole up." Happy New Year everyone.

Sublime two-hander. x.com/MarkFarrellyUK…

Richard Sparks' fantasy novel New Rock New Realm has won many plaudits. Spitting Image impersonator Steve Nallon calls the Not the Nine O'Clock News scriptwriter's second foray into fiction "Terrific." More details are here: richardsparks.com

Richard Sparks' Schoolmaster sketch tops this Rowan Atkinson list in The Guardian today theguardian.com/.../rowan-atki… Here it is in all its glory youtube.com/watch?v=FiWJWL… Richard's latest fantasy novel New Rock New Realm is available at Amazon amazon.co.uk/New-Rock-Realm…

BBC Radio Foyle and BBC Radio Ulster welcome Not the Nine O'Clock News and Famous Five scriptwriter Richard Sparks to the airwaves bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0… richardsparks.com/about-the-auth…

I know what you are thinking I must have lost a bet. It's cold out there so I got most of my barnet chopped off. In other news what a win for Pompey today. 2-1 v Middlesbrough. Both goals from Gosport-born Matt Ritchie. Play Up Pompey!

Not the Nine O'Clock News scriptwriter Richard Sparks talks about his fantasy fiction and the BAFTA-winning series BBC Radio 5 Live. Head to around 1 hour 46 minutes bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… amazon.co.uk/New-Rock-Realm… Below front covers: artwork courtesy of Christina P. Myrvold.

Richard Sparks' two additions to the fantasy genre are New Rock New Role and New Rock New Realm. Head to richardsparks.com for more details of the Sunday Express and BBC Radio 5 Live featured New Rock series. Below front covers: artwork courtesy of Christina P. Myrvold.

Very sad about the passing of Brian Murphy. Funny, down-to-earth and kind with a good taste in footie too. A Pompey fan like me. Brought so much laughter to the world. Loved interviewing him in 2016. Superb actor. Below photo taken by HELEN LANGLEY.

🔥 IMPORTANT 🔥 On the 28th February I will be interviewing the one and only Richard Sparks The New Rock series. Richard is 'Not the Nine O'clock News' scriptwriter, Jack Black director, author, librettist and lyricist. You can subscribe below to channels it'll be uploaded on. Please

'Ere, no, listen. Looking forward to watching Howerd's End starring Simon Cartwright and Mark Farrelly at London's Leicester Square Theatre on Saturday. 33 years since cult comic Frankie Howerd passed away. Sensational play. Saw it a couple of years ago leicestersquaretheatre.com/show/howerds-e…

Having a jolly splendid time acting as publicist for Marcus Harris who played Julian in cult children's show Famous Five. Marcus has just published his debut novel Running Away and is the subject of an article in today's Daily Express. Ginger beer anyone? pegasuspublishers.com/books/marcus-h…

It's finally here! My new Novel The Green Man is out today, published by EnvelopeBooks, and available at all good bookshops! Any fans of The Name Of The Rose, The Essex Serpent, The X-Files, or Cadfael will want to get their teeth into this English medieval mystery!

Great time with Famous Five actor Marcus Harris in Tring yesterday. Get the radiogram ready for Joanne Good's interview with Marcus across BBC local radio at 10.10pm tonight bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… Marcus's debut novel Running Away is available at pegasuspublishers.com

Marcus Harris, best-known for playing Julian in cult ITV series Famous Five, appears across the BBC local radio airwaves for the second Saturday night in a row at 11.00pm bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

A pleasure to act as publicist for the second volume of Sam Kydd's autobiography Never Mind the Acting, Just Say the Words. JonathanKydd is just about to take over the entire BBC local radio network bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li… jonathankydd.com samkydd.com

Two weeks today “The Silence of Snow” at Sadler’s Wells. Post-show Q and A with my fantastic director Linda Marlowe. Also hugely recommend Matthew Bourne’s terrific interpretation of Patrick Hamilton’s world, “The Midnight Bell”, running at the same venue 10th - 21st June.

Today's Sunday Express includes an article on underrated singer Cliff Bennett. What a song Got to Get You Into My Life is. Here is the blue-eyed soul track in all its glory youtube.com/watch?v=QKMAZx… Mark Lundquist & Gemma Barnes' biography is on sale here: amazon.co.uk/CLIFF-BENNETT.…

Top time with legendary music journalist Patrick Humphries in London on Friday. Patrick has interviewed the likes of Sir Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen. His latest book, With The Beatles, which Record Collector gave four stars, is on sale here: gnbooks.co.uk/product/with-t…