Omagh Bomb: Twenty Years On

Today, August 15th marks the 20th anniversary of the Omagh Bomb. I wasn't directly affected, (unlike another bomb in Omagh some years later that killed my school mate Ronan Kerr) but I do remember exactly where I was when I heard - listening to the Radio 5 score updates to hear if Aston Villa could beat Everton on the opening day of the season. The news at half time was lead by sparodic reports that ten people had been killed.

Stand Up Workshop with Graeme Watson

In July, I took part in the Black Box Academy's Stand Up Comedy workshops, delivered by Graeme Watson.

The West Wing's powerhouse ensemble cast elevated the brilliant writing

Aaron Sorkin's The West Wing was a monumental achievement in 21st century television, showing that the medium could be as ambitious as cinema, and along with The Sopranos, and the often overlooked ER, shepherded in the idea that great drama could exist on television, and lead the way for the Golden Age of Television that sprung up during the mid to late noughties.