Temperatures rise in this 60s British sci-fi classic — It’s been a little hot the last couple of days, so as a bit of preparation for the coming heatwave I watched The Day The Earth Caught Fire on Sunday evening. The side-effects of post-WW2 nuclear testing inspired a lot of media in the 50s and 60s. Godzilla was awoken…

One journey seen through daily glances — I walked over a million steps between Saint-Jean-Pied-Du-Port and Cabo Fisterra. I could have written an account that chronicled them all, but there are already enough books, articles and websites out there about the Camino that writing about it in that sort of detail only serves to obscure the reality…

Planning’s over, it’s time to head for the Camino — I’ve been counting down to these moments since last September, when I made the decision that I was going to walk the Camino de Santiago. In February I finally booked my transport and committed to a start date I then had an actual date to focus on, and now it’s…

Seeking a masculinity centered on listening — In three weeks’ time I’m going to start a 500-mile walk In three weeks’ time I’m going to start a pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago. Those are two ways of describing the same thing, right? And yet, as I get closer to my departure, I begin to see they’re…

Why I’ll be setting out on the Camino de Santiago — Ever since I got back from walking John O’Groats to Land’s End back in 2006, April and May have been all about elections. Sometimes I was a candidate in them, sometimes an agent, sometimes a campaign manager, but all of them featured me delivering lots of leaflets and knocking on…

How it feels to watch 26 seasons in 26 weeks — For a long time during my Doctor Who speedrun I was thinking that I wasn’t going to get to the end. Surely at some point I’d get bored of it all, decide to take a break, realise it was far too late to finish it off in those six months…

It’s the end and the beginning and the end — I’m currently watching the classic series of Doctor Who on Britbox, attempting to watch all 26 seasons in 26 weeks. For my take on previous seasons: season 1, season 2, season 3, season 4, season 5, season 6, season 7, season 8, season 9 , season 10 , season 11…

It’s another anniversary year — I’m currently watching the classic series of Doctor Who on Britbox, attempting to watch all 26 seasons in 26 weeks. For my take on previous seasons: season 1, season 2, season 3, season 4, season 5, season 6, season 7, season 8, season 9 , season 10 , season 11…

The beginning of the end, or just a new beginning? — I’m currently watching the classic series of Doctor Who on Britbox, attempting to watch all 26 seasons in 26 weeks. For my take on previous seasons: season 1, season 2, season 3, season 4, season 5, season 6, season 7, season 8, season 9 , season 10 , season 11…