Climate Emergency: Be The Sentinel
Us creators need to be the sentinels, beacons, searchlights, spotlights, guard posts, loud hailers and town criers. We need to be the early warning sy…
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Shipshape
Happy New Year, one and all! I trust that you’ve had a peaceful and enjoyable festive break? At the start of 2015, after a long time…
On the Telly
There’s excitement afoot but more on that later in the month. In the meantime, whet your appetite with this short clip broadcast last night by…
My New Ambulance
It’s been a curve-curve ball of a week… A while back you may remember that I was inspired by the work and adventures of Ian…
Kielder Moon Shines at BALTIC 39
On 9th December 2013 I made Kielder Moon, as it happened, on the very day that Kielder Observatory was awarded Dark Sky Status. There’s another event…
One Night Stand
Bleary-eyed this morning, I buttered the bread for my boys’ packed lunches. Like the porridge pot on the hob, Radio 4’s Today programme bubbled away…
Chapter Two: New Beginnings
A few weeks ago, I mentioned that this video clip had a new relevance for me. I’ve been asking myself some pretty straight questions recently.…
Kielder’s Golden Darkness
More money may have been spent in one year bailing out the banks than has ever been spent on scientific research (yes, in all fields,…
Crombie’s Last Stand
I didn’t know Keith Crombie. I’d been to his famous Jazz Café once, a long time go. If nothing else, I gleaned this much about him…