Zoomy's thing

I was in a hotel on Saturday night, so I'd probably have to pretend I missed Doctor Who. But we're only pretending it's fifty ye...

I'm actually quite pleasantly surprised by how well I did at the world championship - I went into it with the intention of just getting ...

I feel I should point out that that Telegraph article makes me out to be a lot more seditious that I actually am. He turned a statement that...

There's an article in the Telegraph today about the world championship. I'm shockingly misquoted - I didn't wonder whether I...

Here I am in glamorous Croydon, after the first day of the World Memory Championship 2013! We're in a surprisingly silent conference cen...

I know I've been talking about Doctor Who a lot lately, but it was that good. The fiftieth anniversary special was amazing! Rather than...

I thought it would be fun to watch an episode of Doctor Who every Saturday, fifty years after it was first shown, and also share with my blo...

Okay, it was three weeks ago, but here's my account of my German TV adventure! Although in some ways planned in advance, the trip to G...

Sorry I haven't blogged for such a long time. I've got a half-written account of my fun exploits in Germany to finish, and I'll ...

People occasionally invite me to connect on LinkedIn, which if you're sensible enough not to have heard of it is a sort of social networ...

The Enemy Of The World really is a wonderful example of Doctor Who in the late sixties, and I heartily recommend it to everyone! Go and watc...

Doctor Whooooo! Two whole stories (nearly) from the Patrick Troughton era found in Nigeria! That's my evenings occupied for the next wee...

I quite like a bit of American wrestling now and then, and lately I've been enjoying following the latest WWE goings-on. So I thought we...

I've spent the last 24 hours not being able to remember the quaint olde-worlde name for that skittles game. I'm recording it on my b...

Did you know that D H Lawrence was born in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire? I find myself in Eastwood today and tomorrow for a training course in ...

As I've probably mentioned before, I'm a sucker for anything muppet-related, and surprisingly passionate about TV shows intended for...

I've got a terrible cold. I was going to go into work today, but instead I've only ventured as far as the Co-op to buy some lemsip, ...

When I was at primary school, there was a TV show called Record Breakers, which showcased people breaking world records, and had a very catc...

Well, Weird Internet Friend #2 is safely on his way back to America, hopefully (I left him in the capable hands of Another Weird Internet Fr...

I should have mentioned last night that the Kölner Dom is a really beautiful building. I went along to see it this morning, seeing as it...