When I saw A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong towards the end of last year it must have been a sort of test run because the Mischief crew are going big with promoting their new London production and short UK tour run. They're popping up everywhere and releasing lots of promotional content, including this excellent behind-the-scenes video of how the show has come together, and generally what a great bunch of …

In December, we visited Warwick Castle to see their light trail. It was spectacular, although some of the organisation around the site could have been better. But kicking things off with a purple castle is a great way to entice me in.

It's become a bit of a tradition now that each Christmas I set about working on a music playlist to replace some of the more traditional ones on radio and streaming services. I get slightly annoyed with them because they either feature songs that are clearly not Christmassy (slowed down pop tunes for festive adverts should not be there!) or they repeat the same classic tunes over and over. When …

It's been a whole year since I wrote anything about Mischief Theatre, but I recently got to see their festive stage show Christmas Carol Goes Wrong and it was spectacular. I'd previously only seen the BBC version, an hour long special which features the main story of Scrooge and the ghosts, and of course, plenty of things going wrong. The stage show is extended, with more fun and games around …

One of my favourite things about the festive season is revisiting all the great films and TV specials that have gone before. The vast array of choice is only growing with each passing year but there are some classics that will never not be aired over Christmas. Love Actually, the Vicar of Dibley's Christmas Lunch Incident, and these unaired bonus clips from Peter Kay's Car Share. I’d have it every …

Just wanted to share this video as it's some really solid drone work and a nice glimpse inside the White House. Not going to get political or anything, but it might be the last sensible thing to come out of that building for the next four years! I do admire good drone controllers because you want super smooth visuals and in a video like this, the turning circle needs to …

In my grumpier Grinch moments over Christmas, I get annoyed at the playlists and festive collections of songs that feature 'Christmas' songs that I don't think count. Those songs that are slowed down versions of absolute tunes for festive adverts, but otherwise have no connection to December. To rectify the situation, I set about creating a proper playlist, and in 2017 released the first volume. 2021 saw Vol 2 released …