Artists: René Magritte, Howard Hodgkin, Sally Morgan, André Derain, Banksy, William Orpen, Johannes Vermeer, Max Beckmann, Bill Viola, ...
Music
The Who, Arvo Pärt, Feeder, AC/DC, The B-52's, The Dandy Warhols, Pixies, The Tragically Hip, The Dukes Of Hang-Gliding, Late Junction on Radio 3, Arctic Monkeys, The Sex Pistols, Brian Eno's Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks, Eels, ...
Movies
Harold and Maude, Andrei Rublev, Groundhog Day, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Waking Life, Franz Kafka's It's A Wonderful Life, Team America World Police, Pane E Tulipani, Happy Man, Sideways, In the Realms of the Unreal - The Mystery of Henry Darger, Galaxy Quest, Monsoon Wedding, ...
Television
Thunderbirds, Outlaws, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Antiques Roadshow, The Fast Show, Who Do You Think You Are, Planet Earth, QI, ...
Radio: I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, Just A Minute, Banter, ...
Books
"Mr Phillips" by John Lanchester, "Any Human Heart" by William Boyd, "An Evil Cradling" by Brian Keenan, "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin" by David Nobbs, "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron, "The Man Who Planted Trees" by Jean Giono, "Mauve" by Simon Garfield, "Ladder of Years" and "A Patchwork Planet" by Anne Tyler, "A Very Long Engagement" by Sebastien Japrisot, "Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka, "The Thought Gang" and "The Collector Collector" by Tibor Fischer, "Life - A User's Manual" by Georges Perec, "The Catcher In The Rye" by J D Salinger, "The Blackwater Lightship" by Colm Toibin, "An Intimate History of Humanity" by Theodore Zeldin, "Jitterbug Perfume" and "Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates" by Tom Robbins, "The Clown" and "Group Portrait With Lady" by Heinrich Böll, "What A Carve Up!" by Jonathan Coe, "My Place" by Sally Morgan, "The Awakening Earth" by Peter Russell, ...
About me:
I get joy from exploring and making things which surprise me and having my eyes opened to magic and beauty and ideas that make me think that there is something beyond the material world. When I am not being rather too serious, I like to laugh. A lot.
In the run-up to the World Beard Championships, have a look at
The Beard Blog
And here is my first foray into music video production - starring a young punk called Leo with the song "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" by the Arctic Monkeys. As one friend described it, "An absolutely fantastic bit of fun". Enjoy!
Who I'd like to meet: Photographers, painters, sculptors, animators, computer graphicists, poets, clowns, anyone who has any ideas of how to get funding for art projects (in particular I have been getting a great response from people who have seen my Group Photograph animated film and I would like to be able to develop it further and get it to a wider audience), frisbee chuckers, Scrabble players (particularly if you are in North Norfolk).
