Occasional Jottings

Taskmaster  (season 19, 2025) A sudden jump to season 19, as K - who I watch with - managed to grind through everything from 5 to 18 w...

Book Lovers  by Emily Henry (2022) Enjoyable and readable bit of nonsense. One Night on the Island by Josie Silver (2022) If th...

Wayfaring Stranger  by Emma John (2019) Bluegrass is not a musical style I know much about and, having listened to a little now while ...

Hot Pursuit  (2015) Slightly ho-hum buddy movie, showing its age with some clichés (particularly about women) that I hope wouldn't...

Wild Man Creek  by Robyn Carr (2011) There's obviously a formula to the Virgin River  books, but Robyn Carr does a good job of var...

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020) I've been meaning to watch this for a while, having heard acceptable thing...

Back to the Future  (1985) Forty years old and as fresh as a daisy (although I'm not sure what's specifically so pristine abou...