The beginning of a NewYear and, as with every new year, a time to reflect - a time to look forward but also a time to look back.  I am sure you do the same, but in my case I have been especially looking back for a few good weeks now.    Every year without fail, as the corks pop and the fireworks crackle, I cast my mind over the previous year, often feeling sad at the dwindling amount of professional work, if any, that I do now, whilst at the same time looking to the new year

Surprise, surprise!  The first full AI actor created by the boys of Silicon Valley is an actress.  Who would have thought it?  Tilly Norwood’s career, launched at the beginning of October, has apparently been described by them thus:-  “This is a young woman who will do whatever we  say, whatever  we want,” and some Hollywood agents have already expressed an interest in representing her!   If you were in any doubt that AI was a threat to actors’ work opportunities you must be

Mother and Father With the impressive VE Day 80 celebrations today and given my pride in my association with veterans for five years as...

Suddenly the Netflix drama series, ‘Adolescence’, has hit the news and the public imagination. A week or so ago I watched the first three...

It’s at times like these I start to wonder whether we are living like Alice, in Wonderland. Not because things are particularly ‘wonder’...

Firstly, a big thank you. I was really cheered and encouraged by the response to my first step into the world of blogging and though that...

Welcome to my blog!  Not written one before.  Wanted to, but not confident anyone would be interested in my ramblings.  Why should anyone...