¡Hola amigos! Spanish translation makes an impression
Well, look at this – a copy of the Spanish language edition of The Physics Behind… or, if you prefer, Lo Que La Fisica Esconde....
Decline and fall of the talking newspaper
After 38 years of providing a local news lifeline to blind and visually-impaired people, the Newark Talking Newspaper has fallen silent. Launched in 1982 and...
Flexing the autograph muscles
I’d never seen so many copies in one place, and was only slightly daunted at the prospect that I might get writer’s cramp. To coincide...
Buy the book
Alright, I admit it. There is a certain thrill in strolling into a bookshop to find my book on the shelves. It was a few...
Now an author
I should have done this years ago, but the main thing is it’s done. My first book is published and available in all good bookshops...
Student journalism: the next generation
My career as a writer is entirely the result of becoming involved in student journalism, which itself is probably the result of the deathly dull...
Ducking for a Vulcan
I’ve got quite swept up in enthusiasm for the Avro Vulcan, the last airworthy example of which is retiring this year. It’s a remarkable aircraft...
Up hill and down dale
ALWAYS a time for reflection, New Year, and my recent post about the 50,000 miles I clocked up over 18 months in the Citroen DS4...
My own Bourne identity
IN THE 2002 movie, super-cool uber-spy Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) battles to discover his identity by way of fast cars, beautiful women, big guns, and huge...
The day I met Neil Armstrong
If you know only two things about Neil Armstrong, you will know that he was the first man to set foot on the moon, and that after his...