“In the Year of our Lord 1314, patriots of Scotland – starving and outnumbered – charged the fields of Bannockburn. They fought like warrior poets; they fought like Scotsmen, and won their freedom.” So ended Braveheart which provoked strong reactions worldwide, not least because it starred an Australian as one […]

It goes without saying that Fabrice Muamba, the 23-year-old Bolton Wanderers Midfielder, has taken over the news and is at the forefront of topics of conversation worldwide over the past few days. Whilst on the pitch, the young dad suffered a cardiac arrest four minutes before half time of Saturday’s […]

Robert Bales, the married father of two, murdered in cold blood 16 innocent Afghans including nine children, and then set their corpses ablaze. He has been transferred to Fort Leavenworth military prison where he will be psycho-analysed by doctors who have experience of working with people like this. John Henry Browne, […]

A country boy’s completely unwarranted take on pop psychology. Under great duress I’m writing this frustrated and desperate letter and I’m urging you readers not to take it seriously. I am heavily under the influence of several drugs as well as alcohol and television, so I’m legally covered by temporary […]

Over the last three years, the BBC F1 presenting team have unquestionably breathed a much needed breath of fresh air into the coverage of sport in the UK. ITV, who had previously held the coverage rights, lacked the dynamism now shown in abundance by the BBC. The broadcast frequently began […]

Having always been a strong supporter of the war in Afghanistan, when I awoke on Sunday morning to read the reports of a rogue US soldier in the Kandahar Province killing 16 innocent civilians, I could not help but re-question my own views and examine the potential futility of the […]

As a great fan of cinema and film I have always enjoyed debating what messages, ideas and other possibilities can be transplanted from reel to real world. In this series of articles I will endeavour to open up some of these debates. I do not intend to provide a comprehensive […]

Ten Years ago everybody knew what a Gameboy was. Nintendo simply dominated the handheld gaming market. A decade later, and it is a completely different game. In the intervening years Nintendo has released the Nintendo DS, a portable gaming device that provided a completely unique gaming experience that could not be achieved […]