Tuesday, December 22, 2009
looking back and looking forward
a few days before christmas and i was all set to be going back to luton
to spend it with the family although with the snow situation as it is
that may be changing. the roads are apparently very clogged in luton and
i don’t fancy walking the three miles from the railway station to my
mother’s home. anyways to anyone interested in what is in store for next
year for myself i thought i would share a few things. my contract with
The Guardian and The Observer was renewed this month which is brilliant
news and so that means that I will be writing lots for the paper in the
next 12 months. I will also be doing a few videos for the Guadian
website which should be fun.
Radio-wise next year I have a number of documentaries already in the
pipeline- one on Dr Marten boots, another on Johnny Cash and a third on
class and social mobility. Hopefully there will be others but they are
not yet confirmed.
Television wise I will be doing my first report for The Culture Show on
January 21st and I am really looking forward to that. If it goes well I
will hopefully be doing more. I am hoping to either present or direct a
tv documentary next year but getting the blasted things commissioned is
such hard work especially theses days but hey its good to have
ambitions.
talking of ambitions i am starting adult swimming classes in january-
who knows if i will actually learn to swim but its something i would
love to be able to do- for health if no other reason. i am also planning
on eating porridge for breakfast. i had it for the first time ever
yesterday, again for healh reasons as it is meant to be good for the
heart and lowering cholestrol and all that.
i am also hoping to knuckle down and think about my follow up book. i
have a few ideas but i don’t yet have an agent after the sad death of
Kate Jones so it is something i need to really work on.
i have also just bought a digital camera and would dearly love to start using it in a semi-professional capacity. i have some ideas on that but best not to jinx them.
so thats a rough outline of what the start of the year at least looks like- my real ambition for 2010 is that I and my family and loved ones see out the next year healthy and safe and possibly happy.