The Mission: Impossible franchise’s next 2 films are being backed one by one. After the seventh one was delayed now the eighth one which was also filmed concurrently with the seventh has been pushed back. This time the release date of Mission: Impossible is postponed again due to continuing concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic. The new release date has been announced by...

Planet Earth II Live in Concert, from BBC Studios and the acclaimed BBC Natural History Unit that created TV sensations, Blue Planet II and Dynasties, has announced a UK & Ireland arena tour for Spring 2020 rescheduled. There will be Music by Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea & Jasha Klebe for Bleeding Fingers Music in City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Conducted by Matthew Freeman. It will...

It was a great pleasure recently to have a telephone chat with John Sheahan, the last surviving original member of the legendary Irish folk group, The Dubliners.  I had met John in person on the group's 40th and 50th anniversary tours and our conversation this time consisted of sharing anecdotes, stories and even, poetry, as we reminisced about the halcyon days of "The Dubs" and our...

I had been looking forward for some time to seeing this show and after my recent conversation with John Sheahan, the last surviving member of the original Dubliners, I was even more excited. The show, the brainchild of John and another musical legend, Phil Coulter (the Musical Director), is produced by John's daughter, Ceoladh and directed by Maurice Sweeney and recreates the sights and sounds...

At an early age, my late mother introduced me to the delightful light operettas of W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan. It's always a pleasure to attend the annual production by the Birmingham Savoyards and I am really looking forward to my first live viewing of "The Sorcerer" next week.  Watch this space for a review and if you can, get along to see it for yourself. 

The annual production by the Birmingham Savoyards at the Old Rep is always something to be looked forward to and this year's was no exception.  I had watched excerpts from "The Sorcerer" before, but had never seen it live. The whole evening was a pleasure and as usual, combined the witty song lyrics of W.S. Gilbert with the melodic music of Sir  Arthur Sullivan, interspersed with...

Today marks the 78th birthday of Northern Ireland's legendary singer/songwriter, Sir Van Morrison. It was great to see his headline performance at Birmingham's Pairc Festival on Saturday night and an honour to have the opening slot on the indoor stage. A blessed and happy birthday to "Van The Man" and thanks to him for the years of pleasure that his music has brought to so many. 

Spring is in the air! Christmas has been and gone for another year. Summer is calling and we’ve all survived semester one and most of semester two! Whilst everybody is in the holiday spirit planning their getaways there are some wonderful things to do in Brum in the meantime when the sun is shining and when the weather is being very British and chucking it down! There is something for...

All things environment and the perils of our planet are very much topical in the news at the moment. The world is being deeply affected by things like Carbon Emissions and Global warming. We are seeing this through warmer summers and longer Winters. There is less ice in Antarctica than ever before with the polar bears being put at risk because of this. Animals and their habitats are in...

All things environment and the perils of our planet are very much topical in the news at the moment. The world is being deeply affected by things like Carbon Emissions and Global warming. We are seeing this through warmer summers and longer Winters. There is less ice in Antarctica than ever before with the polar bears being put at risk because of this. Animals and their habitats are in danger,...