Afterwards on Sunday night I drove through darkness to a secret location in London - a friend’s house. She passed me a black briefcase.... I clicked the golden latches and they flicked upwards. I opened slowly, slowly opened the case and out poured a shaft of golden light. It bathed my face as I looked on in wonder.   more »

Gil Scott Heron will be coming to Southbank Centre in April on his European tour. It is a highlight of my residency at Southbank that he will be performing in my home. His comeback was first announced nationally in my BBC radio documentary Pieces of A Man in march 2009 after visiting him in New York.   more »

I wave goodbye and outside the shop I watch an old old Jamaican man struggle and lean forward against a near blizzard as he crosses the busy interscection. Sometimes I see people and think of mortality.   more »

There are some things guaranteed over the next two years. Science will take a more centre stage in public consciousness. Gil Scott Heron will come to England. Comedian Marcus Brigstocke will shoot through the stratosphere and Shlomo s new theatre show Boxed will be a hit.   more »

The Prime Minister has asked me to inform you, in strict confidence, that having accepted the advice of the Cabinet Secretary and the Main Honours Committee, he proposes to submit your name to The Queen”   more »