I first met Lemn when he was 17 years old – a young care leaver, living in a tiny flat in Wigan, so bereft of any sense of home, the emptiness was palpable. Read more [...]

I met a gentle heroine of mine - Cathy Tyson a wonderful actor who recently visited Ethiopia and whom I have secretly been a fan of for many years. She said she was a fan of mine too. But I am sure she was just being nice. Read more [...]

This morning at 8.10am my friend of nearly twenty years the tv producer and presenter David Akinsanya and I cycle the regents canal to Angel Islington. We are here to meet Clare Tickell and Vivien Fowle of Action for Children. Read more [...]

As Southbank centre artist in residence I have given approximately seventy thousand pounds to new and/or developing artists. Read more [...]

Maybe Mothers Day is connected to the other most significant day of this year: Sunday is the first Day of Spring. Read more [...]

I turn only to be confronted by two police officers “What’s your problem” says a female officer with no trace of irony. My brain slips what is this? Read more [...]

Highlights of my week? Spending time (the journalist and I) with Anita Anand and Simon Singh was pretty wonderful. Seeing Marcus Brigstock in the Cape Farewell offices was a blast. Lovely man. Read more [...]

Here’s a little Summary of 2008. Throughout I have been artist in residence at The Southbank centre supported by The Paul Hamlyn Foundation. Read more [...]

These young homeless people are living in the shadow of the south bank yet most of them have never visited. How can I get them to the south bank? How can I get them to meet other artists of their age? How can I get them to contact and connect? How can I at least provide what may be a fleeting and what could be a lasting impression of contact with the arts Read more [...]

These are some of the off record Highlights from Monday to Friday, that it are easy to miss in the blog. The blog seems to be developing into a record of events. Event happens backstage as much as front stage. If you change the word "events" for the word "life" the last sentence works the same. Read more [...]