It’s been a few months since my documentary God Next Door aired on BBC Radio 4. I have been reflecting on what an incredible journey it was. If it’s OK with you, I wanted to pop by your inbox and share some of that - because I think it matters.
Read → September 30, 2024
My new documentary - God Next Door - out now on BBC Sounds.
Read → July 26, 2024
The disappearance of Nicola Bulley has attracted an industry of TikTok sleuths and amateur detectives - some sharing theories online, others visiting the scene to make content. Who are these people? And what draws somebody to the scene of a disappearance?
Read → February 15, 2023
I have made a new documentary called Dark Patterns - and it’s all about the manipulative tricks that some websites use to make us click and buy.
Read → February 15, 2022
Nigel Bromage was 15 when he was handed a leaflet at school. Joining a group campaigning against the IRA, a cause he believed in, soon became membership – and then leadership – of a neo-Nazi organisation. Nigel joined me on talkRADIO to tell his story, and explain how the group
Read → September 20, 2021
This column first appeared in the Lancashire Evening Post. It is Tuesday and I am finding happiness. I have watched a video and apparently happiness can be found somewhere between the linin basket and the boxes under the bed. Or, sometimes, in the cutlery draw. I am decluttering. And by
Read → August 31, 2021
This column first appeared in the Lancashire Post It is Friday and everything is set. We have friends coming up from London and plans laid. I have booked time off work. I have built the BBQ. I have bought some new garden furniture. I have installed a new patio
Read → July 20, 2021
May marked the fourth anniversary of the Manchester Arena bombing – and while four years isn’t a significant anniversary, it was the anniversary of something very significant. I joined Times Radio, live from the heart of Manchester, to reflect on those four years and the events being held to mark
Read → June 03, 2021
As much as anything else, I remember the relentless buzz of news and police helicopters. The sky seemed to be busier than the city streets below. Every night, for what felt like weeks, the piercing sound of police sirens cut through any moment of peace. My apartment overlooked the Manchester
Read → May 21, 2021
You’re going to hear a lot about Bolton this week. And not just from me, banging on about Bolton Wanderers’ spectacular promotion last weekend. Although, while we’re on the subject, we were 20th in February and finished 3rd overall. Really, quite something. Anyway. The real reason is altogether more troubling.
Read → May 14, 2021