I’m in Newcastle for the weekend to do some plotting with the fine people at Tyneside Cinema and to see Nicolas Roeg introduce his new film, Puffball.  Unfortunately getting here was more of an adventure than it usually is thanks to the heavy rain, and the train was stuck outside Darlington for about an hour. When we got moving we all saw why:

Peter Salmon of BBC North kicks off #digicaparts...Heading out of the DG’s office we bumped into BBC historian Robert Seatter with copies of his great history of TVC!...Few things finer than heading to the station in a London Cab- sadly this one not driven by @jackabnory :-(...Heading off back to Cambridge after exellent time at #encountersSFF – and with all at @wshed !...Heading home after long day but my friend Jamie gave me this to read and it is wonderful :-) out April from Canongate...