then
notes from the present and the past

open wide
March 21, 2021
In Newcastle, young dentists learn their trade and the BBC wants a pilot.

Grieving with CS lewis
March 21, 2021
A day spent chronicling the stories of the women CS Lewis loved in glorious autumnal Oxford.

looking up
March 21, 2021
Shooting begins on a landmark project about a landmark project, for ITV. Then it stops again.

cold comfort in Connecticut
March 21, 2021
Michael Grade arrives in New England for day one of filming on Tom Thumb in sub-zero temperatures. I’m already outside.

Extremely cold in New England
March 21, 2021
Michael Grade most entertaining in New England as snow piles up on Tom Thumb’s grave

November effect makes slow TV slow going
March 21, 2021
The Norwegians have pioneered a new kind of TV that moves at glacial speed. I’ve been making it this slow for thirty years.