Jon’s Blog

Ever since I was was young, I've always loved the classic poem: "The Night Before Christmas" - and this year, I wanted to try to write my own version that captures something of the anticipation of the what awaits the world on Christmas morning, but in the same...

I don't know if you're the same but we've got one of those kitchen drawers where we tend to shove all those small instructions manuals that come with stuff we've bought! There's a huge wealth of information all crunched up together and shoved in the back there,...

Quick pop quiz question for you: where does the phrase: "It's life Jim, but not as we know it." originally come from? If, like me, you thought it was the original Star Trek series... you'd be wrong. Kind of. The phrase everyone quotes "but not as we know it..."...

So in recent days we've had calls from Lorraine Kelly to cancel it, Giles Brandreth thinks we should postpone it, and pressure is mounting on Boris Johnson to save it... but whether it is put back or put off completely - one thing is sure... this will be a Christmas...

Can you feel the love tonight? I know, I know, I apologize... there are certain lyrics that, once quoted, you can't help but start singing in your mind - and certain songs that get lodged in there - and this is one you'll probably be singing all day now(!)... So, why...

Who's afraid of Friday 13th? A couple of years ago now (actually, I looked it up and it's almost a decade ago scarily enough!), I had a meeting up in Brecon. I arrived early, and was ordering a coffee in the cafe where we were meeting. It was clear that the person...