Since we returned to live in Jersey I have become obsessed with the use of granite in various walls, houses,…
Petit Plémont
Full moon on Friday night, and after some equivocation I decided to spend the night at the Petit Plémont headland.…
Early summer: landscapes of salt and dust
After one of the wettest winters on record, we shifted abruptly into one of the driest spring and early summers…
How my career in television began
I wrote this piece in 2018, as I prepared to leave the BBC. I’d spent 29 years working there, but…
Night out at Beauport
On Wednesday I decided to spend the night out. It was full moon, and I’d been thinking for some time…
The Key to Afghanistan
This piece was written in 1999, after I’d made multiple trekking trips to the Pamir mountains in Tajikistan with my…
Wild, Wild Grosnez
Yesterday I headed up to Grosnez on a day of brutal winds and savage hailstorms. When a westerly is blowing…
Film photography
Since getting back to Jersey I’ve ramped up my commitment to old school film photography. My use of film never…
A mixed bag
And at last the much anticipated calmer weather has arrived. A gorgeous weekend of sunshine and light NE winds. This…
Planning appeal against Ker du Pons
For the last week I’ve been writing an appeal against the (over)development of a neighbouring property, Ker du Pons. It’s…
