Where's the delete key?

Today, for about 10 minutes, I directed Doctor Who. Well, kind of. Well actually, not at all, but it felt good to say it.

In reality, I was at the press launch for a new Doctor Who Exhibition which opens at The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester at the end of March. Unfortunately (or fortunately, as it turns out), I was a little bit late. So, for 10 minutes I had two Cybermen all to myself. Actual REAL Cybermen from off the telly. It feels very peculiar telling a Cyberman where to stand and where to walk. But I enjoyed every minute of it. Not that you can tell from that miserable picture.

What you are looking at in that picture is not a 38 year old man, but a 10 year old little boy.

Look Who's Back! Etc.

Just this second finished the cover for the next issue of outnorthwest. It’s one for the Doctor Who fans. Which we all are, let’s face it.

It marks the return of the programme to TV at the end of March, and the opening of a large Doctor Who exhibition here in Manchester at The Museum of Science & Industry. The media launch is tomorrow, and we’re promised Cybermen! Expect a picture tomorrow :-)

This cover is completely open to change, as always. There’s even the chance we might not even use it, but I thought you’d like to see it anyway. Me? I’d put Doctor Who on the cover every month...

I could be purple.

Yeah. I know. It's been far too long since I put anything on the blog. But I'm back now after a lovely two weeks in Miami (check out the pictures by clicking on the Flickr button on the right there), and I'm raring to go.

So today, an old friend asked me if I'd met Mika yet. I had no idea who he was talking about. Turns out he's only the first truly fabulous pop star of 2007! Grace Kelly sounds like the first single from the love child of Freddie Mercury and Jake Shears. Which, in a sense, it is. And it's pure gold. It's also the most downloaded track on iTunes as we speak.

Check out the video above.

Not only that readers. Not. Only. That. Mika's album Life In Cartoon Motion is a work of total and utter genius and you should really not waste another minute and get yourself to iTunes and download it immediately. Every single track has a huge smile on it's face. You'll love it.

Nice to be back.