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Let’s talk about Ted – the beauty of the spoken word
I just want to pull your attention away from the memes and such on social media for a moment – even this particular one, which kills me: There is a…
5 ways to prepare for Game of Thrones season five
IT’S BACK IT’S BACK IT’S BACK IT’S BACK IT’S BACK!!! *inhale* I’m as excited as Margaery Tyrell’s heaving bosom. Or is her name officially Lannister now? Or not anymore? Who…
What’s in my mouth?
We did something a little different when we recorded our podcast this week – we popped a section of it up on YouTube. We got a bit silly and played…
Why you should be watching Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
If you’re into subtle television programming, then let’s get one thing out of the way: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is not for you. Watching the show is like showering in glitter, attending…
What to watch now Broadchurch is over
It’s been a week since Broadchurch ended, and I don’t know about you but I’ve mainly spent the last 7 days thinking the same two things. 1 – Broadchurch had…
High Tea Comedy at the Leicester Comedy Festival 2015
Every February, Leicester holds one of the world’s largest comedy festivals. Tis a ruddy good festival and I’ve even blogged about it before. Ever since coming to Leicester, I have…
TV for sick days
Recently I’ve had a bit of time off work ill. Not the kind of ill where you’re throwing up, the kind of ill where you can’t be bothered engaging with…
You should probably join a Book Club
There’s a word I hate, and that word is “hobby”. It hurts coming out of my mouth and it hurts my ears and it calls to mind over-active pre-teens and…
A 2015 reading list for every type of bookworm (a work in progress)
Reading has always been my “thing”, but for various reasons last year I just didn’t get much done. A combination of moving houses and cities, selling my house and starting…
Happy songs to improve your day by 200%
My last few posts on The High Tea Cast have been a little sad/angry, so I thought for a fresh start to the year, I’d stop being such a negi-Glenn and…
4 funny podcasts to fill the gaping hole that Serial left
So Serial – the weekly podcast following the murder mystery of Hae Min Lee in 1999, for which her ex boyfriend was convicted without sufficient evidence – is over. Until…
Discovering Justin Furstenfeld
It’s no secret that I’m a massive pop junkie, but what you may not know is that I’m also a huge fan of anything even vaguely acoustic. There’s something about…