Tag Archives: television

Centering the GPS

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: teach-ict.com A pleasant day yesterday. I had intended on writing early morning but overslept slightly, so decided to stash my notebook in my pocket and visit a city centre coffee shop to write before work. Same effect; different output, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Day Job, Film & TV, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

A Media Frenzy And The Nation Watched

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Metro A day of two fascinating halves. On the one one hand I had the day job, which was busy and thick with challenge, and on the other was the live coverage of the stand-off between the police and … Continue reading →

Posted in Day Job, Edinburgh, Editorial Comment, Film & TV, Poetry, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Always The Innocents

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Brainstorm A bad day in Cumbria. 12 people dead and 25 injured by a coward who went on the rampage with a gun. As soon as I heard something was happening, and at the point only 3 were dead, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Day Job, Editorial Comment, Poetry, Politics, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Bad Apples In The BBC Barrel

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: BBC Sitting with Dan Walker on yesterday’s Football Focus was Scotland Football Team Manager, Craig Levein. When asked about his memories of the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, he recalled how Scotland, as the only British representatives in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial Comment, Fiction, Film & TV, Photography, Reading, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

That Was Thursday

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Florencia&Pe It’s a dank, drizzly day over Edinburgh and the only thing putting a spring in my step is the fact that today is Friday. And yesterday wasn’t a great day either, leaving me nothing much to talk about … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Edinburgh, Family, Film & TV, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Glasgow, Music, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Catch-Up and GDR Full Review of 2008

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Banalitie The first half of the holidays are now over and the second are about to begin. Christmas has been and gone and now the New Year celebrations beckon with earnest. Pretty soon, it will all be over, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Day Job, Edinburgh, Family, Film & TV, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Glasgow, Reading, Scotland, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Can’t Think Of A Title

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Malevda I got another confirmation from the publisher that received Stella this morning, this time from a senior acquisitions editor. It was only to say it was in the queue, but the novella seems to be moving up their … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Film & TV, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Freelance, Publishing and Marketing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

October GDR Review

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Redver Today is my last full post until Sunday night. Tomorrow when I leave the office I’ll be heading through to Glasgow on my way to a small village on the south coast of Spain. Naturally, I shall miss … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial Comment, Fiction, Film & TV, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Freelance | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments