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The hills of Lochnagar

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:52:49 +0100

Some 20 odd years ago we skated on a frozen Loch Muick so I was really looking forward to revisiting this area again.

Kenny tackles Schiehallion

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:42:29 +0100

Schiehallion is probably one of Scotland's most famous mountains - in fact it was used in an experiment in 1774 to measure the mass of the earth.

Beinn Narnain and Beinn Ime by Arrochar

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:50:21 +0100

The path you're following has concrete bases every so often left over from a hydro project, it looks like you're about to walk into a large rock but trust me just go straight over and keep going.

Ben Vane by Loch Lomond

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:59:04 +0100

This may be one of the smallest Munros but it has a great wee climb with a well defined path up and down from the summit.

Five Munros at Glen Ey

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:21:38 +0100

This is a mammoth walk and not one for the faint hearted, this walk takes in Carn Bhac, Beinn Iutharn Mhor, Carn an Righ, Glas Tulaichean and An Socach.

Kenny bags four Munros in a day

Mon, 03 May 2010 09:23:50 +0100

One good thing about Hill walking is it gives you time to clear your head and that's why I chose this mammoth task of climbing four Munros in a day.

Reaching 50 is no bad thing

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:32:10 +0100

According to my Munro book Ben Challum is a dull walk! I disagree - there's a false summit, a lovely ridge walk and fantastic views of the better known hills in the area.

Ben Vorlich Loch Lomond

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:44:27 +0000

This is a steep and lung busting ascent, bringing you out on the south ridge of Ben Vorlich but with great views across to Loch Long.

Meall nan Tarmachan

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:07:22 +0000

The views we got were amazing with Ben Lawers and its three sisters one way and a clear view along the ridge.

Kenny blogs on climbing snowy Beinn Chabhair

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:11:01 +0000

This is a hard ridge with peaks and troughs with the last section gaining height in a very short distance and challenging trekking, ice axe and crampons a must.

Got Leverage?

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:06:04 +0000

Christmas is over. We're well into January. What this actually means, finally, is some decent telly. But forget the return of 24 and Lost, the most unmissable US show of the next few weeks is Leverage.

Geek Chic on the Beeb

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:30:00 +0000

How can it be that we're gearing up for the end of Being Human season one already? And what kind of a world is it in which we live where American series do 22 episodes in a run and we get six? Pah.

The morning after the night before

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:30:00 +0000

The concern with me blogging so much about Being Human and being so fulsome in my praise about it is that it may have looked to the outside world as if somehow I had developed a soft spot for the show so vast that I overlooked all the problems with it. Well episode one has aired. So now you know I wasn't just being a squeeing geek. Well no more than usual.

It's almost time...

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0000

The wait is almost over. Being Human starts on BBC Three on Sunday night at 9pm. Yay. In the same timeslot as both Lost and new Supernatural. Boo. Talk about making things difficult for yourself.

Russell Tovey 'was in the frame' for eleventh Doctor

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:30:00 +0000

He may be playing the lead in the BBC's hotly anticipated new genre show Being Human, but Russell Tovey has spoken for the first time at exactly how close he came to being given the keys to the Tardis and the biggest job in scifi.

It's that time of the year...

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:30:00 +0000

Yep, 2008 is almost over, what better time to look back at what has lit up the cinematic world - and died like a damp squib - over the last twelve months. The big question is, will you agree with me?

And the third time's a charm

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:30:00 +0000

Well finally we've seen Annie. But only seen her. The Beeb (or possibly writer Toby Whithouse) is an utter utter tease. She doesn't even speak!

The first look at the new Mitchell...

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:30:00 +0000

When Aidan Turner got the role of Mitchell in Being Human there were a lot of people convinced he wouldn't be able to do what Guy Flanagan did in the pilot. I say a lot. Not a lot maybe, but certainly a vocal minority of the people who fell in love with the show when it was first shown.

Being Human goodies ahoy

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:30:00 +0000

The Americanisation of British things is often a bad thing. People in shops telling you to 'have a nice day', the use of 'z' rather than 's' in way too many words, the fact that if you order a large coffee nowadays it's actually a bucket that you could swim in and priced accordingly.

Have you TRIED turning it off an on again?

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:30:00 +0000

Interview with the Vampire

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:30:00 +0000

One of the things I love about my job is that no two days are ever the same. There's always something unusual going on and it means there's never a dull moment.<

Interview with the Vampire

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0000

One of the things I love about my job is that no two days are ever the same. There's always something unusual going on and it means there's never a dull moment.

Live long and prosper...

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:30:00 +0000

Newly human: Meet our new Annie and Mitchell

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:05:00 +0000

Doctor who?

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:30:00 +0000

Suffice to say if you were a BBC Press Officer yesterday was probably the kind of day that left you huddled under your desk weeping.