I’m not even going to pretend to understand the psychology of how music can take you back to a period in your life, but the evidence of how it helps ...

Radio is changing.  You might not have been aware but many local radio licences are about to become mostly national, resulting in hundreds of job losses, closure of local studios ...

PLEASE DO NOT DM ME. I have turned off social media notifications so won’t see it in a hurry. Stick your question on the timeline using @simonhardwick , or if ...

I suffer from anxiety. Today (10th October 2017) is World Mental Health Day. I’ve rarely discussed my anxiety, even with close friends or family. But I’ve learnt over the years ...

When DSLR camera manufacturers added video capability to their feature set it opened up an affordable way of creating video to a mass market.  Unfortunately they are not suitable for ...

On the eve of a General Election my work colleagues challenged me to create a mash up of these two earworms. I apologise in advance for your brain slowly melting ...

This morning I sent some tweets regarding Encryption. I subsequently had to delete them because they were retweeted out of context by those who wished to use them for political ...

Back in May 2016 I wanted to do something to raise a bit of awareness and money for the British Heart Foundation – a charity that has particular relevance and importance to ...

I’ve long wanted a gazebo/marquee.  They are handy for outside broadcasts to protect you and the kit from the elements, but also for parties and events in the garden.  They’re very ...

Having worked 7 years in TV news I’ve seen a lot of weird stuff happen to live reporters, but this is quite possibly the weirdest.