Category Archives: "Newsletters"

In my eightieth year   A warm thank you to those who sent me such sweet and generous birthday wishes. I am now more than 28,836 days old and almost certainly in the last act

I was hoping to get this newsletter online to wish everybody a very happy Christmas, but terrible storms hit us in the south of England, and knocked out power to thousands of homes, including ours.

Mary Tamm The dreadful news of Mary Tamm’s death amazed me. I had no idea she was ill. We got on terribly well and I admired her wit and style and warmth. We used to

Autograph session at St Michael’s Hospice On Sunday I attended a fund raising event at St. Michael’s Hospice, Hastings. This is because of my experience at the London Hospice where I went to say goodbye

Nick Courtney’s Memorial Last Friday I went up to London for The Brigadier’s memorial service at St Paul’s Church in Covent Garden. It’s known as the actor’s church. Nick Courtney loved the old place. There

1948 – 2011 Sarah Jane dead? No, impossible! Impossible. Only last week I agreed to do six new audio adventures with her for Big Finish Productions. She can’t be dead. But she is: she died

This morning Nicholas Briggs and David Richardson from Big Finish joined me in my kitchen to record two podcasts about the new CDs I’ve agreed to do. Sue took some pictures. We record the first

The Brigadier is dead   Nick Courtney died yesterday after a very long and painful battle with cancer. I went to say goodbye to him on Friday at the wonderful hospice near Belsize Park in

My new recording of The Boy Who Kicked Pigs Some of you may know my little book, The Boy Who Kicked Pigs. I have recently recorded a new version and this is available as a

Haunted Britain It’s been a busy few months, what with writing, voiceovers and keeping Poppy amused! Having played ghosts a few times in my career, I have just written the foreword to the new AA