Below you will see a selection of travel, film, and entertainment features I’ve written for publications including the Daily Echo, Film Stories Magazine, and Cinema Retro. Above is a picture of the ancient city of Ephesus in Turkey, that looks like something Indiana Jones might have explored on his travels. I visited Ephesus in May 2025 as part of a travel feature for the Echo, where I also got the chance to roam around several of the Greek islands. You can read all about it below.
Daily Echo: ‘On board Majestic Princess in the Med’
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/25172770.princess-cruises-board-majestic-princess-med/
Picture credit: Matt Davey
Daily Echo: ‘What it’s like to holiday aboard Sky Princess’
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/23488796.princess-cruises-like-holiday-aboard-sky-princess/
Picture credit: Matt Davey
Daily Echo: ‘The Lion King celebrates 25th anniversary on the West End’
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24616849.lion-king-celebrates-25th-anniversary-west-end/
Picture credit: Brinkoff and Mogenburg
Daily Echo: ‘Hamilton creator tells all about his smash hit’
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24599506.hamilton-creator-lin-manuel-miranda-tells-smash-hit/
Picture credit: PR
Daily Echo: ‘Lin-Manuel Miranda supports Mayflower Theatre redevelopment’
Picture credit: PR/Mayflower Theatre
Daily Echo: ‘Fisherman’s Friends and Barbara Dickson wow crowds at Wickham Festival’
Picture credit: Rockstarimages
Daily Echo: ‘I tried Southampton Ghost Tours and this is what I thought’
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/23887245.tried-southampton-ghost-tours-thought/
Picture credit: Matt Davey
Film Stories Magazine: ‘Riding into the sunset – How 1969 marked the last big year for the Western’ (Pages 58-61)
https://s3.amazonaws.com/external_clips/4262117/Film_Stories_issue_25.pdf?1658610744
Picture credit: Film Stories Magazine
Film Stories Magazine: ‘007 is ready for you’ (Pages 60-62)
https://s3.amazonaws.com/external_clips/4262130/Film_Stories_issue_32.pdf?1658611819
Picture credit: Film Stories Magazine
Film Stories Magazine: ‘Tales of a Western legend’ (Pages 58-60)
https://s3.amazonaws.com/external_clips/4334617/Film_Stories_issue_35.pdf?1663669437
Picture credit: Film Stories Magazine
Cinema Retro: ‘Red Sun: An appreciation of the ultimate Eastern Western’
Picture credit: Cinema Retro
Cinema Retro: ‘The Valachi Papers – 50 years in the shadow of The Godfather’
Picture credit: Cinema Retro
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