Richard’s Blog

THE BEARDED BROTHER

THE BEARDED BROTHER

I’ve grown a beard. It feels good to finally peel back the layers of David Beckham-inspired metrosexuality and add a few layers of, err, David Beckham-inspired alpha manliness. Not that I’m a lemming to the stylistic whims of Sir David or anything. Actually, it was...

AN AFRICAN CARRY ON

AN AFRICAN CARRY ON

How I landed my big break in television It’s April 2002. I’m hitchhiking from Teshie-Nungua on the coast of Accra in Ghana to the border of Togo on a desolate, dusty road, and it’s hotter than Halle Berry in a pair of killer heels at a chilli-eating contest. The rusty...

FACING MY FEARS

FACING MY FEARS

Taking flight and doing wonderful things for charity… In early 2002, I packed my bags and headed to Ghana to work as a volunteer for a charity that helped thousands of underprivileged kids in West Africa. I’d agreed to teach English and help out at an orphanage in a...

Men To Replace David Moyes

Men To Replace David Moyes

David Moyes looks like a dead man walking at Manchester United, but are there any better candidates for the job? Of course there are. TOP 10 CANDIDATES TO REPLACE MOYES Laurent Blanc If and when Moyes leaves United, it’s almost certain that he’ll be replaced by the...

WET MILLENNIUM, DRY JANUARY

WET MILLENNIUM, DRY JANUARY

I’ve just completed my 13th consecutive Dry January. It’s a time of year I’ve come to enjoy – after a succession of over-indulgent Christmas shindigs, I genuinely look forward to a month of cleansing. However, not everyone approves of such wholesome living. I once...