Derren Litten

Sometimes when I'm writing in my little office the screen starts to burn the eyes (my eyes, in fact) and I have to have a break. Now after I've given the doggy a walk around the block I generally come back and do exactly what I shouldn't and that's look at another screen for an hour - the television. I used to like daytime TV when I was a student but apart from the unmissable Deal Or No Deal it's pretty kak these days so it's over to the embarrassingly huge mass of DVDs and I spend half an hour watching Rising Damp, Steptoe and Son, Citizen Smith or if I'm feeling very indulgent an hour with the incomparable Columbo. The problem is the bloody box sets are released so slowly, we're only on Season 3 and I had been waiting an age for that to come out (don't get me started on the final season of 'Oz', I think HBO have forgotten they released the previous 5 seasons). So now I've just watched the 3rd ep of season 3 of Colombo and have spent the good part of an hour marvelling at the brilliance that is Peter Falk. Only problem now is that it's 4.15pm and it's time for Deal Or No Deal… Do I stay in front of the telly or go back to writing for another couple of hours until the repeat on More4+1 at 6.10pm???!! And only yesterday I was saying how easy my job is… Oh! The irony!