Last night johnckirk , totherme , peanutsandwich , nastyicydeath , Cy (WINOLJ), Vernon (WINOLJ) and I went to see Childish Things 4 at the New Theatre in Oxford.  This is an annual variety show in aid of Helen and Douglas House, which is the local childrens' hospice.  It wasn't cheap (£25 a ticket), and it sold out very early, so we had "restricted view" seats, but it was worth every penny ( Read more... )

I don't usually post about TV programmes, but I feel that this is something worth bringing to a wider audience.  BBC2 are currently showing a documentary series about Helen House on Tuesdays at 10.  I think they're about halfway through, but that shouldn't stop you - the individual programmes don't presume knowledge of previous programmes, although ( Read more... )