★★★★✩ Superbly suited to the tight space of The Crucible theatre’s Studio stage, the talented cast bring alive a real-life war story in this refreshingly non-London-centric production.
by Andrew Burdett · Published Sunday, 18 September 2016 · Last modified Thursday, 22 September 2016
Carrying in the abundance of stuff from your dad’s car; making up a bed for, likely, the first time in your life; and setting up your devices on the campus Wi-Fi. All are difficult yet essential parts of Day One at university.
But first and foremost of all is, surely, the fridge-shelf landgrab.
Seeing this year’s leavers, who last year were in the Year 5 classes I assisted, was my reward for doing this fun, end-of-term film at Furze Platt Junior School.
Current Events / Featured / Recently in the News / Today
by Andrew Burdett · Published Thursday, 30 June 2016
The UK needs a strong government and equally strong opposition in place to take the country forward in these unprecedented times.
It is unforgivable for newspapers to sensationalise stories, without bothering to check even the most basic of facts.
by Andrew Burdett · Published Wednesday, 6 January 2016 · Last modified Tuesday, 16 February 2016
You’ve seen Charlie Brooker’s take on 2015, now here’s my own review of the year.
Announcements / Family / Today / University
by Andrew Burdett · Published Monday, 21 September 2015 · Last modified Friday, 30 October 2015
It’s dawn on the morning after the night before. Around me, my new flatmates are yet to wake from their first-night Freshers’ slumbers. But I, in my own cosy corner of the vast Endcliffe student accommodation village, am awake and raring to go.
Today, in its own small and unmarked way, was for me the end of an era. After five years as its Editor, my final edition of InSpire, the church magazine of St Luke’s, Maidenhead, was published.
AB Productions / Featured / Today / Video
by Andrew Burdett · Published Tuesday, 8 September 2015 · Last modified Tuesday, 16 February 2016
In my latest video, I can be seen taking to the skies above west-Berkshire, during an introductory flying lesson. In this post, you can watch the film and read production notes about the making of.
Maidenhead / Summer 2015 / Today
by Andrew Burdett · Published Tuesday, 8 September 2015 · Last modified Monday, 14 September 2015
Today at noon, I found myself at White Waltham Airfield in Berkshire, preparing for take-off during an introductory flying lesson. Once in the skies, we passed over wide fields, busy road networks, and the ribboning Thames below. Still persists the childlike wonder of seeing from above the places one thinks one knows so well.
I love my life. Lots of people say that – and they may be right – but I try not to forget just how fortunate I am. Above everything else, I've got a pair of the most devoted, loving parents in the world, and I do (quite literally) owe my life to them. Of course I take things for granted, but through Scouting and Christianity, I try to put my bit back into society too. My interests are music, theatre, and English... and I make a pretty bomb flapjack too.
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