Its good to be back! We've missed you all... What a year it's been. Celebrate the lives of Sydney Poitier, Betty White, Desmond Tutu and Joan Didion. Biohacking - what the heck is that? Watch Un-Natural selection as recommended by The Yank. Maxwell and Prince Andrew are still on our minds and in the news. The Queen of Domestic Noir - Julia Crouch, is back with The New Mother a must read. The Yank chooses a Blanc Priorat 2018 for the New Year. Cheers! Paul MacVeigh was commissioned by BBC Radio 4 to write the Christmas Story - listen here https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0012rty