It's about time I revised my lists of favourite things. I gave myself 10 things to make it a bit easier this time....
August 2008

BOOKS
  • Honest to God - John Robinson
  • The Diary of a Nobody - George & Weedon Grossmith
  • Three Men in A Boat - Jerome K Jerome
  • Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintainence - Robert Persig
  • Superpig - Willie Rushton
  • Moab is my Washpot - Stephen Fry
TV PROGRAMMES
  • The Beiderbecke Trilogy - Alan Plater
  • The Day Today
  • Doctor Who
  • A Very Peculiar Practice - Andrew Davies
  • Northern Exposure
  • A Bit of Fry and Laurie
  • The Young ONes
  • The Prisoner
FILMS
  • Annie Hall
  • Bladerunner
  • Gregory's Girl
  • The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
  • Blow-Up
POP ALBUMS
  • L.A. Woman - The Doors
  • Lexicon of Love - ABC
  • Sign 'o' the Times - Prince
  • Station to Station - David Bowie
  • Dare - Human League
  • Aja - Steely Dan
  • United Kingdoms - Ultramarine
  • Who's Next - The Who
  • SMiLE - Brian Wilson/The Beach Boys
  • Tadpoles - The Bonzo Dog Band
  • In the Land of the Grey and Pink - Caravan
  • Zazu - Rosie Vela
  • Entroducing - DJ Shadow
  • Selling England by the Pound - Genesis
  • Clutching at Straws - Marillion
  • Marbles - Marillion
  • Tubular Bells II - Mike Oldfield
  • Middle of Nowhere - Orbital
  • Cupid & Psyche 85 - Scritti Politti
  • Songs from the Big Chair - Tears for Fears
  • Infected - The The
  • Second Toughest in the Infants - Underworld
SINGLES
  • Pop Muzik - M
  • All of my Heart - ABC
  • Party Fears Two - Associates
  • Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
  • Heartof glass - Blondie
  • Word up - cameo
  • Wishful Thinking - China Crisis
  • Pump it Up - Elvis Costello
  • Start! - The Jam
  • New Life - Depeche Mode
  • She Blinded me with Science - Thomas Dolby
  • Temptation - Heaven 17
  • Don't you Want Me - Human League
  • Our House - Madness
  • What have I done to Deserve this? - Pet Shop Boys
  • Let's Go Crazy - Prince
  • Duel - Propaganda
  • Embracing the Sunshine - BT
  • Open Up - Leftfield & Lydon
  • Two Tribes - Frankie goes to Hollywood
  • Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush
  • Oh Yeah - Roxy Music
  • Uncertain Smile - The The
  • Ebeneezer Goode - The Shamen
  • Torch (12" version) - Soft Cell
  • Life's what you make it - Talk Talk
  • Reward - Teardrop Explodes
  • Seeds of Love - Tears for Fears
  • Born Slippy (NOT the Nuxx/Trainspotting one!) - Underworld
  • Senses working overtime - XTC
  • Won't get fooled again - The Who
  • Don't you forget about me - Simple Minds
  • Hard Times/Love Action (12") - Human League
  • Never Never - The Assembly
  • Living on the Ceiling - Blancmange
  • Mad World - Tears for Fears
  • Only You - Yazoo
  • That's Entertainment - The Jam
  • E=mc2 - Big Audio Dynamite
  • Are Friends Electric - Gary Numan