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Lists of my favourite things, in no particular order. Accurate at time of typing but liable to change at any time.

Authors

• Margaret Atwood
• John Le Carré
• Len Deighton
• Ursula K. Le Guin
• Margery Allingham
• Terry Pratchett
• Douglas Adams

Bands/Musicians

• Kate Bush
• Shpongle
• David Bowie
• Annie Lennox
• Beth Orton
• Cocteau Twins
• Ned's Atomic Dustbin
• Suzanne Vega

Books by Terry Pratchett

• The Tiffany Aching novels; Wee Free Men, A Hat Full Of Sky, Wintersmith, I Shall Wear Midnight, and The Shepherd's Crown
• The Granny Weatherwax books; Equal Rites, Wyrd Sisters, Witches Abroad, Lords and Ladies, Maskerade, Carpe Jugulum.
• Mort
• Pyramids
• Snuff

Films

• Casablanca (1942)
• Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future (1985)
• Blade Runner (1982)
• Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
• Alien (1979)
• Labyrinth (1986)

Television Series

• Robin of Sherwood (ITV, 1984, seasons 1 and 2)
• Spaced (Channel 4, 1999)
• Chancer (ITV, 1990)
• Firefly (Fox, 2002)
• Drop The Dead Donkey (Channel 4, 1990)

Plays

• A Midsummer Night's Dream, William Shakespeare
• Tamburlaine the Great, Christopher Marlowe
• As You Like It, William Shakespeare

Computers

• Spectrum 128K+2 (1986)
• CP/M Eagle Model II (1980)
• Raspberry Pi Model B (2012)

Dr Who

• My First Doctor - Tom Baker
• Best Doctor - Christopher Ecclestone
• Best Compannion - Sophie Aldred (Ace, alongside Sylvester McCoy who was another good Doctor)