Daniel Cann

When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote ‘A Study in Scarlet’ in 1887 for Colliers magazine I doubt very much that he could foresee that his creation detective Sherlock Holmes would in fact spawn four novels and fifty six short stories. Doyle’s last publish...

I saw comedian Jimmy Carr (Eight Out of Ten Cats) at the Exeter Riverside last night with a few friends and emerged about two hours later with mixed feelings. The top stand-up gave a vintage performance in a sports hall of a leisure centre on a hu...

It's arrived! The Football World Cup will hit our screens in pubs and front rooms across the country and for the next few weeks will dominate conversations and debates. For those that dislike the sport or feel indifferent about it this will be ...

With the screen version of James Bond in turmoil what with the uncertainty over its parent debt-ridden studio MGM and the possibility that the franchise may be over it was heartening to read that the literary James Bond is still alive and kicking. ...

Saturday saw mixed fortunes for British boxers Amir Khan and Kevin Mitchell. In two crucial contests Khan demonstrated nerve, class, skill and maturity in dominating and defeating respected native New Yorker, Paulie Malignaggi at Madison Square Garde...

I learned with a mixture of sadness and relief that two time British and two time Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion the ‘Brixton Bomber’ Danny Williams has announced that his 15th May contest at Upton Park with substitute Derek Chisora is to be his l...

If you are sick of hearing about the forthcoming general election (electing a new government, not an actual general) then don't read on! After three weeks of campaigning, three live television debates, endless party political broadcasts and satiri...

I have just finished reading ‘Love All The People’ a collection of letters, lyrics and routines by the comic genius Bill Hicks. It is about the fourth time I have read this book and I have lost count of all the times I have listened to his comedy a...

It was with great sadness that I learned of the passing of legendary sports presenter and commentator, Harry Carpenter. He died in the early hours of Saturday at King’s College Hospital, London. A family funeral will be followed by a memorial servi...

Guitar legend and sixties icon Jimi Hendrix is set for a revival with the release of an album of previously unreleased material. Hendrix’s original engineer Eddie Kramer (who was there when Hendrix first moved from America to London in the late 196...