Excellent start to the new Formula One GP season from Australia, over the weekend. I had to get up to watch it live, of course, but 2 days getting up at 5am and late nights out at dinner and the theatre, have taken their toll.

It was a great race however, even though reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton could only scrape to fourth, the race winner was the only other Brit driver, Jenson Button, in a brand new team, Virgin Brawn GP, formed from the old Honda team. My wife is very pleased as she has a soft spot for him. Of course, Richard Branson, their major sponsor, had a permanent smile all weekend!

We've been watching United States of Tara and Being Erica as well as our usual 24, Cold Case, NCIS. USOT is very well done, Toni Collette is great!