Me 2013 - A year of two halves

By Simon Wright – Follow me on Twitter @Siwri88 IN this annual piece 12 months ago, I came up with this final sentence. “I do hope 2013 is a little bit less dramatic and a bit quieter though!” Wishful thinking then as it has been another action-packed 12 months for me. However as the festive season gathers pace, I can finally say I’m settled, secure and happy for the first time in ages. It was a year where I had to deal with personal tragedy,...

Categories: 2013, Autosport International Show, Friendship, Interview, Job, New Year, Sony Xperia Z, Topps, Tragedy, Wembley

Sport 2013 - Another unforgettable year

By Simon Wright – Follow me on Twitter @Siwri88 It was always going to be tough to topple the memorable sporting year of 2012 but 2013 certainly was a brilliant cameo to last year’s events. The Brits finally had a Wimbledon winner, continue to reign on two wheels in Paris and a distance god made his success into world domination. There was also the retirement of football’s greatest manager, a won and lost Ashes series, Lions roar to glory Down...

Categories: 2013, Andy Murray, AP McCoy, Chelsea, Chris Froome, Ellie Simmonds, Sport, Tour de France, UEFA Europa League, Wimbledon

Adverts 2013 - The top 25 commercials

By Simon Wright – Follow me on Twitter @Siwri88 IT is that time of year again where several areas have got the review treatment from me and one of the annual areas is the advert. Advert of the Year is here - who has made the top 25 in 2013? So what was the best commercial of 2013 (logo pictured)? Some will see these messages as pointless and the perfect opportunity to make a quick phone call or to put the kettle on, post a message on social...

Categories: 2013, Adverts, British Airways, Carling, David Tennant, John Lewis, Meerkats, Richard Branson, Three, Virgin Media

TV 2013 - Growth and choice continues

By Simon Wright - Follow me on Twitter @Siwri88 12 months on the box have seen the evolution of what we watch continue to change. More HD services arrived, it was the end for some groundbreaking British dramas of the last decade and new reality show winners were crowned. So it was another classic year in television. BBC Television Centre closed its doors for the final time in March More movements were being made to the ever expanding...

Categories: 2013, Andy Murray, BBC, BT Sport, Doctor Who, HD, Neighbours, Skins, Strictly Come Dancing, TV

Football 2013 - New winners and fond farewells

By Simon Wright – Follow me on Twitter @Siwri88 12 months of the beautiful game came and went pretty quickly. It was a fairly eventful year too which saw dreams dashed in miserable summer tournaments for our country (no change there), incidents that led to condemnation from governments, records broken in the transfer market and first time winners in cup competitions. 2013 also saw the end of a football dynasty as the greatest boss bid goodbye...

Categories: 2013, Football, Gareth Bale, Manchester United, Premier League, Rafa Benitez, Real Madrid, Sir Alex Ferguson, Wigan Athletic, World Cup