Went to Paris to film at the Stade de France for a documentary on the Olympics legacy I am producing for the BBC. Unlike our Olympic stadium - the Stade converts from football to athletics use by retracting an entire tier of seating – it takes 5 days and involves moving 7000 tons of steel – to reveal

I was invited to visit Hyderabad in India for the opening of the lavish Taj Faluknama Palace – a former palace of the Nizam. It was my first time back in this extraordinary place since I was 8 years old. I have clear memories of being stranded in the city when Indian Airlines decided to

I am back from Miami. Loved the new Frank Gehry concert hall – invited last Saturday to sit in on rehearsal of Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures At An Exhibition’ with 5 giant screen animation. I know classical music buffs will whinge about the projections detracting from the music. Nonsense. It was AWESOME! As they say over there.

Off to Miami tomorrow – for the opening of Frank Gehry’s New World Center. Will be writing the story for the Independent on Sunday. Any tips on what else to see and do, and where to hang out in Miami greatly appreciated.

Went to last performance of Fela at the National Theatre today. It’s the second time I’ve been – and it just got better. Tour de force performance from Sahr Ngaujah as Fela Anikulapo Kuti. The best thing I’ve seen on the London stage in a year. It’s back in July at Saddlers Wells – might