It snuck up on us, but ABC iView has the 3rd season of Staged, the David Tennant/Michael Sheen (or should that be Michael Sheen/David Tennant) mocumentary of their struggles to work together. It’s as fun as always… Which reminds us, we’re off to see Sheen in Amadeus at the Sydney Opera House just after Christmas. It’s the lauded actor’s first visit to Oz.

We’ve read our first book of 2022 – better late than never. Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These* is very short, but it was also a finalist for this year’s Booker Prize. Win-win… PS if you use that link for the book to buy it or anything else on the site, The Squiz will get a little commission. TYIA…

Already on our minds: trifle. This weekend, we’re doing a warm-up trifle focusing on banana, brandy and butterscotch (buy the sponge from the supermarket if you’re running out of time) before going traditional for Christmas Day. Practice makes perfect…