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2012
May
Judgement
London Prepares
Test blog
Welcome back, Mark
April
Sydneyside
The dear old breathing game
The games
Eastertime
£100
Cure (a tiny bit of the misery associated with) cancer
Very Late Review 13: companion notes
Very Late Review 13
March
The show improves
Fine
The Czars are out
Suspension over
Suspension
NEW PARSNIP FEARS
Some feedback
Early weather warning
London and Glasgow shows
Mumtime
Brisbane: pretty much fine
Easy as (posting a link to a small sample of me talking on) ABC
Mozzies
#WAWW
Help me make it through the night
What the punter saw
Debrief
Precaution
Kony follow-up
Kony
Gratitude for Adelaiders
The Information: Australia
Adelaide text
Landfall
Expecting to fly
Six books you might like
February
Backpack
David Hasselhoff would love...
Name that show
Death opera fun
Further welcomes
Orientation
Post-norton (pun on post-mortem)
Live train show
Audience appreciation, interview success, Graham
A big ask
One more robot
Ill
Mad Bad Ad-min
Basic rules for a successful interview
It's a Mad Bad Ad world
Congratulations to me
Two and a half score years and two
BLW
My day in two words
Paul Watson: England manager
Wrong!
Very Late Review about 14
Actual winter
Reduced service
Snow!
Re-run
Mol it over
Hey, get a sense of humour!
January
Setlist
Doing it right
Networking
In your shoes
The extra information: how to maximise your enjoyment of forthcoming shows
On that first night
Goddard gallery
Take your q(r)
Up Pohnpei: breaking book news
Go (north and then) east young man.
Various thanks
What are my jokes again?
Disappointment
The next shows
Hello, why are we doing this? (A Can I Help You special)
The comeback
2011
December
Winterval
Resting
Addendum to yesterday's blog
2012 TOUR DATES - MOSTLY ON SALE NOW OR IF NOT BLOODY SOON
Breaktime
(on holiday)
It would be so nice
Three! Two! One!
The black market
Last week at school
Delays
One to go
Invermess
Pre-2012 tour announcement warm-up
Goodwill to most men/women
Normal Service will resume as soon as possible.
Door-to-door
Fenton!
Wem will I see you again?
(Resting)
Been to Ledbury, nearly deadbury
November
If you tolerate this...
Daybreak
Release
Gary Speed and others
Very Late Review 12
The download
That's me
Wild wild life
This show, that show
Long time no sleep
(Not much) trouble at t'Mill(om)
Lakes
Live from London
Apple (ex)p(er)ie(nce)
Intelligence
Matilda
Road tripping
The Narth
A new Newport
Peace
On the way to the (relaunched) forum
Motorbike; live show fun
No blog
Ad value
Day of rest
Fireworks!
8 Out Of 10 Cuts
After-match analysis
Live! Now!
(Almost) showtime
October
THE LTSM WRITES…..
Bloggone
The collate news
Gala night
Feelgood
The Hilton
Small semantic amendment to the often-repeated news of the launch of November 17
Long weekend
Remember that news about the launch?
Let's launch this thing!!
A close call
Time difference
Never mind the strangeness of being with people like Sinitta (Buzzcocks)
You can't say that
Runcorn and Aberdare
Descending order
Tinker tailor soldier spy comedian
Book event
Chest in the middle of my show (pun; 'just in the middle of my show', but the show's in 'Chester'. Right?)
The Knot
Llan-dud my show
Bored 'em
On the road/rails
Lucky find
Overheard
Lynx
Launchtime
I'm sorry I haven't a Clunes
Warm
DD
September
Ad value
Yeah so I totally did Live At The Apollo
Questions, questions
You need answers
Jet-lag follow-up
Further ideas on combating the international scourge of jet-lag
Nothing
Give her a hand
Quick fact
Live At The Apollo (as in the TV show, not an invitation to squatters)
Oval ball antics
Storm/charity
Blog will appear here
Nailed it
What's to come
Reminder: attend a thing!
I'll keep it brief
Counterbacklash
Flytime
Northern (Ireland) exposure
Craic
The emerald early
Rugby? Really?
Influence the Irish
PJ
Live and let (me do a) live (show)
Five find an item together
A painful case
Dude, where's my suitcase?
September
August
Legalities
Zoologistic
Done and dusted
The new rock and roll
We all benefit
Sectioned
iPodyssey
TYSIC time
Another silly little post
The iPod has landed
Improvement
Slow
Five
Last-minute revision
Another quick one
Again...
Tell me more stuff
7-3
Draw a picture here
Pizza update
Spinning that wheel
Broken Britain
'I went out to pick a fight with anyone'
Booking
Sister support
The season
Scare!
Hat trick
Mrs Murray
I am become death, the destroyer of blogs
July
Used up most of my 'fringe' titles last year
Makin' bacon
Oops sorry
Literary shame
Book event! Everyone loves a book event!
The canon
Mes droleries
Winehouse etc
Bye!
Fighter pilot
Normality
On the water
Anarchy!
Emergency blog to compensate for the fact that my computer is a piece of shit and won't publish the real one
Ha ha bonk
What were we talking about?
Catch (up) 22
(Ep)som thoughts
Re-organ-isation
Giles's afternoon
Very Late Review 11
Today of all days
Don't you ever shave?
IMDMW
The edit
Live blog
DVDeve
Borderline- feels like I'm going to lose my mind
June
Fire!
I would walk 500 miles
Free-far-all
Wimbledon-jovi
I needed answers
Posterity
Southend mistaken identity fun
That guy off that thing
What fresh hell is this?
The blogless scare
Dad day
Do not cry out or hit the alarm
Rugby union
I got five on it
Extra extra
The road home
Small scale literary shenanigans
Edinburgh without Edinburgh
(Some of the) best of the fest: Edinburgh recommendations
Dermot and me
Half-time correction fun
Give a Pole a book: results
It could have been a brilliant courier
Those who may not be named
Hotel shampoo
Delayed due to signal failure
Hero/arm
Post-Brighton
Tour time
May
Foyled
Nigella?
Hay!
A message from beyond
This is your pilot
Sound and (euro)vision
Snuffles, etc
Flaming gala
Shebang eve
Give a Pole a book
Rapturous return
Flightplan
The interpretation of dreams
In your dreams
Festivities
Hate
Our song for Europe
O2/DVD/FA
Invernews
Eleven paperback promotional social fun
Advance bookings
Tumblr
Katy Perry's dinner
Another scare
Done
Plea for people to be slightly less dogmatic in their opinions both for and against America
Topicalia
I'm a survivor
AV a think
Back of beyond
Snooker
April
Wedding summary
Something to consider on the subject of this big old wedding
Tasman
Very Late Review 10
The games
ANZAC
That's all folks
Dude, where's my car?
Give me (things for) the Horne
REQUEST STOPS Autumn/Winter 2011
You look like me (but please don't turn into me)
Food and hair
Doona day
Success is random
Two night stand
Paradox
In case you missed it
Mots for your money
I won't feel like I'm on the outside of The Circle
Day off
Undici: lost in translation
This means war
Sushi
Temptation
New material fun
Radio shop (happening)/radio show (not happening)
Dark past
Festen
Meet them halfway
Burnout
March
Very Late Review Special: Black Eyed Peas - what is going on, exactly?
Folipping
Faffwatch
Skeleton service
Transit
Terminal
The accidental tourist
Lit.cologne
The 31: quarterly report
The blog that might have been
Perpetual motion
Time sensitive
£142
Something funny for money/something funny for no money
Safety first
Don't sweat it
The Melbourne supremacy
Two-parter
Observation
Moving, keep on moving
So wrong it's right
Twitrelief twitstorm
A change is coming
When your friends have a baby: a guide
My day, by Mark Watson
The long song
No more pens
Escape
Are you rather hot?
Where should Sarah live?
After live
February
Radio fun
Mark Watson's Live Address To The Nation
Something to talk about
Help!
A pretty mess
Postal problems
Congratulations, your life is still going
Nonscamtix
Watsons indisposed
Slush
Saturday night's all right (for not doing a gig)
Route ends
Many happy returns
Blog birthday eve
Baking pleas/booking fees
Each day is Valentine's Day
31
Birthday imminent
On the rocks
REQUEST STOPS: Summer 2011
Gypsies etc.
Tour de Devon
Large-scale events
Selectively useful energy advice
Tired?
Announcement of an announcement
Won't you give me some food
Cakes and sentiment
February II
January
The Very Late Review 9
Happiness is a drawn one (as in the number one) (this song-title pun doesn't quite work, I don't think)
In the swim
Coming up: singing, charitable act, Wembley show
February 28
Today
4,500
Will appear here
Brand news
Omnibus edition
Enough already
The gossip
Your clip has been viewed 8 times
One night stand
Fish!
Jennifer Aniston
Save the date
Very Late Review LIVE: Fast and Loose
Demon day
Feed
Find out what it means to me
That nasty business on Friday
Tourlet
Burlesque
Update- Boyle scandal
His master's voice
On the offensive
Who's gonna drive you home tonight?
Sketch show/cheese
Technical question
Pretty good year
31 semi-promises
2010
December
The doors of 2011
He's losing it
'My heart has flown to you, just like a dove': the best of 2010
Christmas catch-up
Very Late Review special edition: This year's love
A Gift Horse (Part Two)
A Gift Horse (Part One)
Eve
Things I learned in 2010
Australia/NZ dates 2011 (and some other snippets)
Census working overtime
Clear-up
In the current climate
Cold light of day
Actual Mark Watson writes
Fear not....
Goodbye
Something which MIGHT NOT HAPPEN
My gift is my song
Limited connectivity
Anything you want
Review of the review of the year
After the Lord Mayor's show
Backstage blog
I'll tell you where to go
All Apollo-gies
Return to form
Who needs Bosley?
Little donkey, on a dusty road
You say it's your birthday - it's my birthday too
Breaking the silence
Ice, ice, baby
The Very Late Review 8
November
Snow!!!
Flood defences
Winterfloods
Everything's interesting
Chocolate dog
Post-tester euphoria
Tester
He likes to shoot his gun
Appeals
Good night and good lurk
Just lurking
Catch-up service
Soap/racists/banana/snake
I'm gonna live forever (in a zoo) (maybe)
It's all about soul
Kindness Day debrief: cheesecake, chicken and religious tolerance
He will wear the bear again
It's a Dundee-al
SPECIAL OFFER BLOG: Sob stories for seats
One good turn
Kindness and exuberance
Be honourable!
Kindness Day 1: I would do anything for money (but I won't do that)
Hey Presto(n)
Fighting talk over Fighting Talk
You're (not) the voice
If you only watch one thing this year
Project Preston: an unstoppable juggernaut
Megan's bike
NaNoWriMoWorKiDay
Lynx
All the news that's fit to print
October
Saucer of milk
We welcome your feedback
The future's not ours to see
Safety's sake
Competitions breed success
Aberystwyth mon amour
Service resumed
Service interrupted
Zzzzzzz
Awards/rewards
Speed data-ing
Popular dilemmas
Heeby-jeebies
Sabotage!
'Kicks Off' kicks off
Glasnost
Life is not a rehearsal
Lancastrian logistics
Project Preston
Pressed on
Comment is free
Half-minchathon
Breather
(Give) coffee (a) break
The Very Late Review 7
Afterwards...
Preemptive strike
And they're off
Tour eve
Riddle me this
Watsonian institute of rhyme
Seasonal Affectation
September
Dundee! Dundee!
In my neighbourhood
A Millione love song
Saving a life, mashing up a banana
What else is new?
I would walk 2000 miles: iPod latest
Not-lag
Please switch off your mobile devices
Food, pens, graphs, air traffic control
You can trust me
I was kissing Valentino by a crystal-blue Italian stream
Breasts!
Pants and pizzas
Early morning call
A bit about running and a bit about relativism
No dramas
This just in
A design for life: Can I Help You? 5
Sneak preview
Come pick me up, I've landed
Departure lounge act
Packing blankets
Derren-gement
Live from MTV Studios in Camden
Can I Help You? 4
Result!
Under starters' orders
Waterblog
Heat
Random acts of kindness
August
De-construction
I'm bound to pack it up
Mark's (second) last night in town
Better! - TYSIC update
Ill communication
Where you're at
Venus and Serena understand
Just about fine again
Paperweight
The big sleep
Quids for kids
Everybody shirts
Shirt happens
Cloud zero
The Very Late Review 6
Six months!
Day off
Howes steps in
Heal (a few people in) the world
Four minutes to go
Hospital fun
So fair and foul
He bangs the drums
iPod Challenge Update - These charming men (and women)
Houdini
The aftermath
You're hot and you're cold
Opening night
In an interstellar burst I am back to save the universe
Blog plucked from jaws of disaster once more by plucky Watson
Green
...and relax
July
PS
Live action
Duvet
iMark
The night watch
Casualty
In the light of the octopus
The circus
Brief blog after gig walking home with nappies
Cheer up Deborah
A tired man rambles
Bits and pieces
Charity begins at home
Welcome home
PLatitudes
Personal Angel or Gullible Fool?
Need-to-know basis
The Very Late Review - Part the Fifth
Extra extra
Not in my makeup
Muse and musos
How to Speak Gibberish
Emergency Blog
Bye for now
Challenge! (For while I'm gone)
The Very Late Review 4
Drumming and diving
Pique-nique
Where's Watson?
Literature in the city
Testament to the day in verse
Your questions answered
Watson TV
June
I'll tell you what's funny
Exemplum, exemplum
Rev
A laugh, a joke, a sentiment wasted
Weary efforts
Get confident, stupid! (The campaign continues)
Mark the weak
Lightning and the Budget
Trouble
Little journey: the iPod Challenge continues
I am your father
Dress code
Negativity: an apology
Can I Help You? 3
Lost work
Just to be the man who walked 1000 miles
An experiment in democracy
The psychic tour diary
TYSIC news and moth poem
Pigeon-fancying
The Very Late Review 3
World in motion
This is a test
Sorbet
BAFTA the love is gone
Cancellation notice
Half an advert
Pillow talk
Nature/nurture
Jobcentre
Breather
May
New Challenge: Solve Chris's Life
Happiness for you and me
Unfinished business
Paranoid man(droid)
Love and marriage
Into Africa
The questions run too deep for such a simple man
The winner takes it all
Nothing
Holding blog
The age
A piece of the a(u)ction
Careless talk costs lives
Balls
Coming back to me
Pausing: An Underrated Pleasure
The Cure For Thinking About What Ails Ya
How I Stop Myself Thinking About Death
An Underrated Pleasure: The TV License
This charity trip
Gay life and football
Camping out
The longest mistake ever
Strange meeting: The MP3 Challenge commences
Aid
Ballad of big nothing
The laws have changed
What a fool believes
I dreamed a dream
Mr Motivator
New and improved
(Some) power to the people
April
Would I lie to you?
Can I Help You? 3
The £2500 breadcrumbs
Allow me to introduce myself
The eleven bloody winners
Where's the party?
Give me a bloody book competition BREAKING NEWS
Pierre pressure
Me me me
Like spinning plates
Long train runnin'/Listen to the music
Give me a bloody book! - competition
Work-in-progress shows
Paxman
Can I Help You? 3
Severe tired damage
Mark'll fix it (possibly)
The Very Late Review: Episode Two
Frankie, my dear, I don't give a damn
A light-hearted look at Down's Syndrome
The National
Edinburgh: best of times, worst of times
I am the mob
I am the mob
Another bullshit night in Suck City
Can I Help You? 2
Pod! show me magic
Can't you see I'm trying, I don't even like it
The who
Your problems solved
THE VERY LATE REVIEW: EPISODE ONE
March
We all stand together
Before and after
Can I help you? Can you help me?
Can I (not) have the bill, please?
Bloglet
A meeting with the people upstairs
Microchallenges
Try not to be too much of a c--- today
The very late review
holding on for tomorrow
Sports and wine
The corrections
The director's cut
Cheese and cheer: TYSIC Week 2
The bleeding heart show: MP3 competition result and plan
There can be only one: MP3 Competition final day
Please, please, please let me get what I want: The MP3 Competition
Long, long, long
Once around the blog
Public joking: the rough guide
Up with people
Let's hope for the best
Keeping ourselves out of mischief
Cold blooded old times
On the seventh day
The day the music didn't die
Poorly-organised thoughts on writing
We are the challengers
This one's optimistic
How to operate with a blown mind
Get confident, stupid!
February
'I got your hidden track right here, pal!'
Self-Improvement Challenge: Update
Ten-Year Self-Improvement Challenge
Eleven
Babyville
Congratulations, your life is over
F (as they say) AQ
This wouldn't have happened when I was young
This wouldn't have happened in my day
I mind your language
The Coles' marital problems and, to a lesser extent, my appendix
Everything I learned in my twenties (slightly abridged)
Ten-year blog starts today
January
Dear Everyone
2009
December
We Need Answers
2008
July
Montreal and Toronto, Edinburgh and We Need Answers commissioned
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