Dave Trott's Blog

Nowadays, we take the barcode for granted. We see the little stripy box on almost everything we buy, wherever we buy it. But it wasn’t always that way. Up until about 1970, the barcode didn’t exist. Because computers didn’t exist. … read more

Mick Dean was a very successful advertising photographer. He won lots of awards, owned a very nice studio, made lots of money, bought pretty much whatever he wanted, and generally had a good life. Mick is also an intelligent, thoughtful … read more

When I was about eighteen I wanted to be an artist. Dad used to work nights and, after Mum had gone to bed, I’d stay up and paint all night. One morning I’d just finished a big canvas. Dad had … read more

I was watching a TV programme on the effects of cannabis. Apparently, there are different kinds of addiction. Physical addiction, and psychological addiction. Physical addiction is when your body actually needs the drug to function. Heroin is one of these. … read more

That was the end of the show.

John left the lunch depressed, but he still had to deliver the pilot to the BBC. read more

Ridicule, is a powerful way of killing unusual, original thought. Anything creative will usually challenge conventional wisdom. Conventional wisdom defends itself by what’s politely known as satire. Where I come from it’s called taking the piss. Richard Littlejohn, in The … read more

At GGT, Gordon and I had a super-posh secretary called Nicola-Jane. She’d been to a Swiss finishing school. Nicky was always trying to be really helpful. One day I was about to go to the hardware shop in Brewer Street, … read more

You’ve just risked your life in the biggest battle of the war.

Hundreds of ships, thousands of planes, tens of thousands of men. read more

And there speaks the wife of a really creative bloke.

He wants to do stuff.

He’s full of ideas.

As long as he’s having ideas, making things happen, creating things, he’s happy. read more