A page about Matthew Eagles

What can I say about myself? Well, a few things ...

Some facts about me.

• My first love in life isn't streetlighting or anything like that. It's music! I like almost anything from the 1960s to the present day, although my favourite groups are the Human League and Depeche Mode (in the groups' early years). My favourite albums are: Human League - Travelogue (1980); Human League - Reproduction (1979); Depeche Mode - Speak and Spell (1981); Depeche Mode - A Broken Frame (1982).
• I have a strong creative side and like drawing cartoons.
• Besides my TV appearance on BBC Wales Today, I also appeared on Channel 4's 'Countdown' quiz show as a contestant in January 2000. I lost!
• I have to confess to being a bit of a 'wannabe' and my ambition is to have a career in TV.
• Although I'm only 35, I have both recorded the weather and gathered lighting-up data since 1987. I have taken the recordings, analysed the data, and obtained the results. I've been working for over 20 years!
• I had a paperback novel published in 1998 - "Life Is Extremely Serious" - which is still available through Amazon. The sequel, Thorn, was published for Kindle in 2011 - if you would like to find out more, please click here or click the book cover image on the right. Both books are humour/science fiction. I have also written a few other books.
• I can write with either hand. However, I'm more used to using my left. I can use a computer mouse equally with either hand, a snooker cue in my right hand, and kick a ball with my left foot (but never in a straight line - otherwise I'd have become a footballer and made much more money).
• I have an interest in Russian pop music - more of this below.

Favourite TV programme: Mock the Week.

Philosophy: never, never, never, never, never give up. Live and let live. Waste not want not. And never give up.

RUSSIAN POP MUSIC I first became interested in this 3 years ago, and I listen to Russian radio on the Internet. But when I tried to find a book on the subject, I found it difficult, probably because of living in Britain. So I have put together my own by collecting information from the Internet - mostly a website called moskva.fm. It is available for free download by clicking on the icon on the right, but note it is in Russian!!

PУCCKAЯ ПOП-MУЗЫKA Интepec к pуccкoй пoп-музыкe у мeня пoявилcя 3 гoдa нaзaд. Тoгдa я нaчaл cлушaть pуccкoe paдиo в интepнeтe, нo, к coжaлeнию, я нe cумeл нaйти книгу o poccийcкoй пoп-музыкe. В Бpитaнии пoдoбныe книги нe пpoдaютcя. Пoэтoму я peшил cocтaвить книгу caм. Я coбpaл инфopмaцию из интepнeтa, в чacтнocти c caйтa moskva.fm. Мoю книгу мoжнo cкaчaть бecплaтнo здecь. Жмитe нa ccылку cпpaвa. Книгa нaпиcaнa нa pуccкoм языкe.

Matthew Eagles, January 2007. Last updated 2nd November 2011.