The film of my book (sort of)

Before the next weighty blog business, a couple of parish announcements in connection with my book . I will be speaking about it at the Hay festival on 30 May at 7.00pm, venue The Ritzy. If you're coming to Hay for the weekend's sensational lineup – from novelist David Mitchell to our own newspaper editor Alan Rusbridger – perhaps you'd also like to meet Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Second, if you can't experience the Lost Battles live, click here to see it on screen. Yes, I proudly present The Lost Battles – the movie, or at least the trailer for a movie as-yet-unplanned. It has been shot by Dominic Currie, the talented winner of the Guardian YouTube filmmakers' prize . It's great, and I can say that because I did not make it. (My manga animation skills aren't quite as good as they used to be.)