Favourite Movies
SF (especially old SF), film noir, Powell & Pressburger, 007, spaghetti western, Winnetou movies, Krimi movies, Kurosawa, Kaiju, old B-movies esp Edgar Wallace movies, Pixar, Ghibli, old Universal Horror, Fritz Lang, Soviet era SF and fantasy, Karel Zeman
Favourite TV Shows
Doctor Who. Death In Paradise and spin-offs. Ghosts (I actually prefer the US version). I mostly watch old shows, especially British. Currently watching 80s Sherlock Holmes, Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea (60s)
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
John Barry. Ennio Morricone. Hans Zimmer. Peter Thomas (krimi movie soundtracks). Mostly soundtrack albums
Favourite Books
Non-fiction - history, politics, military history, social history. Edgar Wallace thrillers. The original Tarzan novels. Older spy thrillers eg Le Carre, murder mystery eg Maigret, , older action adventure stories, usually British
Favourite Writers
Edgar Wallace, Edgar Rice Burroughs - although he hasn't aged well (at all), the stories can be fun. Le Carre. Iain M Banks. Alistair MacLean. Seishi Yokimizo (translated)