Perhaps my absolute number one favourite is this book, Letters of Note, compiled by Shaun Usher. It's essentially the book form of the website Letters of Note, a collection of entertaining, inspiring and unusual letters from/to famous and not-so-famous people, spanning centuries (the oldest one is from the 14th century BC and the most recent only a few years old). I've only read about 25 of the 125 letters, but I'm thoroughly enjoying myself - my favourite so far has been the one from Mary, Queen of Scots to Henry III of France dated February 8th 1587, in which she explains that she is to be executed the following day. Amazingly, there is a copy of the actual original letter in almost indecipherable handwriting and even more confusing old French, but luckily it is accompanied by a translated transcript. I also laughed out loud at the letter from comedy script editor Ian Main to the BBC after reading a pilot script of Fawlty Towers, in which he describes it as "as dire as its title" and "a kind of 'Prince of Denmark' of the hotel world". This thrilled me immensely, as not only am I a die-hard Fawlty Towers fan (my brother and I can quote entire episodes), I am also currently knee-deep in Hamlet for my upcoming app English exam and any references to it will trigger my Hamlet receptors in a flash. What I also love about this book is that each letter has a small introductory note to provide some context.

One of my other favourites is the boxset of The Addams Family DVDs. I usually get a boxset of some description every Christmas, and while it's traditionally Doctor Who, this year I opted for a something a little more creepy and kooky. I watched about 35 of the grand total of 64 episodes when they were up on YouTube, but since they were taken down I decided it was finally time to invest in the actual DVDs. I haven't watched any yet, but I'm SO excited about these!