This Day In London’s History 1911: Prolific film director Val Guest is born in Maida Vale. Although probably most renowned for directing (and co-writing) sci-fi classics The Quatermass Xperiment and Quatermass II in the mid 1950s, the cinematic career of the man who was born …
This week – Kate Winslet falls in love with Jack Black – ludicrous, ludicrous! (The Holiday) and a documentary about the US governments attempts to deport John Lennon, (The US vs. John Lennon). In short, this film is gash. The rule goes – the worse …
Every era has it poets, so if you are still stuck with Wordsworth, Sassoon and Keats as your only frames of reference for just the price of a pint you can gain access to London’s poetry circuit and soak up some modern day verse. A …
Mussels. They look harmless enough. But plans to find a way of lowering the risk of flooding in the Lower Thames have been halted by the discovery of a community of the depressed river mussel, Pseudanodonta complanata. The find was made during studies into the …
As if you couldn’t get enough of her…now Fred Vermorel, the author of Kate’s unofficial biography ‘Addicted to Love’ is offering up the contents of Kate’s discarded underwear. The part-time Kingston University lecturer, and author of biographies of Vivienne Westwood and the Sex Pistols, claims …
This week – A look into the murky London underworld (London to Brighton) and a hardcore sex comedy, (Shortbus). Bradshaw gives London to Brighton a stonking 5/5, describing it as “cracking” with “enough clout to kick the door in”. There are “outstanding performances” from the …
There was a strong display of British talent at the International Emmy Awards. Graham Norton was there too. The success of Brit shows has sent the Americans into a remake frenzy according to The Times: Life on Mars, the BBC time-travel drama starring John Simm …
You pop in to see a neighbour to drop off some disposable polystyrene food trays (the kind divided into sections as if for TV dinners), you stay for coffee and a chat… then somehow the coffee becomes a beaker of Scotch, you sing three classic …
Is there such a thing as bad publicity? The ban on posters for comedian Reginald D Hunter‘s show has got to give him more mileage than the actual poster. Dressing in a wig and frilly collars to advertise comedy seems about as cutting edge as …
Josie Long was the winner of the BBC New Comedy Award in 1999 at the tender age of 17. In that year she was also a runner up in the So You Think You’re Funny? competition. She won best newcomer in the Chortle Awards 2001-2003 …
It’s been a few months since we delved into the world of comedy when back in the summer we spoke to Richard Herring and comedy troupe The Cowards. This time round we’ve been talking to comedy writer, performer and former blogger James Bachman. We first …
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