Swinging Sixties

A weekly look at Len Deighton’s London Dossier, a guide to ‘modern’ London published during the height of the allegedly swinging sixties. By John19701970 via the Londonist Flickrpool Last week’s Jazz was the final proper chapter of Len Deighton’s London Dossier. Aww. But Len’s not …

A weekly look at Len Deighton’s London Dossier, a guide to ‘modern’ London published during the height of the allegedly swinging sixties. By Buckaroo Kid According to Steve Race, jazz fans used to laugh condescendingly when people called London the ‘swinging’ city. For them, London …

A weekly look at Len Deighton’s London Dossier, a guide to ‘modern’ London published during the height of the allegedly swinging sixties. Regents Canal by Simon Crubellier Nicholas Tomalin was a funky young journalist when he wrote this chapter for the London Dossier. In normal …

We’re nearly through all sixteen chapters and addendum of Len Deighton’s London Dossier. Having reached Chapter 14 last week it’s time for a little breather and perhaps a catch up, if you’ve missed any of it. Also, Kevin needs a week off, bless him. The …

A weekly look at Len Deighton’s London Dossier, a guide to ‘modern’ London published during the height of the allegedly swinging sixties. By AmySmiffy via the Londonist Flickrpool Penning this week’s chapter is one of the most famous names to grace the pages of Len …

A weekly look at Len Deighton’s London Dossier, a guide to ‘modern’ London published during the height of the allegedly swinging sixties. By flipr.uno Sport runs through Michael Wale’s veins like trophies through Arsene Wenger’s fingers. He played scrum-half for his prep school then got …

A weekly look at Len Deighton’s London Dossier, a guide to ‘modern’ London published during the height of the allegedly swinging sixties. By – M7Đ..εїз..şħядтч ♥ ツ via the Londonist Flickrpool Slim pickings this week from the guide that was ostensibly ‘an altogether new way …

By In8vision via the Londonist Flickrpool If anyone can tell us about slang usage in the London of 1967 it’s Frank Norman. He grew up in a series of children’s homes in and around London, embarked upon a career of petty crime, was sent to …

A weekly look at Len Deighton’s London Dossier, a guide to ‘modern’ London published during the height of the allegedly swinging sixties. By beatdrifter via the Londonist Flickrpool If previous chapters have suggested that the London Dossier was quite unlike other guides to the capital, …

A weekly look at Len Deighton’s London Dossier, a guide to ‘modern’ London published during the height of the allegedly swinging sixties. By cooliceblue via the Londonist Flickrpool Adrian Flowers, the author of this chapter, was a big name in advertising and editorial photography during …