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In Praise of Plum Poitin

Drumshanbo Literary Festival

Nov 4, 2022 •

August 2022

This months edition features news of a literary festival brought back to life in the rollings hills of Leitrim, Ireland and memories of Vauxhall…

Aug 6, 2022 •

After thinking about what London culture meant to me, having grown up there from the 1950s until the mid-nineties, memories of food and music began to…

Aug 5, 2022 •

Drumshanbo Literary Festival

Written Word Weekend

Aug 5, 2022 •

May 2022

Roisin Murphy at the 3Olympia

May 7, 2022 •

April 2022

Apologies for the radio silence. The editor was unwell, unfortunately not with the same condition that used to effect Jeffrey Bernard. This month’s…

Apr 6, 2022 •

What London Culture Means To Me

I love the fact London's Southbank is the largest strip devoted to the arts anywhere in the world. And I love the fact London is the most ethnically…

Apr 2, 2022 •

When I was about 13 years old, I worked as a Saturday milk boy for a bloke named Frank. He had short, curly hair with no sideburns, wore heavy-framed…

Apr 1, 2022 •

Apr 1, 2022 •

December 2021

Tory MP Jake Berry said, ‘For many who live in London, things like the opera house and the ballet will be the heart of their culture.’ I reckon he…

Dec 1, 2021 •

Michael Holland

November 2021

This months edition includes a review of a new show ‘I’m Here’ from groundbreaking artist Franko B by Stewart Who?. We also have Dave McGowan launching…

Nov 4, 2021 •

I was asked by the Editor to write a piece on London culture, that’s quite a tall order, I thought. So here’s a small piece about a tiny bit of it. I…

Nov 1, 2021 •

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