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February 13, 2025 · 2:50 pm

Picture: Interviewing Peter Parker at the Sohemian Society

Picture by Ray Yates

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February 13, 2025 · 2:47 pm

Read: Outrage by Iain Nain at 70

The historical context of Outrage by Ian Nairn

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February 7, 2025 · 9:16 am

Picture: Nairn’s Outrage at 70 event with the 20th Century Society

Pictured with Otto Saumarez Smith & Gillian Darley

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Event: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival, 2pm, Sunday 2 Feb, Olympia

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January 28, 2025 · 8:11 am
January 20, 2025 · 9:28 am

News: Geoff Nicholson 1953-2025

I was very sad to learn yesterday that my good friend, the brilliant writer Geoff Nicholson has died.

You can listen here to him talking to me about his last book Walking on Air at Stanfords in 2023

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January 18, 2025 · 1:51 pm

Cassette: The World of the Unknown Hauntology, super limited edition double cassette from Stonecirclesampler featuring Travis Elborough

Order here, while stocks last:

https://stonecircledrift.bandcamp.com/album/the-world-of-the-unknown-hauntology

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January 6, 2025 · 9:05 am

New Release: Superior London Pulp/Stonecirclesampler 7-inch – limited edition of 100 with sleeve notes by Travis Elborough – out 7 January 2025 from Feral Child Recordings

Link here to the label’s facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/FCrecordings/

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January 1, 2025 · 2:02 pm

Listen: Agatha Christie on the Orient Express, my piece for the BBC World Service’s Weekend programme

Listen here now:

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December 24, 2024 · 8:41 am

Read: My piece for False Walls on Loop’s 2022 album Sonancy

My passport photograph from 1990 – the year Loop last released a new studio album until Sonancy 32 years later.

Read on here:

Sonancy by Loop (2022)

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December 22, 2024 · 3:22 pm

Listen: My BBC Radio 4 From Our Home Correspondent item on Harvey’s Christmas Ale from 2019

Harvey’s Head Brewer Miles Jenner, Lewes, December 2019

Audio now available to listen here:

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