September 10, 2021 · 7:24 pm

Books: Review of Through the Looking Glasses in Optician by Professor Sudi Patel

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https://www.opticianonline.net/features/books-changing-perceptions

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September 8, 2021 · 7:59 am

Listen: In conversation with Pete Paphides about his book Broken Greek, recorded at the Penderyn Prize music book prize event

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September 6, 2021 · 10:38 am

Books: Review of Through the Looking Glasses in the Camden New Journal by Stephen Griffin

Read in full online here: http://camdennewjournal.com/article/my-beautiful-lorgnette

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September 5, 2021 · 11:07 am

Picture: How We Used to Live at the Southbank

How We Used to Live screening as part of the Films of Saint Etienne season at the BFI South Bank on 4 September 2020
Post-screening Q&A hosted by Sian Pattenden, on stage with Pete Wiggs and Paul Kelly Picture from @funinhounslow
Detail from a tapestry celebrating the creation of the NHS and national health glasses, foyer of the South Bank Centre

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August 27, 2021 · 3:24 pm

Event: How We Used to Live screens at the BFI Southbank, London on Sat 4 September followed by a Q&A with Pete Wiggs and Travis Elborough as part of The Films of Saint Etienne season

Full details and link to book tickets here: https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=filmsofsaintetienne&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=

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August 24, 2021 · 11:27 am

Read: The Joy of Specs, my piece on glasses for The Big Issue – now free to read online

The benefit of glasses for middle-aged eyes

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August 16, 2021 · 5:18 pm

Books: Review of Through the Looking Glasses by Andrew Lynch in Business Post

https://www.businesspost.ie/books/through-the-looking-glasses-an-enlightening-history-of-how-we-came-to-see-the-world-more-clearly-62367acc

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Picture: Through the Looking Glasses in Hatchard’s Piccadilly’s pick of their favourite new books

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August 14, 2021 · 5:24 pm
July 24, 2021 · 12:19 pm

Books: Review of Through the Looking Glasses by Kathryn Hughes in The Guardian

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https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jul/24/through-the-looking-glasses-by-travis-elborough-review-the-spectacular-life-of-spectacles

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July 9, 2021 · 4:48 pm

Listen: Talking about Through the Looking Glasses on Monocle Radio

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https://monocle.com/radio/shows/monocle-on-design/extra-249/

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