The history of Soho’s Colony Room Club – a gathering place of Bohemians, artists, and free thinkers – established in 1948 by the redoubtable Muriel Belcher and closed in 2008. In that time it was home to a rollcall of Britain’s alternative art establishment, and as with many of London’s …
Jem Roberts dives into the story & circumstances of the genesis and development of one of the finest British sitcoms ever produced, and one which taught me most of what I know about British history (I won a game of Trivial Pursuit once on the strength of the answer “a …
A historical dig through around 45 of Bristol’s oldest pubs, covering both central buildings and further afield. A little inconsistent in its detail – some pubs turned up really interesting stories of events or people connected with the place, whereas others almost transparently highlighted the fact that the author had …
