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Acton, London W3

Posted on April 24, 2020 by yawnthepost

Acton, London W3, where I discovered Welsh writer Arthur Machen in the library, slightly dishevelled, jacket all ripped.

Posted in Podcast | Tagged Acton, Arthur Machen, Eric Ravilious, Lionel Bart, London, Stewart Lee, Waitrose, Wales

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Searching for the Green Man #3 – Salisbury April 9, 2025
Salisbury, Wiltshire – in the cathedral we find witches’ marks, protection against evil: against spells, Russian agents and maybe green men.
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Roast Beef and Roundabouts February 17, 2025
Many in the UK seek comfort in the past, whether the Celtic twilight of Camelot, or pride in the innovations of the Victorian era. But peel away the fantasies and we’re left with little – just overcooked roast beef and roundabouts. This is a rant about our obsession with the past – and obsessions in […]
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East Riding January 23, 2025
The East Riding of Yorkshire, where, after leaving the sunny landscapes of California, Bradford born artist David Hockney returned to live and paint. Hockney’s art challenges how we perceive the world, some of his photographic collages are almost cubist, as this podcast is, fragmentary, lacking a straight chronology. Your mind does not think in simple, […]
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Looking for the Green Man #2 December 11, 2024
Through an entrance decorated with foliated faces and soot-shrouded beasts into a great room in which there is a five hundred year old whale bone, an orchestra, a composer, a chaos pendulum and several green men.
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The Cul-de-Sac November 25, 2024
The cul-de-sac, at least in the UK, is very different from the dead end street. It is a haven and closer to paradise than you would imagine.
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The Cathedral Cities November 10, 2024
Cathedrals dominate the skylines of many British cities. Their development took place over a period of over 1000 years and represent one of the most astonishing artistic and technical achievements of western Europe.
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Kinder Scout July 16, 2024
Kinder Scout, a mountain plateau in Derbyshire, UK, where, in 1932 a mass trespass drew attention to the cause of the right to roam.
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Blackpool July 2, 2024
Is there a link between anti-depressant use and deprivation?
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In Search of the Green Man #1 May 31, 2024
The first in a series of occasional episodes in which I attempt to find some of this weird isles’ hidden green men.
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Camberwell May 13, 2024
Remembering an afternoon in Camberwell with artist Tom Phillips, admiring his Humament, his Cloopseend, not to mention his Hairy Balls.
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