A farewell to Michael Bond, creator of Paddington
The memorial service has been held for Paddington creator Michael Bond who died in June and lived in Maida Vale, not far from the train station whose name he gave to his famous creation
Alan Bennett: ‘I blame Brexit on Mrs Thatcher, the Tories were not to be trusted’
Ahead of his live broadcast from his local library in Primrose Hill, Liz Thomson talks to the writer about his latest memoirs, class, education, allotments, the ‘nastification of Britain,’ and trying not to turn into an ‘old git’
Hampstead born Martin Carthy returns to play in Crouch End
Liz Thomson drops into a gig at Crouch End’s Kalamazoo Club to see song collector and folk legend Martin Carthy who inspired Dylan and Simon
Singer Julie Felix: friends with Leonard Cohen and dinner with David Frost
Ahead of her gig, Folk legend Julie Felix talks to Liz Thomson about singing with Cohen and playing the Albert Hall.
Folk revival star Bonnie Dobson on taking tea with Bob Dylan and returning to the stage
Canadian singer Bonnie Dobson was a star of the 1960s American folk scene. Since 1969 she’s lived quietly in Primrose Hill – but she’s stepping into the limelight again, she tells Liz Thomson
