Blogs & Podcasts
Three Old Hacks Podcast
Mihir Bose – former BBC Sports Editor, David Smith – Economics Editor of the Sunday Times and political commentator Nigel Dudley
The three have been friends since they first met while working at Financial Weekly in 1980s. They have kept in touch regularly, setting the world to rights over various lunches and dinners. With coronavirus making that impossible, what do journalists do, deprived of long convivial lunches over a bottle of red wine or several? Why, podcast of course.
Episode 38: Holding the line for a free press
December 4, 2023/by Three Old HacksEpisode 37: Three Men in a Boat navigating British Journalism
November 6, 2023/by Three Old HacksEpisode 36: A perfect profession for spying
September 18, 2023/by Three Old HacksEpisode 35: What the Nigel Farage ‘debanking’ saga tells us about British journalism
August 7, 2023/by Three Old HacksEpisode 34: Gamesmanship and Protest
July 17, 2023/by Three Old HacksEpisode 33: Is the coronation still going on? Sorry, I missed a bit, the dog needed a walk
May 16, 2023/by Three Old HacksBrentford FC – A League Apart
Brentford 3, Luton Town 1
December 4, 2023/by Bill HagertyBrentford 3, West Ham United 2
November 6, 2023/by Bill HagertyBrentford 3, Burnley 0
October 23, 2023/by Bill HagertyBrentford 0, Arsenal 1
October 2, 2023/by Bridget OsborneBrentford 1, Everton 3
September 26, 2023/by Bill HagertyBrentford 2, AFC Bournemouth 2
September 4, 2023/by Bill HagertyOborne & Heller On Cricket Podcast
The joy of cricket explored and shared
Cricket authors (and obsessives) Peter Oborne and Richard Heller launched a podcast early in 2020 to help deprived listeners endure a world without cricket. They’re no longer deprived of cricket, but still chat regularly about cricket topics with different guests each week.
Episode 118: World Cricket And All That Shapes It Covered By Wisden Editor Lawrence Booth
May 2, 2023/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 117: Sovereigns, stars, stewards, scorers, statisticians … Steven Lynch on this year’s Wisden obituaries
April 18, 2023/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 116: From teenage record breaker to players’ champion: James Harris of Glamorgan and the PCA
March 28, 2023/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 115: The weird genius who revolutionized cricket history
March 20, 2023/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 114: Two testaments of cricket and war
March 13, 2023/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 113: A story made for the movies – Pakistan women’s cricket
February 28, 2023/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerMind Matters
Tips about maintaining our mental well-being
Nicholas Rose’s firm offers counselling, psychotherapy and coaching for children, adults, couples and families. Here he offers his thoughts on how we can look after our own mental health.
Mind Matters – Nicholas Rose on the nature of goblins
December 17, 2022/by Nicholas RoseMind Matters – Do we really need to talk about our feelings?
November 15, 2022/by Nicholas RoseMind Matters – Three minute life hack?
October 31, 2022/by Nicholas RoseMind Matters – The art of patience
October 17, 2022/by Guest BloggerMind Matters – To Know or Not to Know?
September 5, 2022/by Guest BloggerMind Matters – Feeling fine or feeling F.I.N.E?
July 25, 2022/by Nicholas Rose
Mind Matters – Nicholas Rose on the nature of goblins
December 17, 2022/by Nicholas Rose
Mind Matters – Do we really need to talk about our feelings?
November 15, 2022/by Nicholas Rose
Mind Matters – Three minute life hack?
October 31, 2022/by Nicholas Rose
Mind Matters – The art of patience
October 17, 2022/by Guest Blogger
Mind Matters – To Know or Not to Know?
September 5, 2022/by Guest BloggerJennifer’s Dog Training Advice
Tips from a professional
Jennifer Billot, MSc CPDT-KA is a professional dog trainer, founder and owner of Bone Ball Bark. Her blog for The Chiswick Calendar explores the most common problems she encounters when clients first get in touch..
Jennifer’s dog training advice – How to stop your dog from dragging you down the street
October 10, 2022/by Guest BloggerJennifer’s dog training advice – ‘How Do I Stop My Dog From Jumping Up?’
September 27, 2022/by Guest BloggerJennifer’s dog training advice – My dog won’t leave me alone when I am working
September 5, 2022/by Guest BloggerJennifer’s dog training advice – ‘My puppy is biting and chewing EVERYTHING!’
August 23, 2022/by Guest BloggerJennifer’s dog training advice – How do I get my dog to stop barking at the door?
August 8, 2022/by Guest BloggerJennifer’s dog training advice – Help! My dog won’t come back to me!
July 25, 2022/by Guest Blogger
Jennifer’s dog training advice – How to stop your dog from dragging you down the street
October 10, 2022/by Guest Blogger
Jennifer’s dog training advice – ‘How Do I Stop My Dog From Jumping Up?’
September 27, 2022/by Guest Blogger
Jennifer’s dog training advice – My dog won’t leave me alone when I am working
September 5, 2022/by Guest Blogger
Jennifer’s dog training advice – ‘My puppy is biting and chewing EVERYTHING!’
August 23, 2022/by Guest Blogger
Jennifer’s dog training advice – How do I get my dog to stop barking at the door?
August 8, 2022/by Guest BloggerMan in the Middle
The musings of a middle aged man on living with his family and aged mother
Faced with the realisation that she can no longer live on her own, the decision to move the old lady in with himself, his wife and teenage children has a seismic impact on their lives, with riotous consequences. By James Thellusson.

Man in the Middle 91: Merci Beaucoup
July 11, 2022/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle 90: The Repair Cafe
June 21, 2022/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle 89: The Day of the Empty Nester
May 31, 2022/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle 88: An Offaly nice idea
May 17, 2022/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle 87: Willy Wonka should run adult social care
May 3, 2022/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle 86: Do I owe you anything?
April 18, 2022/by James ThellussonMy Corona
A diary of life in Chiswick during the pandemic
During the first lockdown in March 2020, Keith Richards started writing the My Corona blog – a mix of observations from his daily constitutionals and the quiet enjoyment of his record collection. Since then he has continued to document the everyday occurrences of this most peculiar time.

My Corona – Parting is such sweet sorrow and other rants
May 30, 2021/by Keith RichardsMy Corona – Mississippi Swamp Dogs
May 24, 2021/by Keith RichardsMy Corona – Plundered History. Stolen Culture.
May 16, 2021/by Keith RichardsMy Corona – Africa
May 10, 2021/by Keith RichardsMy Corona – Me Radio Live
April 30, 2021/by Keith RichardsMy Corona – April is the cruellist month
April 27, 2021/by Keith Richards
My Corona – Parting is such sweet sorrow and other rants
May 30, 2021/by Keith Richards
My Corona – Mississippi Swamp Dogs
May 24, 2021/by Keith Richards
My Corona – Plundered History. Stolen Culture.
May 16, 2021/by Keith Richards
My Corona – Africa
May 10, 2021/by Keith Richards
My Corona – Me Radio Live
April 30, 2021/by Keith RichardsBEDFORD PARK FESTIVAL PODCASTS
The following podcasts went online in 2020 bacause of the Pandemic.
CHISWICK BOOK FESTIVAL PODCASTS
The Chiswick Book Festival
The festival brings together top authors and their readers for a long weekend of history, biography, fiction, crime, thrillers, politics, the arts, fashion, children’s books and other genres.
