Blogs & Podcasts
Brentford FC – A League Apart
Brentford 0, Brighton & Hove Albion 1
September 13, 2021/by Bill HagertyBrentford 2, Arsenal 0
August 16, 2021/by Bill HagertyEuro final flop
July 12, 2021/by Bill HagertyBrentford’s first season in the Premier League
June 22, 2021/by Bill HagertyHow Brentford beat Swansea and history is forgotten
May 30, 2021/by Bill HagertyBrentford FC victory puts it one match away from joining the Premier League
May 24, 2021/by Bill Hagerty
Brentford 0, Brighton & Hove Albion 1
September 13, 2021/by Bill Hagerty
Brentford 2, Arsenal 0
August 16, 2021/by Bill Hagerty
Euro final flop
July 12, 2021/by Bill Hagerty
Brentford’s first season in the Premier League
June 22, 2021/by Bill Hagerty
How Brentford beat Swansea and history is forgotten
May 30, 2021/by Bill HagertyMan 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 74: Pig in the Park
September 6, 2021/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle 73: Don’t leave me hanging on the telephone
August 16, 2021/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle 72: The right to make eccentric decisions
August 2, 2021/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle 71: De Pfeffel’s Day of Freedom Just Went Wrong
July 20, 2021/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle 70: Father’s Day
July 6, 2021/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle 69: Wrapping a present for my son’s birthday
June 22, 2021/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle 74: Pig in the Park
September 6, 2021/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle 73: Don’t leave me hanging on the telephone
August 16, 2021/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle 72: The right to make eccentric decisions
August 2, 2021/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle 71: De Pfeffel’s Day of Freedom Just Went Wrong
July 20, 2021/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle 70: Father’s Day
July 6, 2021/by James ThellussonMind 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 – Mental health: nature or nurture?
August 23, 2021/by Nicholas RoseMind Matters – Knowing when to give up
August 10, 2021/by Nicholas RoseMind Matters – Being able to talk about trauma
July 26, 2021/by Nicholas RoseMind Matters – Talking about vaccine hesitancy?
July 12, 2021/by Nicholas RoseMind Matters – Recognise your vulnerability to stress
June 29, 2021/by Nicholas RoseMind Matters – How do you deal with disappointment?
June 15, 2021/by Nicholas Rose
Mind Matters – Mental health: nature or nurture?
August 23, 2021/by Nicholas Rose
Mind Matters – Knowing when to give up
August 10, 2021/by Nicholas Rose
Mind Matters – Being able to talk about trauma
July 26, 2021/by Nicholas Rose
Mind Matters – Talking about vaccine hesitancy?
July 12, 2021/by Nicholas Rose
Mind Matters – Recognise your vulnerability to stress
June 29, 2021/by Nicholas RoseBooks of the Month
New books published each month
Annakarin Klerfalk is a literary agent who used to be the manager of Waterstones bookshop in Chiswick and knows the book trade inside out. Each month she takes a look at what’s new and recommends her top picks.
September 2021 books
September 6, 2021/by Annakarin KlerfalkAugust 2021 books
July 28, 2021/by Annakarin KlerfalkJuly 2021 books
June 30, 2021/by Annakarin KlerfalkJune 2021 books
May 30, 2021/by Annakarin KlerfalkMay 2021 books
April 11, 2021/by Guest BloggerApril 2021 books
March 29, 2021/by Matt Smith
Oborne & 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 65: Painful testimonies of racism shake the culture of denial of apartheid in South African cricket
August 30, 2021/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 64: Who needs the Hundred when Two Hundred Parents Start Playing Cricket?
August 23, 2021/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 63: South African cricket – still haunted by its unacknowledged legacy of white supremacy
August 16, 2021/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 62: Lonsdale Skinner: a cricket career blighted by racism
July 26, 2021/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 61: “Caught Eagle bowled Eagle” and other highlights from a political cricket lover
July 19, 2021/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 60: The hidden history of a huge success: women’s cricket in Britain
July 12, 2021/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 65: Painful testimonies of racism shake the culture of denial of apartheid in South African cricket
August 30, 2021/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 64: Who needs the Hundred when Two Hundred Parents Start Playing Cricket?
August 23, 2021/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 63: South African cricket – still haunted by its unacknowledged legacy of white supremacy
August 16, 2021/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 62: Lonsdale Skinner: a cricket career blighted by racism
July 26, 2021/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 61: “Caught Eagle bowled Eagle” and other highlights from a political cricket lover
July 19, 2021/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerThree 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 17: Afghanistan – A rehash of imperialism
August 30, 2021/by Three Old HacksEpisode 16: Remembering the 1964 Tokyo Olympics
August 2, 2021/by Three Old HacksEpisode 15: Politicians jumping on the bandwagon of football – Twas ever thus
July 13, 2021/by Three Old HacksEpisode 14: Of course the booing of footballers is racist
June 21, 2021/by Three Old HacksEpisode 13: Chaos and confusion at the heart of government
May 31, 2021/by Three Old HacksEpisode 12: Who’s Responsible?
May 1, 2021/by Three Old HacksEpisode 17: Afghanistan – A rehash of imperialism
August 30, 2021/by Three Old HacksEpisode 16: Remembering the 1964 Tokyo Olympics
August 2, 2021/by Three Old HacksEpisode 15: Politicians jumping on the bandwagon of football – Twas ever thus
July 13, 2021/by Three Old HacksEpisode 14: Of course the booing of footballers is racist
June 21, 2021/by Three Old HacksEpisode 13: Chaos and confusion at the heart of government
May 31, 2021/by Three Old HacksChiswick Calendar Interviews
Fascinating books by festival authors
Chiswick Calendar editor Bridget Osborne interviews authors for the Chiswick Book Festival, which in 2020 was all online.
My 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