Blogs & Podcasts
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 – To everything there is a season
March 2, 2021/by Guest BloggerMy Corona – with apologies to Samuel Beckett
February 23, 2021/by Guest BloggerChiswick Reconfined – Lockdown 3: Now is the winter of our discontent
February 16, 2021/by Guest BloggerChiswick Reconfined – Lockdown 3: From the Mundane to the Magical
February 9, 2021/by Guest BloggerChiswick Reconfined – Lockdown 3: Going Walkabout
February 1, 2021/by Guest BloggerChiswick Reconfined – Lockdown 3: Perking up for Burns Night
January 26, 2021/by Bridget Osborne
My Corona – To everything there is a season
March 2, 2021/by Guest Blogger
My Corona – with apologies to Samuel Beckett
February 23, 2021/by Guest Blogger
Chiswick Reconfined – Lockdown 3: Now is the winter of our discontent
February 16, 2021/by Guest Blogger
Chiswick Reconfined – Lockdown 3: From the Mundane to the Magical
February 9, 2021/by Guest Blogger
Chiswick Reconfined – Lockdown 3: Going Walkabout
February 1, 2021/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 Chapter 61 – Moonpig, Mother and me
March 1, 2021/by Matt SmithMan in the Middle Chapter 60 – A Right Royal Valentine
February 16, 2021/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle – Chapter 59: Hurrah for my free bus pass!
February 2, 2021/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle – Chapter 58: Mother has gone into a nursing home
November 17, 2020/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle – Chapter 57: The runway to Me Time gets blocked
November 9, 2020/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle – Chapter 56: Mixed emotions about the day ahead
October 20, 2020/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle Chapter 61 – Moonpig, Mother and me
March 1, 2021/by Matt SmithMan in the Middle Chapter 60 – A Right Royal Valentine
February 16, 2021/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle – Chapter 59: Hurrah for my free bus pass!
February 2, 2021/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle – Chapter 58: Mother has gone into a nursing home
November 17, 2020/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle – Chapter 57: The runway to Me Time gets blocked
November 9, 2020/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 – Looking forward to restrictions easing? Preparation and resilience.
March 1, 2021/by Matt SmithMind Matters – To hibernate or not to hibernate – that is the question right now…
January 26, 2021/by Nicholas RoseMind Matters – Bullying and what to do about it
December 1, 2020/by Nicholas RoseMind Matters – The rush to judge
November 10, 2020/by Nicholas RoseMind Matters – Back where we started?
October 27, 2020/by Nicholas RoseMind Matters – A pandemic of anxiety
October 18, 2020/by Nicholas Rose
Mind Matters – Looking forward to restrictions easing? Preparation and resilience.
March 1, 2021/by Matt Smith
Mind Matters – To hibernate or not to hibernate – that is the question right now…
January 26, 2021/by Nicholas Rose
Mind Matters – Bullying and what to do about it
December 1, 2020/by Nicholas Rose
Mind Matters – The rush to judge
November 10, 2020/by Nicholas Rose
Mind Matters – Back where we started?
October 27, 2020/by Nicholas RoseOborne & 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 44: The Modification of Indian cricket, expertly assessed
March 1, 2021/by Bridget OsborneEpisode 43: Kashmir – where cricket has become a political statement
February 21, 2021/by Bridget OsborneEpisode 42: Maurice Turnbull – and other heroes of cricket in Wales
February 14, 2021/by Bridget OsborneEpisode 41: A great historian’s love affair with cricket
February 8, 2021/by Bridget OsborneEpisode 40: Another fast-scoring innings by Mahela Jayawardene
January 31, 2021/by Bridget OsborneEpisode 39: The sky is the limit for Alsama Cricket Club, where refugees from Syria get new lives
January 25, 2021/by Bridget OsborneEpisode 44: The Modification of Indian cricket, expertly assessed
March 1, 2021/by Bridget OsborneEpisode 43: Kashmir – where cricket has become a political statement
February 21, 2021/by Bridget OsborneEpisode 42: Maurice Turnbull – and other heroes of cricket in Wales
February 14, 2021/by Bridget OsborneEpisode 41: A great historian’s love affair with cricket
February 8, 2021/by Bridget OsborneEpisode 40: Another fast-scoring innings by Mahela Jayawardene
January 31, 2021/by Bridget OsborneThree 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 9: Are we introducing ID papers by the back door?
March 2, 2021/by Bridget OsborneEpisode 8: The Quality of Leadership
February 9, 2021/by Bridget OsborneEpisode 7: The inauguration of a new president
January 26, 2021/by Bridget OsborneEpisode 6: Assault on the US Capitol
January 12, 2021/by Bridget OsborneEpisode 5: Britain and Europe – where did it all go wrong?
December 22, 2020/by Bridget OsborneEpisode 4: Economists’ attack on BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg “grotesquely malign”
December 8, 2020/by Bridget OsborneEpisode 9: Are we introducing ID papers by the back door?
March 2, 2021/by Bridget OsborneEpisode 8: The Quality of Leadership
February 9, 2021/by Bridget OsborneEpisode 7: The inauguration of a new president
January 26, 2021/by Bridget OsborneEpisode 6: Assault on the US Capitol
January 12, 2021/by Bridget OsborneEpisode 5: Britain and Europe – where did it all go wrong?
December 22, 2020/by Bridget OsborneChiswick 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.
