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 – Me Radio Live
April 30, 2021/by Keith RichardsMy Corona – April is the cruellist month
April 27, 2021/by Keith RichardsMy Corona – Feeling grateful
April 20, 2021/by Keith RichardsMy Corona – It’s Opening Time & Kick Off in the Fresh Air
April 13, 2021/by Bridget OsborneMy Corona – Forget 1984 – 2024 is coming
April 6, 2021/by Keith RichardsMy Corona – Another Year Another Life
March 30, 2021/by Bridget Osborne
My Corona – Me Radio Live
April 30, 2021/by Keith Richards
My Corona – April is the cruellist month
April 27, 2021/by Keith Richards
My Corona – Feeling grateful
April 20, 2021/by Keith Richards
My Corona – It’s Opening Time & Kick Off in the Fresh Air
April 13, 2021/by Bridget Osborne
My Corona – Forget 1984 – 2024 is coming
April 6, 2021/by Keith RichardsMan 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 65: I drink therefore I am
April 27, 2021/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle 64: Should men wear Alice bands?
April 12, 2021/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle – Chapter 63: The scent of despair
March 29, 2021/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle Chapter 62 – Melvyn Bragg is in my bathroom
March 15, 2021/by Matt SmithMan 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 65: I drink therefore I am
April 27, 2021/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle 64: Should men wear Alice bands?
April 12, 2021/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle – Chapter 63: The scent of despair
March 29, 2021/by James ThellussonMan in the Middle Chapter 62 – Melvyn Bragg is in my bathroom
March 15, 2021/by Matt SmithMan in the Middle Chapter 61 – Moonpig, Mother and me
March 1, 2021/by Matt SmithMind 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 – Don’t let it stress you out…
May 1, 2021/by Nicholas RoseMind Matters – would you know if you were having a panic attack?
April 19, 2021/by Nicholas RoseMind Matters – Fear of re-entry
April 13, 2021/by Nicholas RoseMind Matters – time for a psychological spring clean
March 24, 2021/by Nicholas RoseMind Matters – Looking out for young people
March 9, 2021/by Nicholas RoseMind Matters – Looking forward to restrictions easing? Preparation and resilience
March 1, 2021/by Matt Smith
Mind Matters – Don’t let it stress you out…
May 1, 2021/by Nicholas Rose
Mind Matters – would you know if you were having a panic attack?
April 19, 2021/by Nicholas Rose
Mind Matters – Fear of re-entry
April 13, 2021/by Nicholas Rose
Mind Matters – time for a psychological spring clean
March 24, 2021/by Nicholas Rose
Mind Matters – Looking out for young people
March 9, 2021/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 53: The County Championship – past, present and future – by its great historian Stephen Chalke
May 1, 2021/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 52: Wisden 2021 – cricket and class, race, plague and global warming
April 26, 2021/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 51: Rich lives in a few words: the obituaries in Wisden 2021
April 19, 2021/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 50: The park cricketer who married the Queen
April 11, 2021/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 49: Why crowds roar for the Tigers of world cricket
April 5, 2021/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 48: The man who discovered Eoin Morgan (and other stories)
March 29, 2021/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 53: The County Championship – past, present and future – by its great historian Stephen Chalke
May 1, 2021/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 52: Wisden 2021 – cricket and class, race, plague and global warming
April 26, 2021/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 51: Rich lives in a few words: the obituaries in Wisden 2021
April 19, 2021/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 50: The park cricketer who married the Queen
April 11, 2021/by Peter Oborne & Richard HellerEpisode 49: Why crowds roar for the Tigers of world cricket
April 5, 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 12: Who’s Responsible?
May 1, 2021/by Three Old HacksEpisode 11: The Super League that wasn’t
April 24, 2021/by Three Old HacksEpisode 10: The pandemic poll boost – Why?
March 30, 2021/by Three Old HacksEpisode 9: Are we introducing ID papers by the back door?
March 2, 2021/by Three Old HacksEpisode 8: The Quality of Leadership
February 9, 2021/by Three Old HacksEpisode 7: The inauguration of a new president
January 26, 2021/by Three Old HacksEpisode 12: Who’s Responsible?
May 1, 2021/by Three Old HacksEpisode 11: The Super League that wasn’t
April 24, 2021/by Three Old HacksEpisode 10: The pandemic poll boost – Why?
March 30, 2021/by Three Old HacksEpisode 9: Are we introducing ID papers by the back door?
March 2, 2021/by Three Old HacksEpisode 8: The Quality of Leadership
February 9, 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.
