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Be Excellent to Each Other: Things We Learned from Stumbling into the Sea Last Christmas

Be Excellent to Each Other: Things We Learned from Stumbling into the Sea Last Christmas

January 29, 2017 By Greg Goode Leave a Comment

Spurred on by the early morning chill, we walked steadily over the sands towards the pier as a whirl of chatter buzzed around us in English, Polish and Arabic. With one of our number waylaid with a stiff limp, we let the crowds of Santas, elves and penguins shuffle passed in a snaking procession that stretched all the way from Bournemouth to Boscombe.  This was our first Christmas Day in Dorset, … Continue Reading

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Interview with Valerio Ciriaci: Director of If Only I Were That Warrior

Interview with Valerio Ciriaci: Director of If Only I Were That Warrior

November 13, 2016 By Kathryn and Nick Leave a Comment

If Only I Were That Warrior is an award winning film that investigates the Italian occupation of Ethiopia in 1935 and the legacy it has left behind. Driving this story is the recently constructed … Continue Reading

Geoffrey Seed: Beating Libel Law with Fiction

Geoffrey Seed: Beating Libel Law with Fiction

June 15, 2016 By Kathryn and Nick 1 Comment

“‘The common currency of both our professions is information. You want information. We want information. I can get you this, but I want the following things…’ what he wanted was information about my … Continue Reading

Articles & Editorial

Global Refugee Crisis: New Film at the BFI London Film Festival

Global Refugee Crisis: New Film at the BFI London Film Festival

October 3, 2016 By Kathryn and Nick Leave a Comment

The 60th London Film Festival at the BFI sees premiers for Oscar hopefuls, La La Land, The Birth of a Nation, Snowden and Free Fire. However, amidst the glitz, glamour, global … Continue Reading

Morrissey, ‘List of the Lost’: That Joke Isn’t Funny?

Morrissey, ‘List of the Lost’: That Joke Isn’t Funny?

September 29, 2015 By Kathryn and Nick Leave a Comment

Penguin Books have so much to answer for… We are absolutely horrified by Morrissey’s new novel, ‘List of the Lost’. All the reviews are true – read this excellent rinse by … Continue Reading

Searchlight Arts Multimedia

Charity Christmas Single: “Can You Stop the Carvery?”

Charity Christmas Single: “Can You Stop the Carvery?”

December 2, 2016 By Kathryn and Nick Leave a Comment

Brave Little Turkey Launches Heartfelt Christmas Appeal Somewhere in Norfolk a brave little turkey managed to smuggle out a recording detailing exactly what she wants for … Continue Reading

Song: You Ain’t No Muslim Bruv

Song: You Ain’t No Muslim Bruv

December 13, 2015 By Kathryn and Nick Leave a Comment

Stella has just sent us her take on the heckle heard around the world. It made us giggle… and like all of her stuff, we’ll keep putting it online until she gets us sued (at … Continue Reading

New Fiction

100-Word Fiction: Tiddles the House Cat

100-Word Fiction: Tiddles the House Cat

August 21, 2015 By Kathryn and Nick Leave a Comment

For the fifth time that morning the little cat pushed her head repeatedly against the old man’s hand in a vain attempt at coaxing it into life. For ten years the lazy tuxedo had wanted for nothing. … Continue Reading

100-Word Fiction: Not-So-Original Prankster

100-Word Fiction: Not-So-Original Prankster

August 14, 2015 By Kathryn and Nick Leave a Comment

If only he’d stuck to gluing pound coins to the floor. But no, he had to go further, and Manchester Printworks on Sunday morning was perfect for it. Placing a small baggy of washing powder on … Continue Reading

Editorialisms

Meet the Mexican Cheese Bandits of Salt Lake City

Meet the Mexican Cheese Bandits of Salt Lake City

June 1, 2015 By Kathryn and Nick Leave a Comment

As you enter the Rose Park area of Salt Lake City, Utah, a majestic stone sign invites you into streets lined with mature conifers, oaks, aspen and maple trees. The houses that skirt these walkways … Continue Reading

The Global Sniffer Bee Population Speak Out

The Global Sniffer Bee Population Speak Out

January 10, 2015 By Kathryn and Nick Leave a Comment

Channel No 5, fried eggs, ashtrays, Febreze… the smell of unwashed bodies was quite overpowering as the stomping throng of 500 travellers jostled for space in the overheated waiting area. But high … Continue Reading

Web Series: The Party That’s Never Won

Episode 5: The Christmas Party That’s Never Won

Episode 5: The Christmas Party That’s Never Won

December 30, 2014 By Kathryn and Nick Leave a Comment

Song: What a Show It's a mighty fine Christmas shindig And it's packed with party bigwigs The message the Leader bellows: "Give more dough, give more dough, give more dough" And there's lots of … Continue Reading

Episode 4: The Party Anthem

Episode 4: The Party Anthem

November 16, 2014 By Kathryn and Nick Leave a Comment

Song: Say No Say no, say no No immigration, border is closed No, me say no, me say no, me say no, me say no, me say no-o No immigration, border is closed   No more soft touch from Great … Continue Reading

Episode 3: The Party Conference

Episode 3: The Party Conference

October 1, 2014 By Kathryn and Nick Leave a Comment

Tick-tock. Tick-tock. The clock at the front of hall beat out a slow steady tattoo. This was the last day of the United Liberation Party (ULP) conference and the place was still rammed to bursting … Continue Reading

Greg Goode’s Political Diaries

Part IX: The Rise of the Bee

Part IX: The Rise of the Bee

October 6, 2014 By Kathryn and Nick Leave a Comment

Rising plucky from our seats before the gathered throng We addressed the noble 56 who governed true and strong Mike articulated gamely, his speech was just sublime The Leader of the Council … Continue Reading

Part VIII: My Epic Quest

Part VIII: My Epic Quest

September 6, 2014 By Kathryn and Nick 1 Comment

With inspired fervour I cast out my net And snared a great horde of potentials to vet The journey that followed was completely unplanned And it feels like I’ve travelled every road in this … Continue Reading

Part VII: Tramping the Halls of Westminster

Part VII: Tramping the Halls of Westminster

July 28, 2014 By Kathryn and Nick Leave a Comment

“Ed,” sang the high pitched female voice emerging briskly from the second set of security gates which separated the public from the tree-lined interior of Portcullis House. “Anyone for Ed… Miliband?” … Continue Reading

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