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August 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 76 – Tamzin Beazley
Welcome to episode 76 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one arrives a day or two early – timing it with the film’s current run around the country as part of the Festival – a conversation with Tamzin Beazley; she is the wife of Booga Beazley from Head […]Archive
October 18, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Secret Behind Mr Dompling’s Secret: My First Music Book
Mr Dompling’s Secret was one of my favourite books when I was young. It told the story of a classical cellist, keen on Mozart. It had themes of overcoming fears, of being comfortable in your own skin – and of course there was music. Lots of music. It was my introduction to classical music – […]Archive
August 11, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Jessica Abel: Out On The Wire – The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio
Out On The Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio Jessica Abel Broadway Books Jessica Abel has managed to offer some sort of How To/inspirational guide to podcasting here – even though that wasn’t (entirely) the aim I’m sure. This in fact is more than just one book, or one type of […]Archive
June 18, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Edward Ross: Filmish – A Graphic Journey Through Film
Filmish: A Graphic Journey Through Film Edward Ross SelfMadeHero Well, it’s all there in the title really, here cartoonist/illustrator/film-buff Edward Ross takes a tour through cinema, painting himself into the picture in a narrator-role occasionally, but most often delighting in drawing up key scenes from iconic movies. Filmish is divided into seven thematic studies, seven […]Archive
March 9, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Rebecca Solnit: Men Explain Things To Me
Men Explain Things To Me Rebecca Solnit Haymarket Books You can imagine Rebecca Solnit might hate the term fearless feminist, might see it as patronising – in much the same way she explains the situation in the title essay (a piece that, written in 2008, went viral, it’s collected here with a handful of more […]Archive
December 11, 2014 by Simon Sweetman