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Life Behind Bars: with Craig Pennington-Hayes, Owner of The Lord Roberts

Craig Pennington-Hayes, wwner of Hockley's Lord Roberts pub, talks community spaces, famous guests and dogs called Robert.

Pick six: Veronica Pickering, Nottinghamshire's Lord-Lieutenant

To celebrate International Women’s Day we put some questions to Veronica Pickering, the first woman to be appointed as Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire, a former High Sheriff, and a champion of our local communities.

Comedy Review: Nightmare! Nightmare! Kill! Kill! at the Lord Roberts

Benthic Zone and Doxxie Phisher are back and with a UFO theme. Will the audience be probed?  

Life's a drag: we speak to Doxxie Phisher and Benthic Zone about their upcoming show Nightmare! Nightmare! Kill! Kill!

Nottingham’s drag scene has exploded in recent years with many new characters. We meet Doxxie Phmorisher and Benthic Zone to talk about queer venues, developing drag characters and what to expect from their show, Nightmare! Nightmare! Kill! Kill!

Revisiting the legend of the Lord of Milan with author Robert Nieri

Back in 2016 Author Robert Nieri released a book The Lord of Milan about Herbert Kilpin, the 19th century Notts-born butchers son who emigrated to Italy and went on to found AC Milan football club. A crew from LeftLion joined him out there for its release and ended up making an award-winning film too. Here he updates us on what’s happened since, including a reburial for Herbert and another influx of Italian visitors to Nottingham…

Comedy Review: Nightmare! Nightmare! Kill! Kill! at the Lord Roberts

Ahoy there! Drag artists Benthic Zone and Doxxie Phisher launch their latest show and it's all hands on deck. 

The Thompsons on Wollaton Hall, Drones, and the Lord Mayor's Rolls Royce

This Christmas we chatted to Nottingham's most opinionated grocers about Wollaton Hall (in particular, George the Gorilla), Drones, and the Lord Mayor's Rolls Royce.

Comedy Review: Nightmare Nightmare Kill Kill at the Lord Roberts

Experimental drag comes to the city...

Comedy Review: Juliette Burton in the LOL-GBTQ+ at the Lord Roberts Comedy Festival

Juliette Burton offers more than just laughs in her stand-up performances... 

Comedy and community at the Lord Roberts

Dan Webber shares the inspiration behind the LOL-GBTQ+ festival coming soon to the Lord Roberts...

Hitchcock meets Lord of the Flies in this exciting comedy-thriller at the Nottingham Playhouse

Rotten is a comedy about the Instagram generation that is as dark as it is funny. Its creator, Josie White, speaks with Leftlion about terrible things and how she came to write them... 

Nottingham's most opinionated greengrocers on Lord Byron, fanzines, and JT Soar

Nottingham's Greek-born Councillor Explains Why Lord Byron Is A Folk Hero In Greece

As Nottingham celebrates the 200th anniversary of the death of Lord Byron, we put some questions to Councillor Pavlos Kotsonis, Nottingham City Council’s Greek-born Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Culture,  about Nottingham's Byron 200 celebrations and why Byron is a hero in Greece…

Review: Müllraum at The Lord Roberts Basement

Beneath the streets of Nottingham lie many secrets. We have all heard of the labyrinthian networks of secret caves, places where our ancestors ate, worshipped and presumably also celebrated. It seems fitting therefore that the pilot event for brand new Techno party “MÜLLRAUM” would take place in a hallowed, subterranean space. A Nottingham tradition… 

In Photos: Lord Of The Lost at Rescue Rooms

Internationally successful genre-fluid German gothic band Lord Of The Lost brought their newest surprise album ‘BLOOD & GLITTER’ to Rescue Rooms...

Return to Sender: A Tribute to Dave Bishop aka Lord Biro

Satirist, artist, writer and LeftLion contributor Dave Bishop (aka Lord Biro) died on 4 December 2022, aged 78. His old friend James Walker pays tribute to his life and legacy... 

Review: A Celebration of the Music from Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit

Our Rich Higton took a trip to the Royal Concert Hall for this magnificent musical event...

Out of Time: How Nottingham Estate Owner Lord Carnarvon Supported the Excavation of Tutankhamun’s Tomb

There wasn’t anything particularly special about the reign of Tutankhamun. He held the throne for barely a decade, dying before the age of twenty after he succumbed to what has been speculated to be a leg fracture sustained during a chariot accident. So why, more than three millennia after his death, does his name remain arguably the most well-known (rivalled only by Cleopatra) from Ancient Egyptian history? The answer lies in an expedition, funded by Nottingham estate owner Lord Carnarvon, to excavate his tomb in the twenties - an expedition that led to the mysterious deaths of many involved, including Carnarvon himself…

6 of the Best Fantasy Films of All Time (That Aren't Lord of the Rings)

Film Review: Metal Lords

This metal-infused coming-of-age tale is a quiet riot that hits the spot…

Out of Time: Lord Byron and the Greek War of Independence

To celebrate Nottingham City Council’s new partnership with Vyronas, a suburb of Athens named after Lord Byron, we look back at the legendary Nottingham poet’s involvement with the Greek War for Independence…

20 Years Later: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Is this the best Lord of the Rings film? You bet your staff it is... 

Nottingham City Council Announces Partnership With Greek Municipality Named After Lord Byron

Nottingham City Council recently announced a partnership agreement with Vyronas, a suburb of Athens named after the legendary Lord Byron, and celebrated by lighting up the Council House in the blue and white of Greece's famous flag. We chat to the man behind this exciting new friendship, Cllr Pavlos Kotsonis, about how it could benefit Nottingham, his personal connection to the project and why Byron means so much to so many...