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The Thompsons on Mansfield, The Death of Robin Hood, and vaccinations
Mon 28 Sept 2026Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on Mansfield, The Death of Robin Hood, and vaccinations
Left Brian Sept 2026 - Glasnerism
Tue 08 Sept 2026For fans of the red team it’s been quite the summer for upgrading to a new leader who seems to have genuine beliefs and a determination to implement them. For this edition of Left Brian, I’ll focus on the steady opening month for Oliver Glasner’s Nottingham Forest...
Stage Review: Robin Hood International Improv Festival at the Squire Performing Arts.
Sun 06 Sept 2026If you think improv is just a group of comedians shouting random words at each other until someone says something funny, then Nottingham’s Robin Hood International Improv Festival might just change your mind...
Folk legend: Jim Ghedi on his soundtrack for Michael Sarnoski's The Death of Robin Hood
Fri 04 Sept 2026Sheffield musician Jim Ghedi has for years carved a unique corner of folk music, but now that he’s composed the soundtrack for a new film starring Hugh Jackman: The Death of Robin Hood, a lot more people will probably be recognising his name from here on out. He’s also playing a gig in Nottingham in October, so there was no better time for us to meet and chat with him…
Art works: White Falcon I by Marcus Rowlands
Wed 12 Aug 2026For this month’s Art Works we heard from Marcus Rowlands, whose intricate wooden mandalas are on display at the New Art Exchange’s Open exhibition throughout this month.
Life Behind Bars: with Craig Pennington-Hayes, Owner of The Lord Roberts
Sat 18 Jul 2026Craig Pennington-Hayes, wwner of Hockley's Lord Roberts pub, talks community spaces, famous guests and dogs called Robert.
Spilling the tea: Frances Russell on managing the White Rabbit Teahouse through adversity
Fri 12 Jun 2026Serving tea, cake and scones, White Rabbit Teahouse is a quintessential British tearoom, providing a peaceful setting among the noise and crowds of the city centre. Behind the scenes, owner Frances Russell has weathered many storms to keep the business alive. Food co-editor Lucy Campion sat down with Frances to talk about the evolution of her teahouse, how the hospitality landscape has changed and what the future holds.
LeftLion Interviews Podcast #17: Crazy P’s Jim Baron on international tours and festivals, soundtracking The Sopranos and his new venture White Elephant
Fri 08 May 2026This episode we are joined by Jim Baron from Crazy P who talks about his career in music, starting a band in Notts that became internationally renown, soundtracking for film and TV and his new venture White Elephant...
Night Creatures Podcast #5: Adam and Rob Perkins from Boho Festival on organising Notts parties from the 90s to now
Fri 13 Feb 2026Night Creatures is a LeftLion podcast, shining a light on the promoters of Nottingham. Your host and interviewer is Beane, co-founder of Nottingham’s beloved Soul Buggin’ night and he brings with him two decades of experience of putting on great parties in the city.
Tusk 'til dawn: Jim Baron of Crazy P fame on his new musical project White Elephant
Thu 05 Feb 2026Best known as one of the founders of Notts electronic music titans Crazy P, Jim Baron (aka Ron Basejam) is a man with his fingers in several musical pies. This month sees the release of World Elephant Day, the first album from White Elephant – a collaborative project with Ben Smith (of Smith & Mudd fame) and fellow Crazy P member Chris Todd. In a wide-ranging catchup, Jim takes us from the halcyon days of nineties Notts to his solo work, and how The Sopranos played a role in the story of Crazy P…
Left Brian: John Robertson, John McGovern and a Kenny Burns Night Supper
Sun 25 Jan 2026It's Burns Night today, and we've been inviting our regular Notts County, Mansfield Town and Nottingham Forest football columnists to muse on the influence of Scotland in the history of their own clubs. Julie Pritchard - our Nottingham Forest columnist - decides which Forest players she'd invite as guests for a Burns Night supper...
Undercover Artist: Craig Whitemore shares his journey into professional graphic design and illustration
Tue 20 Jan 2026Our January cover artist Craig Whitemore shares more about his journey into professional graphic design and illustration.
Out of Time: The bank robbers who escaped history
Sat 13 Dec 2025Back in 1970, two daring heists in the Nottingham area lasted minutes, left clues behind, but never led to arrests – could the two be connected?
Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival Returns to Trent Bridge, for it's fifth year in a row at the venue
Wed 01 Oct 2025The Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival returns to Trent Bridge Cricket Ground from Wednesday 8 to Saturday 11 October 2025, bringing with it over 600 beers and 100 ciders and perries from some of the UK’s most celebrated breweries; including Nottinghamshire favourites like Castle Rock, Lincoln Green, Blue Monkey, Batemans, Lenton Lane, and Shipstones
Comedy Review: Nightmare! Nightmare! Kill! Kill! at the Lord Roberts
Sun 14 Sept 2025Benthic Zone and Doxxie Phisher are back and with a UFO theme. Will the audience be probed?
Theatre Review: The Last Stand Of Mary Whitehouse at the Nottingham Playhouse
Fri 12 Sept 2025Today's youth might think Mary Whitehouse was some cartoonish figure-of-fun. A prude and a bigot, leftover from the Victorian era. Not at all. Known as the most dangerous woman in England at the time, she wreaked havoc. The Playhouse's brand new play shares the horror...
Life in Light: catching up with landscape photographer Tracey Whitefoot
Thu 11 Sept 2025Born and bred in Nottingham, Tracey Whitefoot has spent the last two decades as a freelance photographer. In that time she’s photographed a lot of famous faces, as well as capturing the amazing cityscapes she has become known for. We asked her about her work and her exhibition, My Life In Light, currently on show at Nottingham Central Library…
Life's a drag: we speak to Doxxie Phisher and Benthic Zone about their upcoming show Nightmare! Nightmare! Kill! Kill!
Fri 05 Sept 2025Nottingham’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!