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Nottingham's Greek-born Councillor Explains Why Lord Byron Is A Folk Hero In Greece
Sat 27 Apr 2024As 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…
Benthic Zone's Nightmare! Nightmare! Kill! Kill! Drag Variety Show Ft. Doxxie Phisher
Thu 14 Mar 2024Review: Müllraum at The Lord Roberts Basement
Thu 01 Feb 2024Beneath 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
Fri 29 Sept 2023Internationally successful genre-fluid German gothic band Lord Of The Lost brought their newest surprise album ‘BLOOD & GLITTER’ to Rescue Rooms...
Five Leaves Open Fiction Book Group Discusses Milan Kundera’s Book Of Laughter and Forgetting
Tue 26 Sept 2023Return to Sender: A Tribute to Dave Bishop aka Lord Biro
Thu 08 Dec 2022Satirist, 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
Mon 14 Nov 2022Our 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
Wed 25 May 2022There 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)
Mon 25 Apr 2022To (loosely) tie in with the latest magic issue of the magazine, we take a look at some of the best fantasy films ever...
Film Review: Metal Lords
Mon 18 Apr 2022This 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
Wed 22 Dec 2021To 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
Mon 13 Dec 2021Is 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
Tue 12 Oct 2021Nottingham 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...
Deep Fakes From Nottingham History
Wed 03 Mar 2021Ever wondered what it would be like to see video of historical figures who existed before video cameras? We've deep faked some figures from Nottingham history so you need wonder no more...
Bygone Byrons: The Weird and Wonderful Characters from Lord Byron's Family Tree
Sat 21 Mar 2020In the complex, meandering maze of English history, few people that aren’t members of the Royal family are able to trace their ancestry all the way back to the Battle of Hastings. But luckily for Notts’ own Lord Byron, his family tree has roots that go all the way back to 1066, and branches that were every bit as weird and wonderful as he was...
Buy: The Lord of Milan DVD
Sun 02 Feb 2020The award-winning documentary about Nottingham-born AC Milan founder Herbert Kilpin. Available on download and DVD...
Poetry Review: Andrea Gibson's Lord of the Butterflies Tour with Buddy Wakefield at Glee Club Nottingham
Tue 21 May 2019We were almost all poem'd out after the onslaught of spoken word at Nottingham Poetry Festival, but couldn't resist getting down to Glee Club Nottingham to check out Andrea Gibson's Lord of the Butterflies Tour, supported by Buddy Wakefield...
LeftLion's Feature-Length Documentary The Lord of Milan Goes To China
Fri 31 Aug 2018Last year, we at LeftLion released our first feature-length documentary, telling the tale of the Notts man who founded AC Milan. In August our Editor-in-Chief Jared Wilson went out to show The Lord of Milan in two of China’s biggest sports arenas. It seems a long way from that pokey little Mansfield Road house our Herbert was born in…
Preview: The Lord of Milan Screening at Broadway Cinema
Mon 02 Jul 2018The film we made about the Nottingham-born butcher's boy who founded AC Milan is touring UK cinemas this month, including a stop in our home town...