Until I clocked the author I genuinely thought this was going to be a John Grindrod architecture tour.

Really loving this book, which appears to have come into my life at exactly the right moment

My late brother still causing chaos: block of flats evacuated today because nieces were trying to give his replica gun to the police and they found a grenade. Thankfully not a live one. Chrissakes…

Last week my new podcast, Made in England, launched with an episode on All of Us Strangers, which my guest John John Grindrod and I both really liked. Listen here and in the usual places:
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#allofusstrangers #PaulMescal #andrewscott

Happy 20th Birthday to Shaun of the Dead. Which I am in. It is a truly excellent film. That is all.

Fantastic pictures from Simon Phipps’s new book Brutal Wales (which I’ve written an essay for) theguardian.com/artanddesign/g…

My favourite Brett Andersonism is pronouncing maisonettes as maisy-annettes

Non fiction looking varied these days

This reappraisal of her birth place, Croydon, from jo ellison made me think of you John Grindrod

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For #RobinofSherwood ’s 40th year, new audio/novel ‘Tales Untold’ by Dr Jennifer Ash That Eaton-Jones Fellow Chinbeard Books AUK News expands on 6 characters from the original series. Thrilled to record a two-hander about mercenary Bertrand de Nivelle with legendary heartthrob Oliver Tobias.🎯

My latest newsletter is out, with stuff on Simon Phipps’s new book Brutal Wales which I’ve written an essay for, a forthcoming event in Croydon and a new film podcast Made in England on which I’m chatting about All of Us Strangers. Link in bio

When at the theatre I love to hang out at the facilities management solutions bar

I have a new film podcast - MADE IN ENGLAND - first episode available now, talking about Andrew Haigh's All of Us Strangers with guest John John Grindrod. #andrewscott #paulmescal
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BRUTAL WALES / CYMRU FRIWTALAIDD is published today! The book features photography of over 60 sites, buildings and structures across Wales accompanied by essays in both English and Welsh by John Grindrod and Mark Durden. linktr.ee/brutalwales

Today is publication day for Simon Phipps’s brilliant new book Brutal Wales, which I’ve written a piece for. More on it in my newsletter, link in bio

Grim story from New Addington theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

I've got a new podcast - MADE IN ENGLAND - delving into the history of English cinema, one film at a time.
John Grindrod joins me for episode 1 to discuss All of Us Strangers (2023)
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Very excited to have been the first guest on a new film podcast by Jack McInroy, Made in England, talking about All of Us Strangers, which you may remember I became obsessed with even before I saw it... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mad…