Local butcher: John Stenton
Master butcher John Stenton chews the fat with Jo Reynolds. Where are you from originally? South Shields, Tyne and Wear. How long have you been here? I came to London over 40 years ago and have lived in Hammersmith ever since. What brought you here? There wasn’t any work at…
Local web designer: Annie Pennington
Annie Pennington tells Jo Reynolds about her rescue cat Robbie. Were you born in the area? No, I was born in Germany. My father was in the Control Commission, which governed Germany after the war (WW2). Is he German? No, he was English and based there. I was there maybe…
Local broadcaster: Jonathan Maitland
TV presenter slash reporter Jonny Maitland tells Jo Reynolds why he can’t stop taking the p***. How long have you lived in the area? Since 2002, but my connection to the area goes back much further. I’ve worked at the BBC since 1995. My father grew up in Acton so…
Local haute couturiere: Antonia Pugh-Thomas
Antonia Pugh-Thomas tells Jo Reynolds that pigs are easier than kids. How long have you lived in the area? Since the 12th of September, 2011. When we moved into the house we didn’t have any running water or electricity but the pig area was beautiful. How long have you kept…
Local TV director: Tim Dunn
Tim Dunn tells Jo Reynolds that he wears two hats in the BBC but would doff his cap to the Queen and armed guerillas. Did you study history at Oxford in order to make historical programmes for the BBC? There was no master plan. I got into Oxford, I felt,…
Oliver Cyriax: Brackenbury – the Musical
Eminent historian Oliver Cyriax cracks open Brackenbury Museum’s archive and breaks into song with Diana Dors. This futuristic piece from the 1950s had a glittering first night at the Tabard. My old friend Kathryn (Bigelow) agrees it has promise. Backers for a revival, anyone? Act 1: the villagers gather outside…