Local photographer: John Garrett
Celebrity photographer John Garrett (above) talks to Jo Reynolds about clicking with the Dalai Lama and other stars. How long have you lived in the village? 12 years. What brought you to the area? Divorce. What are your favourite places? Every day I have breakfast in Bertotti’s on Hammersmith Grove…
Local artist: Jayne Hepsibah Sullivan
Jayne Hepsibah tells Jo Reynolds about faking it. When did you move to the area? About 24 years ago. Why here? My sister lived here. Because I’m Welsh, when you come off the M4, you get to Hammersmith and think it’s London. The aim was always to go in, in,…
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…
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…