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Hal at the Rescue Rooms

A History of Notts on TV 1950-2005

Nottingham's had more appearances on the telly box that you might think...

Interview: Shauna Shim

"We shot Dogville for two months in Sweden and it was phenomenal. Lars is a genius and working with him is such a privilege."

Interview: Ian Smith from Television Workshop

We speak to the man behind Nottingham's version of RADA...

Interview: Joe Strange

"I write in the summer and record in the winter. I’m very efficient about these things."

Interview: Miss Nottingham 2005

"The fact that I'm a curvy size 12 made me stand out! Also, being Iraqi means I had a different look from the others"

Interview: Nicolas Deshayes

"I create hybrid sculptures that gather multiple cultural and stylistic references. In the end, so much familiarity leads to a strange sense of hyperreality"

Interview: The Elementz

"We bring something different to the table for each artist we work with. We see what identity they want to give a track, or if they just want us to go bananas."

A History of Robin Hood in Film and Television 1938-2005

We take a look at the long history of the original gangster on both the big and small screen...

Nottingham's Binge Drinking Problem

The Government's new drinking laws are meant to help society. But is binge drinking a problem that can be fixed?

LeftLion Magazine #7

Notts on the box: A TV special featuring The Shims, Ian Smith, Robin Hood, Computerman, Miss Nottingham, Joe Strange, Nicolas Deshaynes, The Elementz, Lost Project and more.

Interview: Andrew Shim

"I had a part in Dead Mans Shoes, which was quite a big role when we were filming, but it eventually got cut out of the final picture except for being in the crowd at the funeral scene..."

Sweetbriar @ Junction 7

Interview: Super Furry Animals

"When we play places a few times we get a bit bored, but with Rock City i'm still excited. It's got a lot of history"

Interview: Computerman

"Before a gig we went for a Chinese with a guy from Must Destroy Records. We didn't talk about music or anything, but he signed us after the show."

Watson Fothergill

LeftLion Live

Interview: Soulmonkey

"Monkey's definitely have soul, I once saw an orangutan singing some Curtis Mayfield tracks. Phenomenol"

Interview: Lost Project

"The idea behind Lost Project is that it is a project itself. We‘d known each other a while and we vibe off each other in general."

Ed Bannard at the NAAN August Roots

Interview: Rob Newman

As the wittiest and most verbose of the early nineties comedians, Rob Newman did the sensible thing to preserve his status and quit...

Interview: Roots Manuva

As a warm-up to Glastonbury 2005, Rodney Smith brought his band to Nottingham and sold out the Rescue Rooms (with less than a week’s notice). We caught up with him for a natter…

LeftLion Magazine #6

Featuring Carl Froch, Rob Newman (The Mary Whitehouse Experience), Roots Manuva, Daniel Taylor, G8, Dave McVay, Punish The Atom, Pete Jordan (Spectrum), Little Barrie and more.

Interview: Dave McVay Author of Steak Diana Ross

"People are born and bred as Notts supporters. There's a certain animosity towards Forest, but not like in certain cities where it’s life or death"

Interview: Little Barrie

"I had been in bands before, but they were mainly instrumentals, and I wanted to do something more song based"...