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Talent, Talks and Tapes at Five Leaves McGregor Launch

Not content to take it easy, author, storyteller, and long-time friend of the mag Jon McGregor has just released his new collection The Reservoir Tapes, hot off the heels of their initial airing on BBC Radio 4. Last Tuesday he made an appearance at Five Leaves Bookshop to launch the collection, so we thought we'd send our Chloe Campbell down to see what he had to say for himself. 

Loveless Director Andrey Zvyagintsev Talks Filmmaking in Russia

Widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest living filmmakers, Andrey Zvyagintsev's latest film Loveless has already won the Jury Prize at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.  Daniel Turner talked to the director whilst he was in Nottingham to discuss his path to making films, his storied career and his Oscar nominated new film.

Maltese Band Fuzzhoneys Talk Music and Their Love of Nottingham

Let's Talk About Loss

When Beth Rowland lost her Mum a couple of years ago, she felt there was nowhere she could go to make sense of her grief. Now she’s on a mission to ensure that doesn't happen to others...

Sam Craven Talks Vertex Soccer and Helping Young Footballers

What happens when a youngster gets released from a football club? There was a time when all those years of hard work could have gone to waste but now thanks to Vertex Soccer, founded by former Notts County youth player Sam Craven, these players can now get a second chance.

The Nottingham TARDIS Social Group Talk all About Doctor Who

The Nottingham TARDIS Social Group has been running for more than 10 years. On the eve of Jodie Whittaker taking over the role, we popped down to have a chat about all things Doctor Who.

Peter Daltrey Talks Making Music

King of the Hill: Talking Strange Weather and Spooky Stories with Joe Hill

A descendant of horror fiction royalty, Joe Hill is a best-selling author of novels, short stories, comic books and graphic novels. His latest book, Strange Weather, brings together four stories of strangeness and surreality that are bound to chill to the bone. With an international book-tour underway, we caught up with him ahead of his appearance at Waterstones to chat about his influences, creative process, and the book itself.

Frank McMahon from DIY Poets Answers our Questions in Photos

DIY Poets have been running things on the Nottingham poetry scene for yonks. They meet on the first Wednesday of every month at 8pm, upstairs in Broadway Cinema, to share work and plan for future events. We got leader of the poetry pack, Frank McMahon, to answer a few questions in photographic form…

Adam Peter Smith Talks Being a Musician in Nottingham

Active on the local music scene for a while now, we put some questions to the rootsy singer-songwriter as he releases his latest EP...

Former Captain Beefheart Drummer John “Drumbo” French Talks The Magic Band Reunion Tour

Having survived Captain Beefheart, John “Drumbo” French is ready to rev up The Magic Band for a farewell tour at Nottingham’s Rescue Rooms, and here spills the stolen soya beans to John Martin…

Peter Wynne-Thomas Talks About the Trent Bridge Library

Peter Wynne-Thomas is the president of Nottinghamshire Cricket Club and also the curator of the library at Trent Bridge. He joins us at Bromley House Library to talk about cricket, Trent Bridge and how he became a cricket librarian.

Television Workshop Talk Nottingham's Capital of Culture Bid

Television Workshop's Nic Harvey chats about naturalistic acting techniques and their long list of success stories... 

Hollywood Talk About Their Debut EP

To celebrate the release of their first EP, No More Will I Adore You, we sat down with the band Hollywood before their recent gig at the Jam Café to talk supergroups, band names and electric keyboard DIY.

Sandy Mahal Talks Nottingham's Capital of Culture Bid

The Director of UNESCO Nottingham City of Literature talks us through all things reading, writing and words in Hoodtown... 

Luther Blissett Talks About his Experiences of Football in Milan

After the recent Lord of Milan premiere at Broadway cinema, we sat down with one of the film's talking heads, Luther Blissett, to talk about playing for Milan, career highlights and cold nights at Meadow Lane.

Nottingham Indie Pop All Dayer Headliner Luke Haines Talks Music

Rough Trade Talks Nottingham's Capital of Culture Bid

Kyle Hougham, manager of Rough Trade, explains why the record store was first attracted to Nottingham, and why they were chosen to be the international brand of the city... 

Community Recording Studio's Trevor Rose Talks Nottingham's Capital of Culture Bid

Trevor Rose, head of the Community Recording Studio (CRS), talks about the project's success, what Prince Harry is really like and why he would like to see Nottingham become the European Capital of Culture 2023...

Artist Wolfgang Buttress Talks Nottingham's Capital of Culture Bid

The brain behind The Hive installation at Kew Gardens explains how the 'cultural renaissance' in Nottingham will help us become European Capital of Culture 2023... 

David Hone Talks Feathered Dinosaurs at Lakeside Arts

As part of the Dinosaurs of China exhibition, David Hone joins us at Lakeside Arts to talk about whether T-Rex had feathers and to bust some myths started by Jurassic Park. Since our Gav is a mathematician, he put on his best Jeff Goldblum outfit to hear all about it

And Now, the Weather: Talking Art, Mystery and Oddity with Welcome to Night Vale’s Meg Bashwiner

A podcasting staple for fans of weird fiction, Welcome to Night Vale has made an international name for itself since its debut in 2012. With its fourth live tour All Hail underway, we popped in to have a chat with performer and sentient patch of haze Meg Bashwiner to get her thoughts on the show, the state of the world, and her first time in Nottingham.

The Madeline Rust Talk Serial Killers And Their New Album

The band discuss the gruesome influence behind 21 Girls...

Michael Eaton Talks About Famous Nottingham Criminal Charlie Peace

The notorious burglar and murderer Charlie Peace used to live right here in Nottingham. On the back of a successful play about Peace, Michael Eaton has written a book about him and comes to the Five Leaves bookshop to talk about how Peace was portrayed in various media.

Ian Livingstone Talks Fighting Fantasy

To celebrate 35 years of the Fighting Fantasy books, Ian Livingstone came to Central Library to talk about their history and run a workshop on how to write your own adventure.