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LeftLion Screen Podcast #6 - Jorden Myrie Interview; Thor: Love and Thunder Review and More

After a couple of months away from the microphones, Screen Editor Jamie Morris and Assistant Editor George White return for a new episode of the LeftLion Screen Podcast - much to the delight of the millions of superfans across the globe...

LeftLion Magazine #150

Our 150th issue is a celebration of the past, present and future of LeftLion. Featuring Editors' Roundtable with Jared Wilson, Bridie Squires and Ashley Carter, Nottingham's Next Generation of Talent, Agony Ash, 150 Moments that Made LeftLion and a city-wide treasure hunt for prizes worth over £700...

LeftLion Magazine #149

Our July sports-themed issue, featuring Forest in the Premier League, She's Got Game, Richard Whitehead MBE, Building Notts' Greatest Athlete, the Nottingham Lions, WWE Wrestler Joseph Conners, Kendo, Footfalls & Heartbeats, Big City Reads, Georgina Wilding, Harleighblu, Art of Football, Andy Reid, Nadia Whittome on Palestine and the Notts' soldiers who were at the Battle of Rorke's Drift...

5 Great Things to Check Out in Nottingham This Week: LeftLion Open House, Get Carter and More

Music, films, and the chance to get involved with our wonderful magazine. What more could you want? 

Contribute to LeftLion!

If you're a writer, illustrator or photographer, come and join us at Antenna on Tuesday 7 June and get involved in Nottingham's culture magazine...

LeftLion Magazine #148

Our Fear issue, featuring Dr Chris Terrell-Nield on spiders, the Haunted Museum, the Victoria Centre Market, the Uncanny, Graham Caveney on Agoraphobia, Dr John Woolf on the Victorian Freak Show, Nottingham Craft Beer Week, Sauce Shop, Fearless Dressing, Big Swap Events, Newark Book Festival, Anna Kent, Middle Street Resource Centre, Climate Anxiety, Jimmy Rocket & LVNDLXRD, Kendal Mountain Festival, Jay Digga, Angelo Murphy, Nadia Whittome on the Politics of Fear, A Skydiver in Notts, and loads more...

7 Fun Things to Do in Nottingham This Week: Meadowlands, Detonate, Wrestling and More

Live music, live wrestling and a live Q&A with two of the UK's best crime writers - all coming up this week in Notts... 

LeftLion Screen Podcast #5 - The Road Dance Director Richie Adams,

This month we're joined by Richie Adams, the man behind The Road Dance - one of the highlights of the Nottingham International Film Festival. We also discuss  the Best Summer Blockbusters of 2022 and More

Overheard in Notts

This month's ramblings include cheese chat, smashing similes and dark duck talk... 

5 Fun Things to Do in Nottingham This Week: Dot to Dot Festival, the Great British Cheese Club and More

Years & Years, Alfie Templeman and Bob Vylan are all coming to Notts...

The Thompsons on Greek Mythology, the Queen's Jubilee and the Invictus Games

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

5 Great Things to Do in Nottingham This Week: UB40, Lockdown Diaries and More

From theatre shows like Dreamgirls to Notts literature icons like Sue Cheung, we've got an exciting week coming up in our city...

5 of the Best Things to Check Out in Nottingham This Week: From Pint of Science to Sigrid

A busy week awaits, with book launches, pop stars and powerful plays all coming to Nottingham...

LeftLion Magazine #147

The Mythology Issue. Featuring The Nottingham Gods, The Nottingham Caesars, 400 Rabbits, blacksmith David Gill, Joelle Taylor, Nottingham Poetry Festival, Lucy Campbell, The Curse of King Tut and loads more...

No Mow May - How to Help Notts Wildlife Whilst Doing Less Work

East Leake Hedgehog Highways Founder and Adult Social Care Worker Holly Dance found that the best way to keep her garden in good shape was not to do very much at all. At the outset of No Mow May 2022, she tells us about how mowing less and gardening for nature can bring wildlife home.

5 Fun Things to Do in Nottingham This Week: Nottingham Poetry Festival, Moonstruck and More

Music, films, poetry, comedy - whatever you're into, there's something for you...

5 of the Best Films in Nottingham Cinemas in May 2022

From multiverse madness to, um, more multiverse madness, Notts cinemas are offering exciting releases both old and new... 

LeftLion Screen Podcast #4 - Chris Cooke on One for the Road, Broadway Cinema and Notts' Screen Scene

This month's podcast includes a chat with One for the Road director Chris Cooke, a review of The Northman, and a great debate about a certain Nicolas Cage...

5 Great Things to Do in Nottingham This Week: People Person, Broadway Mystery Film and More

From ice hockey to books on isolation, we've got a proper varied week in Nottingham coming up...

Gig Review: Imelda May

After releasing her sixth studio album 11 Past The Hour, Imelda May hit the Royal Concert Hall for a beautiful and uplifting show...

Former LeftLion Editor Bridie Squires Signs Up for Tough Mudder to Raise Money for The Tomorrow Project

Having lost their friend to suicide in April 2020, Bridie Squires is one of fourteen people undertaking Tough Mudder to celebrating the legacy of Harry McCormick, highlighting the issue of male suicide and raising vital funds for The Tomorrow Project

LeftLion Magazine #146

Our April issue is a celebration of all things magic, featuring Magic Goes Wrong, modern day witchcraft, The Nottingham Guild of Magicians, Victoria Louise on moon yoga, A Dungeon Master in Notts, Nadia Whittome on the magic of football, Little Bricks, Magic Storybook, Hannah Bourn's jewellery, Incredible Edible Beeston, The New Foresters, the history of the Hemlock Stone and loads more...

LeftLion Screen Podcast 2.3 - Mark Gallagher and Zanda Sey, Arc Cinema

This month, the LeftLion Screen Team are joined by Arc Cinema's Mark Gallagher and Zanda Sey to discuss their first year in Beeston, their upcoming events, and their favourite Batmen...

Nottingham International Film Festival Announces April Line-Up

The event will take place at both Savoy Cinema and Nottingham Contemporary...