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Nottinghamshire's Rainbow Heritage's David Edgley on Our City's LGBTQ+ History

Sun 19 Jul 2020

Established in 2008, Nottinghamshire’s Rainbow Heritage aims to preserve the area’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history. With many of the city’s venues under threat of closure due to COVID-19, Caroline Barry talks to the project’s David Edgley about Nottingham’s LGBTQ+ history, the dangers of complacent activism and what can be done to preserve the city’s safe spaces.

Film Review: The Personal History of David Copperfield

Tue 28 Jan 2020

This adaptation of Charles Dickens’ book from 1850 manages to stay true to its source material while injecting a refreshingly modern feel to the story. Through combining subtle dialogue with playful physical performances, this is a purely entertaining movie that channels the qualities of some of the most renowned British classics...

Sir David Attenborough is Backing the Bid to Buy Attenborough Nature Reserve

Mon 25 Nov 2019

Try saying that headline three times fast.

Socks and Robbers: David Lilley, Kel Webster and AJ Stevenson on the Groundbreaking New Nottingham Short Film

Mon 10 Jun 2019

After over two years in production, the highly anticipated Socks and Robbers, a Notts’ short film about a gang of sock-headed bank robbers, is almost ready to be released into the world. We caught up with director David Lilley, producer Kel Webster and actor AJ Stevenson to find out how they managed to pull it all off…

Prepare to Play the Pro!

Tue 02 Apr 2019

I mean, we’ve all been there right? Ping-Pong table at Das Kino; there’s an atmosphere, you’re on your game, things are going well, so well you decide to tweet a Commonwealth table tennis champion and challenge them to a match.

Theatre Review: David Almond's Skellig at Nottingham Playhouse

Thu 28 Mar 2019

Skellig by David Almond is Artistic Director Adam Penford’s sophomore family show of his tenure at Nottingham Playhouse. Lisa Blair takes the directorial reins of this darkly supernatural tale, guiding the audience along a journey which boldly discusses mortality through the lens of magic realism, provoking discussions and placing lumps in throats.

Art Works: David Smee

Fri 15 Mar 2019

David gives us the lowdown on his illustrations...

Interview: The Staircase lawyer David Rudolf

Mon 28 Jan 2019

We caught up with David Rudolf, Michael Peterson’s criminal defence lawyer from the compelling Netflix documentary series The Staircase, as he arrives in the UK for a series of speaking engagements...

Under Cover Artist: David Severn

Thu 03 Jan 2019

This month’s cover artist is one of the most hardworking photographers in the city. Having just released his Whitby Goth Weekend photobook, and with a bunch of other projects in the pipeline, we sat down with David Severn to get the skinny on his wrestling shoot at Nottingham’s House of Pain, for this issue of LeftLion...

Kagoule Talk New Album Strange Entertainment

Thu 15 Nov 2018

Kagoule released a new album, so we asked what’s up…

Interview: Spitfire director David Fairhead

Wed 24 Oct 2018

We caught up with David Fairhead, co-director of the new documentary Spitfire, ahead of its screening at Broadway Cinema...

David Severn Documents Whitby Goth Weekend in New Photobook

Wed 17 Oct 2018

Party with all the seaside spirit your black little heart can muster this Halloween season, with David Severn's Whitby Goth Weekend photograph book launch at Nottingham Contemporary's Ottar Cafebar on Thursday 1 November, from 7pm. In the meantime, check out some of the photos featured in the book, and have a read of our chat with David himsen...

The History Boys – Thirty Iconic Goals in the History of Nottingham Forest by David Marples

Wed 10 Oct 2018

Stephen Fry once said that he loves Abba because “they’re so much better than they need to be”. Apparently there are nine piano tracks on ‘Dancing Queen’, such was the attention to detail Bjorn and Benny put into the texture and production of their songs. What could’ve been throwaway 70s pop fodder became indestructible classics.

Film Review: The Little Stranger

Sat 29 Sep 2018

We went to check out the spooky new film from director Lenny Abrahamson and, well, were left feeling disappointingly spookless.

Comedy Review: David Sedaris

Fri 20 Jul 2018

The Radio 4 fave packed out the Concert Hall

SciBar at The Vat & Fiddle: David Quain on Beer Quality

Fri 06 Jul 2018

David Quain from the University of Nottingham joins us at The Vat & Fiddle, Castle Rock's very own brewery tap to tell us all about why few things are better than a pint of draught beer.

Nusic Future Session: David Ochrombel

Wed 13 Jun 2018

The latest Nusic Future Session, for your lugholes and your eye pipes...

LeftLion Film Podcast #6: David Lilley

Sat 09 Jun 2018

Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto are joined by local filmmaker David Lilley to discuss his upcoming short film Socks and Robbers and Short Stack, his monthly short film event at Broadway Cinema

Theatre Review: David Baddiel - My Family, Not the Sitcom

Mon 26 Mar 2018

Baddiel's new show tackles tragedy with comedic wit

Photographer David Severn Shares Thanks Maggie: A Project Looking at Nottinghamshire's Ex Mining Communities

Fri 09 Mar 2018

Local photographer David Severn has been looking at ex mining communities in North Nottinghamshire and North East Derbyshire, focusing on culture and social life in the coalfields. A long-running project, he's now extended the series and has treated us to a selection of the work. Enjoy duck...

David Rodigan MBE on His 40th Anniversary Tour Stop in Notts

Tue 13 Feb 2018

When it comes to reggae and British radio, there isn’t a name as synonymous as David Rodigan MBE. For forty years he’s been the prime selector, with shows on Capital, Kiss, and Radio 1, as well as hosting epic solo shows, and tearing down the opposition in soundclashes. We grabbed a few words from the legend ahead of his fortieth anniversary tour, touching down in Nottingham on Friday 16 February...