Podcasts about Aldwych

It was announced yesterday that TINA: the Tina Turner musical would close in the West End after 7 years.While the show has enjoyed considerable global success, and recently commenced its first UK Tour, this still raises questions about the place of jukebox musicals such as Tina in the current theatre landscape.It also raises questions about which show we might see next at the Aldwych Theatre in London...•00:00 | introduction02:29 | why it's closing09:01 | industry impact15:25 | next at the Aldwych?•About Mickey-Jo:As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MickeyJoTheatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 80,000 subscribers. Since establishing himself as a theatre critic he has been able to work internationally. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows in New York, London, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Toronto, Sao Pãolo, and Paris. He has also twice received accreditation from the world renowned Edinburgh Festival Fringe. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK, Musicals Magazine and LondonTheatre.co.uk. He has been invited to speak to private tour groups, at the BEAM 2023 new musical theatre conference at Oxford Playhouse, and on a panel of critics at an event for young people considering a career in the arts courtesy of Go Live Theatre Projects. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre

 Welcome to part 4, the final episode in the landscape mini-series. In this episode I sit down with Cannon Ivers CMLI of LDA to discuss their inspiring project The Strand, Aldwych. The Strand was for centuries a busy traffic thoroughfare in central London that has been transformed into a totally pedestrianised and multi-functional public space. Cannon tells me the story of how this came to be, what it means for the people who use this space and how it connects to a larger initiative to transform busy roads in central London into public spaces. More about the Strand: https://www.lda-design.co.uk/kindling/news/westminster-unveils-reimagined-strand-aldwych/Thanks for listening!Join the Green Urbanist Weekly newsletter: SubstackSupport the Podcast by Donation Contact Ross Website Linkedin Twitter Instagram

Our second Lilli Palmer Acteurist Oeuvre-view episode sees the rising young star second-billed as the love interest in a couple of strange enterprises: Command Performance (1937), a vehicle for popular American tenor Arthur Tracy, and Crackerjack (1938), an unhinged crime comedy starring Aldwych farces alumnus Tom Walls as a criminal superhero. As Lilli tries to orient herself in film acting, Dave and Elise try to orient themselves in this unfamiliar territory of 30s British cinema and its popular figures.  Time Codes: 0h 00m 45s:    General Lilli Palmer talk + a little from Change Lobsters and Dance (Palmer's autobiography) 0h 04m 17s:    COMMAND PERFORMANCE (1937) [dir. Sinclair Hill] 0h 25m 12s:    CRACKERJACK (1938) [dir. Albert de Courville] +++ * Listen to our guest episode on The Criterion Project – a discussion of Late Spring * Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s * Intro Song: “Sunday” by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of The Internet Archive) * Read Elise's piece on Gangs of New York – “Making America Strange Again” * Check out Dave's Robert Benchley blog – an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist's 2000+ pieces as he can locate – Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project!  Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com We now have a Discord server - just drop us a line if you'd like to join! 

Karis Anderson is starring as Tina Turner in the West End production of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical at the Aldwych Theatre.Karis originally joined the show as an Ikette and understudy for Tina. She took over as Tina earlier this year, sharing the role with Elesha Paul Moses.  Karis started out in music and was part of the Brit nominated girl group Stooshe. After Stooshe,  Karis ventured into theatre with her credits including: Diana Ross in Motown (UK Tour), PP Arnold in All Or Nothing (Ambassadors) and Genie of the Lamp in Aladdin (Jordan Productions).Recorded backstage at the Aldwych, in this episode Karis discusses how she went from thinking she would never sing again to conquering the role of Tina, how she went from music to theatre and the impact this role has had on her life... plus lots more! Tina: The Tina Turner Musical is booking at the Aldwych Theatre until September 2024. Visit www.tinathemusical.com for info and tickets. Hosted by Andrew Tomlins  @AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.  

What happens when you remove cars from one of the busiest roads and intersections in London, and prioritise people and plants?  The new Strand Aldwych. The newly pedestrianised area has already picked up a bouquet of awards and generated lots of coverage. So Cannon Ivers, design lead of The Strand redesign and Director at Landscape Architecture practise LDA Design joins us for a chat about the project. 

Natalie and Darren discuss a plethora of theatre we've seen in February and recommendations of what's on in March. Productions reviewed in this episode include: Frozen at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical at The Aldwych, Mother Goose at Chichester Festival Theatre, Windfall at Southwark Playhouse, Sylvia at The Old Vic,  I *** You In My Spaceship at Vaults, Buff at Vaults, David Copperfield & Cirque Beserk at Riverside Studios.

"a gang of roughs charged the royal procession"

The jeep that sailed across the Atlantic ocean took to the road and drove up to London on August 26, 1951. This Today in London History podcast tells the tale. TRANSCRIPT London calling. London Walks connecting. London Walks here with your daily London fix. Story time. History time. We've seen it before, we'll see it […]

When a gory scandal isn't enough, what are you to do, except hold parties on the bodies of the dead? This is what we get from the Enon Chapel Scandal, which was brought to light in 1839 and shocked the public to its core. It didn't shock them enough, however, to close it down - in fact, they went one (quick)step further. Find out the details of this sorry tale on this week's episode. Visit https://www.ladieswholondon.com for the show notes to each episode. Get in touch! Instagram; @ladieswholondonpodcast Email; ladieswholondon@gmail.com Websites; www.ladieswholondon.com www.guideemily.com and www.alexlacey.com/podcast where you can also book for our virtual and real life walking tours. Thanks to Susie Riddell for our voiceover jingles www.susieriddell.com and our jinglemeister Ben Morales Frost, can be found on www.benfrostmusic.com See you next week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"the most celebrate Maypole in London"

Gareth is a Welsh composer, arranger, conductor and musical director. He has worked extensively in London's West End on musical productions and also conducted orchestras worldwide including the BBC Concert Orchestra, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pasdeloup orchestra, RPO Concert Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, ENB Sinfonia, Orchestre de chambre de Paris and many others. After graduating from the Royal College of Music, London, he studied with Sir Peter Pears at Aldeburgh. As Musical Supervisor his theatre credits include:  Kiss Me Kate, Chichester Festival Theatre; Crazy For You, Open Air Theatre and the Novello Theatre; INTO THE WOODS, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre (captured by Digital Theatre); End of the Rainbow, Royal & Derngate, Trafalgar Studios; Strictly Gershwin, ENB, Albert Hall and the Coliseum; Sondheim At 80 Concerts – Merrily We Roll Along and Company at the Donmar Warehouse; The King and I, Royal Albert Hall; Wicked, Apollo Victoria; Acorn Antiques, Haymarket Theatre and UK Tour; Porgy & Bess, Savoy; Sinatra, London Palladium; Aladdin, The Old Vic; Children Will Listen, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane; Musicality, Channel 4; Anything Goes, RNT and Drury Lane; My One & Only, Piccadilly. As Musical Director his credits include: Kiss Me Kate, Victoria Palace; Merrily We Roll Along, Donmar; Chicago, Adelphi London, Madrid, Gottenburg, Moscow and Japan; Damn Yankees, Adelphi; Nine, Donmar; Camelot, Covent Garden; Company, Donmar; Kiss of the Spider Woman, Shaftesbury; Miss Saigon, Drury Lane; The Baker's Wife, Phoenix; Cats, New London; Closer Than Ever, Vaudeville; Kiss Me Kate, RSC; Cabaret, Aldwych; 42nd Street, Drury Lane.

We're back for another series to finish off the year! This week we're joined by Joel Harper-Jackson who recently starred as Charlie Price in Kinky Boots and has just released his debut album So What Happens Now. In this episode, Andrew & Joel discuss From Here To Eternity (The Shows Must Go On/Shaftesbury Theatre) and the latest news about Beauty & The Beast (UK Tour), Dick Whittington (National Theatre), Jersey Boys (West End) and The Rocky Horror Show (UK Tour).In addition to playing Charlie Price in Kinky Boots (UK Tour), Joel's theatre credits include: Tom Price in Pieces Of String (Mercury Theatre), Curious Incident (UK Tour), Simon in Jesus Christ Superstar (Regents Park), Beautiful  (Aldwych), Che in Evita (Slovenia) and Rent (UK Tour).Joel talks about saying goodbye to Kinky Boots as well as the process of working on, recording and releasing his album!To purchase Joel's album So What Happens Now visit www.joelharperjackson.com.Hosted by Andrew Tomlins@Andrew_TomlinsThanks for listening!Visit www.westendframe.co.uk to stay up-to-date with our podcasting adventures. 

Marked as explicit because of strong language and discussion of sex   Having taken a short change is as good as a holiday, Charles Adrian returns to his wooden IKEA steps to talk about the first three books given to him by guests on the third season of the podcast.   More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/.   Correction: The word Charles Adrian was looking for in relation to the cover of The Clown by Heinrich Böll is ‘monochrome’. Also, it is, of course, Heinrich Böll who won the Nobel Prize in 1972 not this particular novel.   You can find out more about The Radio Collective here: http://theradiocollective.com/?LMCL=gdVMwA   You can find Phoebe Reads A Mystery here: https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/   Here is Varna in case you would like to explore the area yourself: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Varna,+Bulgaria/@43.2049449,27.872869,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x40a4538baaf3d7a1:0x5727941c71a58b7c!8m2!3d43.2140504!4d27.9147333?hl=en Galatz, which is the other place mentioned in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, is now called Galați and is here: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Gala%C8%9Bi,+Romania/@45.4377134,28.0124756,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x40b6dee589f2c4b5:0x53d7342f252d702b!8m2!3d45.4353208!4d28.0079945?hl=en     Correction: In 1993, when Nicholson’s London Mini Atlas was published, the East London line ran to Shoreditch at “Peak hours and Sunday mornings”. Also, Charles Adrian should have pointed out that Aldwych station, now disused, was still possible to reach on the Piccadilly line from Holborn at “Peak hours only”. You can find out more about Aldwych station on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldwych_tube_station   Books discussed in this episode were previously discussed in Page One 90 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-3#/90-vera-chok/), Page One 91 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-3#/91-richard-purnell/) and Page One 92 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-3#/92-lolie-ware/).   Episode image is a detail from an image by Charles Adrian.   Episode recorded: 27th August, 2020.     Book listing:   Cunt-Ups by Dodie Bellamy (Page One 90) The Clown by Heinrich Böll (trans. Leila Vennewitz) (Page One 91) London Mini Atlas published by Nicholson (Page One 92)

A piece of road that goes from Trafalgar Square to Aldwych, but for such a small piece of road who would have know the volume of history that has been seen! We share this with you in this podcast!

Herzlich willkommen zu "#TimSvart - Krimi, Thriller & Mystery", dem Podcast rund um meine Bücher & Geschichten. In dieser Folge lese ich den zweiten Teil meiner ersten veröffentlichten Kurzgeschichte: Aldwych Station Aldwych Station: Der lange geplante Wochenendausflug nach London geht gründlich daneben. Jack und seine Freundin Sam wollen nur noch eines: raus aus dem Schmuddelwetter, so schnell wie möglich zurück ins Hotel. Doch als sie nichtsahnend die nächste U-Bahn-Station betreten, geraten sie in einen wahren Alptraum. Denn je mehr sie über die geheimnisvolle "Aldwych Station" herausfinden, desto sicherer sind sie, dass es für sie kein Entkommen geben wird. Weitere Infos zu mir und meinen Werken findet Ihr auf meiner Webseite (timsvart.de), auf Facebook, und auf Instagram. Ganz besonders möchte ich Euch an dieser Stelle meine Facebook-Gruppe "Tim Svart - Krimi, Thriller & Mystery" ans Herz legen. Hierbei handelt es sich um eine geschlossene Gruppe, in der wir sozusagen unter uns sind, aber jeder von Euch, der mag, ist herzlich willkommen.

Herzlich willkommen zu "#TimSvart - Krimi, Thriller & Mystery", dem Podcast rund um meine Bücher & Geschichten. In dieser Folge lese ich Teil 1 meiner ersten veröffentlichten Kurzgeschichte: Aldwych Station Aldwych Station: Der lange geplante Wochenendausflug nach London geht gründlich daneben. Jack und seine Freundin Sam wollen nur noch eines: raus aus dem Schmuddelwetter, so schnell wie möglich zurück ins Hotel. Doch als sie nichtsahnend die nächste U-Bahn-Station betreten, geraten sie in einen wahren Alptraum. Denn je mehr sie über die geheimnisvolle "Aldwych Station" herausfinden, desto sicherer sind sie, dass es für sie kein Entkommen geben wird. Weitere Infos zu mir und meinen Werken findet Ihr auf meiner Webseite (timsvart.de), auf Facebook, und auf Instagram. Ganz besonders möchte ich Euch an dieser Stelle meine Facebook-Gruppe "Tim Svart - Krimi, Thriller & Mystery" ans Herz legen. Hierbei handelt es sich um eine geschlossene Gruppe, in der wir sozusagen unter uns sind, aber jeder von Euch, der mag, ist herzlich willkommen.

Series 1, Episode 1, #breakfastwithIngram, Philip Ingram MBE chats with Hugo Rosemont the Director of Security and Resilience with ADS over bacon rolls, red sauce and tea of course (Hugo had coffee) and all in The Delaunay in Aldwych in London. We put the Security world to rights and solve all issues. Bacon Rolls were pretty good!

In episode 3 of Subterraneans, I discuss the building of the tube, the kind spirits who walk with us through the darkness, and the ghost stations and hidden vaults which lie beneath London. Subterraneans is written and produced by James Thompson. All my feeds can be found at https://twitter.com/Subterpod

For episode 15, we welcome one of our dearest friends to the fold, Scott Martin.9 summers in Ibiza and a genuine love for music has helped shape Scott Martin into a truly Balearic DJ.Scott spent 6 summers as a resident for “We Love” on Sundays at Space, having previously held residencies at Mambo, Savannah and Privilege. In 2006 Scott was nominated “Best Up and Coming DJ’ in the M8 Ibiza dance Awards.Scott has played alongside many of the world’s greatest DJs on a regular basis including his all time DJ idol, Laurent Garnier. Not only appealing to ‘popular culture’ Scott is also a favourite on the underground, after-hours and villa party scenes.Scott is also a successful promoter with the likes of Filthy Gorgeous, Lourd and Menagerie. His clandestine Jumpstart raves at Aldwych tube station being a prime example of his underground ethos.We all agree he's nailed it with this mix - exactly what Back To The Beach is all about.....so sit back, relax and enjoy the music x

For episode 15, we welcome one of our dearest friends to the fold, Scott Martin.9 summers in Ibiza and a genuine love for music has helped shape Scott Martin into a truly Balearic DJ.Scott spent 6 summers as a resident for “We Love” on Sundays at Space, having previously held residencies at Mambo, Savannah and Privilege. In 2006 Scott was nominated “Best Up and Coming DJ’ in the M8 Ibiza dance Awards.Scott has played alongside many of the world’s greatest DJs on a regular basis including his all time DJ idol, Laurent Garnier. Not only appealing to ‘popular culture’ Scott is also a favourite on the underground, after-hours and villa party scenes.Scott is also a successful promoter with the likes of Filthy Gorgeous, Lourd and Menagerie. His clandestine Jumpstart raves at Aldwych tube station being a prime example of his underground ethos.We all agree he's nailed it with this mix - exactly what Back To The Beach is all about.....so sit back, relax and enjoy the music x

Hello and welcome to Masters & Monsters, the Garblag Games Mage the Ascension actual play series!   Join our Chronicle as a group of Mages seek to thwart the efforts of a vile Nefandi master across war-torn London and beyond! We hope you enjoy!   Please consider supporting the channel through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/garblaggames Or join our discord server for similar chat live: https://discord.gg/DPgQjr7 For more RPG Actual Play videos check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/garblaggames   Thanks for listening!   Music in this video was: “The Rule” Ken MacLeod www.incompetech.com Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Michael Gold, Professor of Comparative Employment Relations, Royal Holloway University of London Nick Jones, journalist and broadcaser, and former BBC industrial and senior political correspondent 6 October 2018 - 10:00 am - 17:00 pm Lecture Room 3, Bush House (North East Wing), King's College London, 30 Aldwych, London WC2B 4BG In 1868, while suffering under major legal restrictions, the British trade unions teamed up to found a central body to lobby for their wider social and industrial aims and rights. Today, when unions are again subject to severe legal disadvantage, it is timely to recall the first Trades Union Congress (TUC) and unions’ achievements, and to look forward on union prospects for the future. A History & Policy Trade Union and Employment Forum conference, with speakers and chairs including: Sarah Veale, former Head of Equality and Employment Rights at the TUC Paul Nowak, TUC Deputy General Secretary Nick Jones, journalist and broadcaser, and former BBC industrial and senior political correspondent Lord John Monks, General Secretary of the TUC 1993-2003 Gail Cartmail, Assistant General Secretary, UNITE Laura Cohen, CEO, British Ceramic Confederation Mark Curthoys, research editor, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography John Edmonds, former General Council chair and GMB General Secretary Dr James Moher, a former union official and historian of the Labour movement Peter Ackers, Visiting Professor, Loughborough University Michael Gold, Professor of Comparative Employment Relations, Royal Holloway University of London

Paul Nowak, TUC Deputy General Secretary 6 October 2018 - 10:00 am - 17:00 pm Lecture Room 3, Bush House (North East Wing), King's College London, 30 Aldwych, London WC2B 4BG In 1868, while suffering under major legal restrictions, the British trade unions teamed up to found a central body to lobby for their wider social and industrial aims and rights. Today, when unions are again subject to severe legal disadvantage, it is timely to recall the first Trades Union Congress (TUC) and unions’ achievements, and to look forward on union prospects for the future. A History & Policy Trade Union and Employment Forum conference, with speakers and chairs including: Sarah Veale, former Head of Equality and Employment Rights at the TUC Paul Nowak, TUC Deputy General Secretary Nick Jones, journalist and broadcaser, and former BBC industrial and senior political correspondent Lord John Monks, General Secretary of the TUC 1993-2003 Gail Cartmail, Assistant General Secretary, UNITE Laura Cohen, CEO, British Ceramic Confederation Mark Curthoys, research editor, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography John Edmonds, former General Council chair and GMB General Secretary Dr James Moher, a former union official and historian of the Labour movement Peter Ackers, Visiting Professor, Loughborough University Michael Gold, Professor of Comparative Employment Relations, Royal Holloway University of London

Laura Cohen, CEO, British Ceramic Confederation Nick Jones, journalist and broadcaser, and former BBC industrial and senior political correspondent 6 October 2018 - 10:00 am - 17:00 pm Lecture Room 3, Bush House (North East Wing), King's College London, 30 Aldwych, London WC2B 4BG In 1868, while suffering under major legal restrictions, the British trade unions teamed up to found a central body to lobby for their wider social and industrial aims and rights. Today, when unions are again subject to severe legal disadvantage, it is timely to recall the first Trades Union Congress (TUC) and unions’ achievements, and to look forward on union prospects for the future. A History & Policy Trade Union and Employment Forum conference, with speakers and chairs including: Sarah Veale, former Head of Equality and Employment Rights at the TUC Paul Nowak, TUC Deputy General Secretary Nick Jones, journalist and broadcaser, and former BBC industrial and senior political correspondent Lord John Monks, General Secretary of the TUC 1993-2003 Gail Cartmail, Assistant General Secretary, UNITE Laura Cohen, CEO, British Ceramic Confederation Mark Curthoys, research editor, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography John Edmonds, former General Council chair and GMB General Secretary Dr James Moher, a former union official and historian of the Labour movement Peter Ackers, Visiting Professor, Loughborough University Michael Gold, Professor of Comparative Employment Relations, Royal Holloway University of London

Dr James Moher, a former union official and historian of the Labour movement 6 October 2018 - 10:00 am - 17:00 pm Lecture Room 3, Bush House (North East Wing), King's College London, 30 Aldwych, London WC2B 4BG In 1868, while suffering under major legal restrictions, the British trade unions teamed up to found a central body to lobby for their wider social and industrial aims and rights. Today, when unions are again subject to severe legal disadvantage, it is timely to recall the first Trades Union Congress (TUC) and unions’ achievements, and to look forward on union prospects for the future. A History & Policy Trade Union and Employment Forum conference, with speakers and chairs including: Sarah Veale, former Head of Equality and Employment Rights at the TUC Paul Nowak, TUC Deputy General Secretary Nick Jones, journalist and broadcaser, and former BBC industrial and senior political correspondent Lord John Monks, General Secretary of the TUC 1993-2003 Gail Cartmail, Assistant General Secretary, UNITE Laura Cohen, CEO, British Ceramic Confederation Mark Curthoys, research editor, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography John Edmonds, former General Council chair and GMB General Secretary Dr James Moher, a former union official and historian of the Labour movement Peter Ackers, Visiting Professor, Loughborough University Michael Gold, Professor of Comparative Employment Relations, Royal Holloway University of London

Mark Curthoys, research editor, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 6 October 2018 - 10:00 am - 17:00 pm Lecture Room 3, Bush House (North East Wing), King's College London, 30 Aldwych, London WC2B 4BG In 1868, while suffering under major legal restrictions, the British trade unions teamed up to found a central body to lobby for their wider social and industrial aims and rights. Today, when unions are again subject to severe legal disadvantage, it is timely to recall the first Trades Union Congress (TUC) and unions’ achievements, and to look forward on union prospects for the future. A History & Policy Trade Union and Employment Forum conference, with speakers and chairs including: Sarah Veale, former Head of Equality and Employment Rights at the TUC Paul Nowak, TUC Deputy General Secretary Nick Jones, journalist and broadcaser, and former BBC industrial and senior political correspondent Lord John Monks, General Secretary of the TUC 1993-2003 Gail Cartmail, Assistant General Secretary, UNITE Laura Cohen, CEO, British Ceramic Confederation Mark Curthoys, research editor, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography John Edmonds, former General Council chair and GMB General Secretary Dr James Moher, a former union official and historian of the Labour movement Peter Ackers, Visiting Professor, Loughborough University Michael Gold, Professor of Comparative Employment Relations, Royal Holloway University of London

Lord John Monks, General Secretary of the TUC 1993-2003 Nick Jones, journalist and broadcaser, and former BBC industrial and senior political correspondent 6 October 2018 - 10:00 am - 17:00 pm Lecture Room 3, Bush House (North East Wing), King's College London, 30 Aldwych, London WC2B 4BG In 1868, while suffering under major legal restrictions, the British trade unions teamed up to found a central body to lobby for their wider social and industrial aims and rights. Today, when unions are again subject to severe legal disadvantage, it is timely to recall the first Trades Union Congress (TUC) and unions’ achievements, and to look forward on union prospects for the future. A History & Policy Trade Union and Employment Forum conference, with speakers and chairs including: Sarah Veale, former Head of Equality and Employment Rights at the TUC Paul Nowak, TUC Deputy General Secretary Nick Jones, journalist and broadcaser, and former BBC industrial and senior political correspondent Lord John Monks, General Secretary of the TUC 1993-2003 Gail Cartmail, Assistant General Secretary, UNITE Laura Cohen, CEO, British Ceramic Confederation Mark Curthoys, research editor, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography John Edmonds, former General Council chair and GMB General Secretary Dr James Moher, a former union official and historian of the Labour movement Peter Ackers, Visiting Professor, Loughborough University Michael Gold, Professor of Comparative Employment Relations, Royal Holloway University of London

John Edmonds, former General Council chair and GMB General Secretary 6 October 2018 - 10:00 am - 17:00 pm Lecture Room 3, Bush House (North East Wing), King's College London, 30 Aldwych, London WC2B 4BG In 1868, while suffering under major legal restrictions, the British trade unions teamed up to found a central body to lobby for their wider social and industrial aims and rights. Today, when unions are again subject to severe legal disadvantage, it is timely to recall the first Trades Union Congress (TUC) and unions’ achievements, and to look forward on union prospects for the future. A History & Policy Trade Union and Employment Forum conference, with speakers and chairs including: Sarah Veale, former Head of Equality and Employment Rights at the TUC Paul Nowak, TUC Deputy General Secretary Nick Jones, journalist and broadcaser, and former BBC industrial and senior political correspondent Lord John Monks, General Secretary of the TUC 1993-2003 Gail Cartmail, Assistant General Secretary, UNITE Laura Cohen, CEO, British Ceramic Confederation Mark Curthoys, research editor, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography John Edmonds, former General Council chair and GMB General Secretary Dr James Moher, a former union official and historian of the Labour movement Peter Ackers, Visiting Professor, Loughborough University Michael Gold, Professor of Comparative Employment Relations, Royal Holloway University of London

Gail Cartmail, Assistant General Secretary, UNITE Nick Jones, journalist and broadcaser, and former BBC industrial and senior political correspondent 6 October 2018 - 10:00 am - 17:00 pm Lecture Room 3, Bush House (North East Wing), King's College London, 30 Aldwych, London WC2B 4BG In 1868, while suffering under major legal restrictions, the British trade unions teamed up to found a central body to lobby for their wider social and industrial aims and rights. Today, when unions are again subject to severe legal disadvantage, it is timely to recall the first Trades Union Congress (TUC) and unions’ achievements, and to look forward on union prospects for the future. A History & Policy Trade Union and Employment Forum conference, with speakers and chairs including: Sarah Veale, former Head of Equality and Employment Rights at the TUC Paul Nowak, TUC Deputy General Secretary Nick Jones, journalist and broadcaser, and former BBC industrial and senior political correspondent Lord John Monks, General Secretary of the TUC 1993-2003 Gail Cartmail, Assistant General Secretary, UNITE Laura Cohen, CEO, British Ceramic Confederation Mark Curthoys, research editor, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography John Edmonds, former General Council chair and GMB General Secretary Dr James Moher, a former union official and historian of the Labour movement Peter Ackers, Visiting Professor, Loughborough University Michael Gold, Professor of Comparative Employment Relations, Royal Holloway University of London

Peter Ackers, Visiting Professor, Loughborough University 6 October 2018 - 10:00 am - 17:00 pm Lecture Room 3, Bush House (North East Wing), King's College London, 30 Aldwych, London WC2B 4BG In 1868, while suffering under major legal restrictions, the British trade unions teamed up to found a central body to lobby for their wider social and industrial aims and rights. Today, when unions are again subject to severe legal disadvantage, it is timely to recall the first Trades Union Congress (TUC) and unions’ achievements, and to look forward on union prospects for the future. A History & Policy Trade Union and Employment Forum conference, with speakers and chairs including: Sarah Veale, former Head of Equality and Employment Rights at the TUC Paul Nowak, TUC Deputy General Secretary Nick Jones, journalist and broadcaser, and former BBC industrial and senior political correspondent Lord John Monks, General Secretary of the TUC 1993-2003 Gail Cartmail, Assistant General Secretary, UNITE Laura Cohen, CEO, British Ceramic Confederation Mark Curthoys, research editor, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography John Edmonds, former General Council chair and GMB General Secretary Dr James Moher, a former union official and historian of the Labour movement Peter Ackers, Visiting Professor, Loughborough University Michael Gold, Professor of Comparative Employment Relations, Royal Holloway University of London

...in which Aldwych dares

...in which Aldwych ventures into the tall grass

...in which Aldwych peers into the darkness

...in which Aldwych ascends a willow tree

...in which Aldwych plans his escape

...in which Aldwych arrives

...in which Aldwych discovers faded glory

Alex Loktionov of Robinson College, Cambridge. 22 February 2018 - 16:00 pm - 18:00 pm Room 1.03, Bush House (North East Wing), 30 Aldwych, London WC2B 4BG How can the past - even the ancient past - help democracy advocates understand the societies they are working in? Mariam Memarsadeghi, Iranian-American human rights and democracy advocate and co-founder of Tavaana: E-learning Institute for Iranian Civil Society, will talk about the contemporary position in Iran and the work of her organisation in promoting democracy there. Alex Loktionov of Robinson College, Cambridge will discuss the ancient history of Egypt and the lessons that might be derived for contemporary democracy promotion. Dr Andrew Blick, Senior Lecturer in Politics and Contemporary History, DPE, and Director of History & Policy was the chair.

Mariam Memarsadeghi - Tavaana: E-learning Institute for Iranian Civil Society 22 February 2018 - 16:00 pm - 18:00 pm Room 1.03, Bush House (North East Wing), 30 Aldwych, London WC2B 4BG How can the past - even the ancient past - help democracy advocates understand the societies they are working in? Mariam Memarsadeghi, Iranian-American human rights and democracy advocate and co-founder of Tavaana: E-learning Institute for Iranian Civil Society, will talk about the contemporary position in Iran and the work of her organisation in promoting democracy there. Alex Loktionov of Robinson College, Cambridge will discuss the ancient history of Egypt and the lessons that might be derived for contemporary democracy promotion. Dr Andrew Blick, Senior Lecturer in Politics and Contemporary History, DPE, and Director of History & Policy was the chair.

Was Hitler a drug addict? Were his troops fighting whilst high on crystal meth? In this podcast, Norman Ohler discusses his provocative new book on the use of drugs in Nazi Germany. This podcast features an exclusive event recording from 31/5/2017 with Norman Ohler in conversation with Dr Kieran Mitton and a follow up interview where the author talks about his personal background and inspirations for writing 'Blitzed! Drugs in Nazi Germany'. Norman Ohler was born in Zweibrücken in 1970. He is the author of three novels, 'Die Quotenmaschine'(the world's first hypertext novel), 'Mitte und Stadt des Goldes' as well as two novellas. He was co-writer of the script for Wim Wenders' film 'Palermo Shooting'. He researched 'Blitzed! Drugs in Nazi Germany' in numerous archives across Germany and the United States. UPCOMING EVENTS AT KING'S COLLEGE LONDON: CSSS SEMINAR: RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES: APPLYING "NEW TOOLS" TO TODAY'S TOUGHEST NON-PROLIFERATION CASES Jessica Varnum (CNS) and Ian Stewart (Project Alpha, KCL) will discuss current open-source tools being used in today's toughest non-proliferation cases. 3rd October 2017 (18:00-20:00) Room 2.01/2.02 Floor 2 Bush House King's College London Strand Campus 30 Aldwych London WC2B 4BG (Across the road from Strand Campus) RSVP: https://goo.gl/forms/U7CIxYJEUw8VJi9r2 THE FUTURE OF WAR - BOOK LAUNCH Professor Lawrence Freedman's account is a challenge to hawks and doves alike, that puts current strategic thinking into a stimulating historical perspective. 4th October 2017 (18:30-21:00) 30 Aldwych, 8th Floor North Side Bush House, London, WC2B 4BG RSVP: bit.ly/2wj9wWX A NEW EURASIAN GEOPOLITICS? VIEWS FROM JAPAN What is Japan's policy towards Russia? Professor Masuo from Kyushu Univeristy and Professor Iwashita from Hokkaido University will be sharing their insights on this issue. 9th October 2017 (17:15-19:15) War Studies Meeting Room (K6.07) RSVP: bit.ly/2sU6jsq INFLUENCING THE WORLD, LISTENING TO THE WORLD: THE EMERGENCE OF THE PUBLIC VOICE How wars and major international issues are presented and discussed - What information can be trusted? Which news counts? Which voices do we listen to? 10th October 2017 (18:00-19:00) 30 Aldwych, Bush House Arcade (Strand Campus) RSVP: https://emergenceofthepublicvoice.eventbrite.co.uk This podcast was produced by Ivan Seifert and Bisi Olulode.

What is a wargame? Who should be playing wargames and why? How can simulating real-world events help to avoid real-world conflicts? In this podcast, we are bringing you five exclusive interviews with organisers and participants of this year's Connections UK conference. The interviewees are Major Tom Mouat, Professor Philip Sabin, Patrick Kwasi Brobbey, Dr Anja van der Hulst, and Commander Matt Payne. The Connections UK is a conference dedicated to wargaming. This conference was hosted by the School of Security Studies and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. For more information about the conference, visit http://www.professionalwargaming.co.uk/ or read this BBC article https://goo.gl/iUYhyA. UPCOMING EVENTS AT KING'S COLLEGE LONDON: THE FUTURE OF WAR - BOOK LAUNCH 4th October 2017 (18:30-21:00) 30 Aldwych, 8th Floor North Side Bush House, London, WC2B 4BG RSVP: http://bit.ly/2wj9wWX Professor Lawrence Freedman's account is a challenge to hawks and doves alike, that puts current strategic thinking into a stimulating historical perspective. A NEW EURASIAN GEOPOLITICS? VIEWS FROM JAPAN 9th October 2017 (17:15-19:15) War Studies Meeting Room (K6.07) RSVP: http://bit.ly/2sU6jsq What is Japan's policy towards Russia? Professor Masuo from Kyushu Univeristy and Professor Iwashita from Hokkaido University will be sharing their insights on this issue. INFLUENCING THE WORLD, LISTENING TO THE WORLD: THE EMERGENCE OF THE PUBLIC VOICE 10th October 2017 (18:00-19:00) 30 Aldwych, Bush House Arcade (Strand Campus) RSVP: https://emergenceofthepublicvoice.eventbrite.co.uk How wars and major international issues are presented and discussed - What information can be trusted? Which news counts? Which voices do we listen to? This podcast was produced by Ivan Seifert.

Lipstick covered, mirrored walls, feather boas swinging from chandeliers, over-flowing champagne-filled coupes? Yes, you are in the right place - the Aldwych’s swingin’, speakeasy Miss Homage. Good Godfrey, the former band leader of the original Waldorf, may have broken her heart, but Miss Homage is having the last laugh.   Jason and Pablo channeled her spirit and are with us today, scissor kicking and camel-walking us through the steps it took to create this very modern cocktail bar with a 20s twist. Click here to see Pablo makes us a Siena Secret on Mixology in a Minute: Where you can hear me drinking next: We head to the City of Brotherly Love for our next podcast, where we meet with Jason Elliott, the General Manager of The Franklin Bar. According to the rumors, the Franklin crew ran more liquor even than the notorious Al Capone. We’ll let you know if those rumors are true. Are you a regular listener of the Best Sips Worldwide podcast? You can get this and all future audio files automatically downloaded to your mobile device easy. If you're on iOS, you can listen with iTunes. Android users can get it on Google Play. Or click the player or link below to listen to just this episode. (But trust me, you'll want to subscribe!) Download the audio

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Sir Peter Hall was appointed Director of the National Theatre in 1973. Before that, he ran the Royal Shakespeare Company and he was responsible for setting up their London base at the Aldwych. In spite of this heavy administrative responsibility, he has always found time to produce many plays and operas, including this year's Ring Cycle at Bayreuth. In conversation with Roy Plomley, he talks about his amazingly active life and chooses the eight records he would take to the mythical island.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: The Man That Got Away by Judy Garland Book: The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians Luxury: Photograph of children

Sir Peter Hall was appointed Director of the National Theatre in 1973. Before that, he ran the Royal Shakespeare Company and he was responsible for setting up their London base at the Aldwych. In spite of this heavy administrative responsibility, he has always found time to produce many plays and operas, including this year's Ring Cycle at Bayreuth. In conversation with Roy Plomley, he talks about his amazingly active life and chooses the eight records he would take to the mythical island. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: The Man That Got Away by Judy Garland Book: The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians Luxury: Photograph of children