Miranda Sawyer

Loving the Nineties

Who were the gatekeepers who made the country swing again? Travel back to 1992, and meet the DJs, producers and journalists who made Britpop a global juggernaut.
Anonymous

A Long Stretch

Ever wondered what happens on a long-term jury trial? A jury foreman reveals all. Well, not quite all. That would be contempt.
Fergus Butler-Gallie

A Professional Service

A visit to the oldest undertakers in London, who have been in operation since the Battle of Trafalgar.
Rebecca Fallon

Goodbye England’s Rose

A grotty hotel that stood against the forces of east London gentrification is no more. But what exactly was happening within its four walls?
Max Daly

A Hackney Story

In the early 2000s, Clapton was the scene of a spate of public shootings, often conducted in broad daylight. The area earned the tabloid sobriquet ‘Murder Mile’. But who was behind the violence?
Clive Martin

The More They Feel, the More They Buy

Mad//fest, or Madfest for short, is an advertising and marketing conference where speakers declaim that 'brands are dead' or 'brands are God.'
Claudia Cockerell

Down on the Farm

Deep in the dark heart of Bamford Country, mutiny brews. For the past two decades, Lady Carole has transformed the Cotswolds. But what do the locals really think of her?
John Banville

A Memorable Meal

Novelist John Banville once went for lunch in an Umbrian tavern. He's remembered it for the past fifty years. He recounts it for us now.
Emma Magnus

At Auntie’s Knee

Do you pay your TV license? Course you don't. Nobody does. Particularly not the license pay vigilantes fighting the good cause - we meet them.
Lotte Brundle

The Deadly Double

Is the ‘deadly double’ – living in Clapham, working in Canary Wharf – the most depressing life a Londoner can lead?