The Fence

Nobel Endeavours II

We return to ask some stupid questions of the smartest people on Earth and, once more, our Nobelists oblige.
Clive Martin

Down at Daymer Bay

Siloed away at the far corner of England, Cornwall is one of the few locales that makes this small country feel rather vast, a county of sinister lore and berserk history.
Olympia Campbell

An Ugly Business

A top model describes the scrutiny you face from booking agents, designers and your peers when you try and land a fashion campaign. Sorry, babe, it happens to the best of us.
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.
The Fence

Snooker Loopy

Two writers face off in a grudge match of snooker: the fanciful, ludicrous game of punished error and forced embarrassment. Róisín Lanigan cues off first...
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.
Francesca Bratton

This Turbulent Priest

Cake and coffee with Pat Buckley, a whistleblower; ex-priest; newspaper columnist; gay rights activist; HIV activist; husband; and the scourge, in his own words, ‘of everyone’.
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?