This Week In London #35 - Great British Boozer

Pubs! Yay! Boozers! I'll have half! Yeah right - I'll get you the top half..

Greetings all and I'm really happy to be releasing this, the 35th This Week In London. Today I'm covering the Great British Boozer. Lots of stuff to talk about and stay tuned after the end for a special.

Listen to it here

The piece on pub names is here 

Mitre Tavern
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Dirty Dicks
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Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
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The Wheatsheaf, Borough Market
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No mention of the British Boozer would be complete without a mention of CAMRA, the Campaign For Real Ale. Camra has been around since 1971 and I've been attending beer festivals organised by them for some years. The Catford Beer Festival is a particular favourite.

Here's a decent summation of the various types of beer. Lager is noticeable by its absence (!)

Finally here is the list of pubs with special things going for them.

Da Moozik
Three Blind Mice - Watchstar
Amplifico - Logic Kills The Fire 
Keith Varon - Intoxicated

Hope you enjoy the show!

HMS Belfast will be next. Probably.

A new show is in the works,

Profuse apologies for the lack of shows. I've been holidaying and partying (and working!) for the past month but I do have a show in the works and it should be with you mid week all other things being equal.

It's either going to be about HMS Belfast OR about pubs in London. Which would you prefer first?

Parky

Cheapside Market

Here are selection of pictures taken from my trip to London yesterday for the Cheapside Market - the first one to be held on Cheapside for over 250 years.

London airship video

I saw the airship flying around London last week and when I saw this courtesy of Londonist I couldn't resist a cross post. An excellent video.

This Week In London #34- Ruby Murray

Hello loyal listeners. Sorry it's been soooo long - I explain why in the show but it was too long. This TWIL is all about a British institution - the curry. I talk about the history of the curry, where it came from and how the British have changed it in its home country as well.

Listen to it here

Music is by Slashed Seat Affair, Nick Cave and Bad Seeds and Black Lab.

Please do email or leave comments - I really do appreciate and reply to every single one. Thanks!

Paul