Totally Wired by Paul Gorman was published on 29/9/22 Post author By Maggie Hanbury Post date 29 September 2022 Categories In News A raucous yet reflective look back at the evolution of the music press and the passionate rock and pop journalists who defined the music of the 20th century. Totally Wired is the definitive story of the music press on both sides of the Atlantic, tracing the rise and fall of the creatively fertile media sector […]
The Battle of London by Jerry White was published on 4/11/21 Post author By Maggie Hanbury Post date 11 November 2021 Categories In News For Londoners the six long years of the Second World War were a time of almost constant anxiety, disruption, deprivation and sacrifice. The Blitz began in earnest in September 1940 and from then on, for prolonged periods, London was under sustained aerial bombardment by night and by day. Throughout the war, the capital was the […]
The Art Museum in Modern Times by Charles Saumarez Smith was published on 25/3/21 Post author By Maggie Hanbury Post date 29 March 2021 Categories In News The National Portrait Gallery, the National Gallery and the Royal Academy all saw either radical architectural interventions or rethinks of their mission under Charles Saumarez Smith’s leadership, making him uniquely qualified to explore the ways in which art museums have changed over the past century and examine where they might be headed in the future. […]