perambulations around london and beyond
This is a film that is destined to become a cult classic. Partly because it’s a great film about boozing. But wrapped up in a road movie traversing the Pianura Padana around the region of Veneto in Northern Italy. Director, Francesco Sossai set out to make a landscape film faithful to the region of his The post The Last One for the Road appeared first on the lost byway .
A recent trip by rail through Italy re-connected me with my love for the great Italian director. One night in Rimini seemed like an odd choice at first but my wife had carefully chosen accommodation in the area where Federico Fellini had grown up, Borgo San Giuliano. Originally a village populated by sailors and fishermen, The post All Roads Lead to Fellini appeared first on the lost byway .
A stroll through the incredible history of Greenwich Starting at St. Alfege’s Church we pass through Greenwich Market to the Cutty Sark and then along the riverbank to the old Royal Naval Hospital & Royal Naval College which was built on the site of the Tudor Palace of Placentia. This is now home to the The post Walking Historic Greenwich | Maritime London appeared first on the lost byway .
This is a live audio recording plus transcript of me and Iain Sinclair answering an audience question of What Is Psychogeography at the Wanstead Tap, May 2024. Could you both please try and define psychogeography? Iain Sinclair: Now, John, John Rogers: You can’t be sat here with Iain Sinclair the one person you think can The post What is Psychogeography? with Iain Sinclair appeared first on the…
A journey into the labyrinth of the City of London. Once this idea popped into my head one night in the pub I had to do it. To navigate the City of London just using the ancient alleyways, passageways, lanes and courts. What city would emerge from such a journey. Created a document listing the The post Wandering the City of London’s Medieval Secret Passageways & Alleys appeared first on the lost…
As temperatures soar across Britain I went looking for cool spots in my part of East London. After abandoning the extreme heat of the Tube I sought refuge in the London Olympic Park walking beside the River Lea before walking along the peaceful Lea Navigation past the canal boats. Just being close to water is The post Walking in the London Heatwave appeared first on the lost byway .
Walking from Clapton to Brick Lane in the heat on The Dig’s East London Record Shop Vinyl Crawl. I’ve been following Stewart Lee’s brilliant tour on Instagram around the record shops and music locations of the London Borough of Hackney, with excursions across the border into Tower Hamlets, to promote The Dig – a crawl The post East London Record Shop Walk – great vinyl adventure appeared first on…
This section of a great interview with Magic Tuber Stringband in the June 2026 copy of The Wire really struck me. It relates to the influence band member Courtney Werner’s field recording work on a former nuclear weapons production site in South Carolina had on the band’s Heavy Water album. “Werner’s field recordings appear on The post Field Recordings & Magic Tuber Stringband appeared first on…
My previous visits to Canterbury had usually had a specific purpose, a screening of London Overground at the University, a conference at the Cathedral, a family birthday. So back in April I decided to film a dedicated stroll around this incredible medieval city – the Roman wall, the Cathedral, Castle, waterways and so much more. The post Exploring the Incredible Medieval City of Canterbury…
Last year on a trip to Trieste, Italy, with my son, we visited the James Joyce Museum. Trieste had lodged itself in a corner of my mind since working as an English teacher in Modena and watching the film, Nora starring Ewan McGregor as a young Joyce during his years working as an English teacher The post A Walk Through Italo Svevo’s South London appeared first on the lost byway .