A diversion around a Doctor Who non-place, and announcing a New Town long read| johngrindrod.substack.com
#9. John Grindrod meets writer and artist Dan Thompson to experience Terry Farrell's much overlooked Drum in Margate, and the secret joys of studio pottery teapots| johngrindrod.substack.com
The Point, carchitecture and a sound installation| johngrindrod.substack.com
#8. Into St James's Park to encounter the soon to be demomished Blue Bridge with Catherine Croft, Director of the Twentieth Century Society| Grindrodia
An excursion to Stony Stratford, historic coaching town in Milton Keynes| johngrindrod.substack.com
#7. John Grindrod meets writer Travis Elborough to enjoy a crumbling seafront car park in Regency Worthing, and a prog-rock tribute to Lord of the Rings| Grindrodia
On a midcentury modernist master, and some non-fiction writing tips| johngrindrod.substack.com
#6. John Grindrod meets novelist Rose Ruane to explore the brutalist bazaar of Glasgow's Savoy Centre and to experience the Norma Major delights of Eternal Beau crockery| johngrindrod.substack.com
IKEA room sets like the ghosts of more optimistic times; and some Couch to 100k writing tips| johngrindrod.substack.com
#5. John Grindrod meets writer Gareth E Rees to explore the strange hidden life of a pedestrian junction of a motorway and the haunted power of cardigans.| johngrindrod.substack.com
Inside a new Warhol exhibition, plus a beautiful new book on Brutalism, and part 6 of non-fiction writing course Couch to 100k.| johngrindrod.substack.com
John Grindrod meets comedian Angela Barnes and together they explore bonkers seaside monolith Brighton Marina, and the delights of 1960s shop-front signage| johngrindrod.substack.com
Exploring the Alexandra and Ainsworth estate and The Brutalist, plus more Couch to 100k thoughts on writing| Grindrodia
John Grindrod meets Pomo architecture enthusiast Philip Downer and they encounter CIty of London landmark Minster Court and experience the 1974 Rubettes single Sugar Baby Love| johngrindrod.substack.com
A new documentary, some new online events, and some more Couch to 100k non-fiction writing tips| johngrindrod.substack.com
Remembering the opening of thr Millennium Dome, 25 years ago, and looking ahead to 2025| Grindrodia
John Grindrod meets journalist Helen Barrett, and they explore the much-maligned town of Swindon, and the Status Quo masterpiece Down Down| Grindrodia
John Grindrod meets The London Ambler Mike Althorpe, and they explore Corby Bus Station and *Batteries Not Included in the first episode of a new podcast| johngrindrod.substack.com
Explore the lost remnants of modernist christmas, an excitable list of book recommendations, and #3 in my couch to 100k non-fiction writing tips.| Grindrodia