BBC Radio 4 has aired a programme on Chris Tchaikovsky, leader of The Happy Firm fraud gang in the late … read more
BBC Radio 4 has aired a programme on Chris Tchaikovsky, leader of The Happy Firm fraud gang in the late … read more
I joined a discussion on wild swimming, its history and benefits, hosted by Georgina Godwin, with Ruth Rose of the … read more
I’ve been working with volunteers at Dorich House Museum, the studio home of sculptor Dora Gordine & Richard Hare, on … read more
The hit film The Ponds will be aired on BBC Four tonight, July 22nd. It was previously aired … read more
Photographer Ruth Corney has published a book celebrating 20 years of photographing the Kenwood Ladies’ Pond on Hampstead Heath … read more
The Royal Literary Fund’s ‘In Focus’ presents short films featuring RLF writers. In the latest film, we respond to the … read more
Harry Gurr, champion swimmer of England in the 1860s, was also known as the Man Fish and was famous for … read more
Channel 5 have re run their Inside Holloway documentary that first aired in 2014, in which I talk about the … read more
A lockdown project on museums and heritage focused on Swimming: Images and Places, including two features on Thames swimming, drawn … read more
Vox is a series of bite-size audio recordings in which Royal Literary Fund Fellows explore topics around writing. I attempt … read more
Reclaim Holloway is a coalition fighting for a Women’s Building to be built on the site of the former … read more
The Ponds has been nominated for Best Documentary at the annual National Film Awards UK. The awards will … read more
The Hornsey Road Baths in Islington were once famed for hosting swimming superstars, including the Beckwith family who inspired Daisy … read more
I attempted to interview dad for the Royal Literary Fund Podcast, discussing how publishing has changed since his first books … read more
The Guardian has run a feature on the rise of chemical-free pools, with a mention of Downstream and the Victorian … read more
February 19th, 2020
The suffragettes of Holloway Prison, Suffolk Book League, Ipswich. 7.30pm, the Ipswich Institute, IP1 3A.… read more
February 19th, 2020
Historical fiction workshop based on Daisy Belle: Swimming Champion of the World, plus discussion on pathways … read more
November 18th, 2019
I’ll be teaching on Arvon’s non-fiction tutored retreat from November 18th to the 23rd at the Hurst, … read more
The Ponds has been shortlisted as Documentary Film Release of the Year in this year’s Screen Awards. Congratulations to … read more
The Royal Literary Fund’s ‘In Focus’ presents short films featuring RLF writers. In the latest film, we respond to the … read more
The Bookseller has just announced that Queens of the Underworld will be published by The History Press in October 2021.… read more
I’m thrilled to have received a grant from the Authors’ Foundation, administrated by the Society of Authors. The grants are … read more
A large print edition of Bad Girls has been published by W.F Howes, under the Clipper Large Print imprint.… read more
Vox is a series of bite-size audio recordings in which Royal Literary Fund writers explore topics around writing. Here I … read more
Today’s The World This Weekend on BBC Radio4 focused on climate change, and included a segment on the clean up … read more
October 16th, 2019
An illustrated talk on political prisoners at Holloway. Islington Town Hall, London, 7.30pm… read more
October 2nd, 2019
Lord Leycester Hospital, High Street, Warwick, 10.30am
I’ll be talking about Bad Girls and the history … read more