| Anything
but bog standard |
Nigel Berman
engages in a little blarney with Brighton's leading
Anglo-Irishman, funny guy and
bestselling writer Pete McCarthy |
| Armstrong
& Miller |
Under the
skin of the comedy duo... |
| Avant
guardian |
The uncompromising
David Thomas: still defining the ecology of
rock. by Jed Novick |
| Base
lies? |
Is there
a global conspiracy to deny appalling health risks from
cellphone bases, especially school sites? Emma Relph
reports |
| Behind
bars |
Life
on the inside following a Brighton peace protest |
| Lenny
Beige |
by Jan Goodey |
| Blood
Brother |
Jan Goodey
talks to Willy Russell, Britain's most sanguine
playwright |
| Boogie
woogie man |
Jan Goodey uncovers the brains behind Later, Jools
Holland... |
| Brighton
Bar Wars |
Tim Jones
charts the changing face of pubs in Brighton and Hove |
| Brighton
calling |
Matt
Chittock investigates life in Brighton's call centres |
| Brighton
Housetrap |
Erica Smith
charts the rising cost of homes in Brighton and Hove
|
| Camp
fear |
Once again,
our city's reputation for being cool, and okay about
minorities seems to be in doubt... |
| Camping
in the country |
"It's parody,
innit?" Annie Auerbach plumbs the shallows with
Tina C |
| Cannabis
Legal or evil? |
Is the current
debate really just smoke without fire? Brighton leaders
speak out... |
| Celebrity
squared |
Jed Novick
gets an exclusive with brit-flick heartthrob Nick
Moran, and gets the lowdown on Lock Stock, and Four
Nights... |
| A
chorus line |
Hubbard
Street Dance Chicago by Caitlyn McCarthy. |
| City
Limits? |
Are London-tired,
moneyed meritocrats escaping to the sea, pushing up
house prices and creating an alienated underclass... |
| A
clear shot |
Jed Novick
joins the 35-year queue to genuflect to 1966 World Cup
triple goal winning legend Geoff Hurst |
| Culture
Shock |
The revolutionary,
the Che Guevara of Scottish literature. It's an image
that many would dispute, not least the man himself.
Ali Dale attempts to explore Iain Banks's bottom
line. |
| Cut
the crap |
Are the authorities
coming clean about bacterial hazards in the sea? Claire
Rigby reports |
| Cutting
Free |
A
Brighton romance and our Tales of the City Short Story
runner-up |
| Devil
by the Deep Blue Sea |
Chris Dean
takes a lighter look at the dark side... |
| Diva
la difference |
Pianist
Maria Joao Pires and singer Barbara Bonney
- closer than you think... |
| Down
by law |
Jan
Goodey walks the beaches with Stranglers legend, Hugh
Cornwell |
| The
erotic madame |
Peter
Guttridge investigates the furore caused by Catherine
Millet's book of frank sexual revelations. |
| Ex-Pistol |
Acclaim at
last for Glen Matlock? "Do me a favour, don't
just go on about the Pistols." Jan Goodey talks to the
first Sex Pistol bass player... |
| Eyes
down! |
Matt
Chittock on the rise and rise of Bingo Halls in Brighton
and Hove |
| Fight
Club |
As our city’s
reputation as a clubbing mecca grows so does the violence.
Claire Rigby spends a bloody night in the lager zone. |
| First
rate first dates |
Where
to go for that first time |
| Fit
club |
New
year fitness special |
| Footing
the bill |
Emma Williams
digs up some disturbing home truths about who pays when
you find you're living on contaminated land |
| Free-B |
What
can you still do in Brighton for Free? |
| From
dole to droll |
Head girl
makes good: Jan Goodey on the sharp rise of Rhona
Cameron |
| Fuelling
the protest |
Will
cottrell reports on the recent STOPESSO protest at petrol
stations near you |
| Germaine
Greer |
Angry talk?
Kira Cochrane gets inside the world of... |
| Goldie
- biting thru |
Eastenders,
showbiz, music. Can Jan Goodey handle the tooth? |
| Havana
Ball |
Jess Moore
interviews Juan de Marcos Gonzalez, the man behind the
Buena Vista Social Club... |
| Head
to head |
Simon Fanshawe,
FOR. and Keith Taylor, AGAINST, argue whether we should
have a city mayor... |
| Highly
strung |
Ronnie
Burkett puppet show Street of Blood by Josephine Humphreys.
|
| Hitting
the right note |
Jools
Holland
Kate Whittaker probes variations on an enigma... |
| 'holey
stones' |
short
story by Anita Hall |
| Interview
with a Yogi |
Will
Cottrell talks to Kundalini yoga instructor Julie Cuddihy
|
| The
Irish Question |
Kate Whittaker
checks out one of our city's significant ethnic groups |
| It's
only a game show... |
But as Jan
Goodey discovers, Big Brother's first ejectee Sada wouldn't
present one now for all the tea in, er, Bhutan.... |
| It's
The Jazz Man |
Dominic Byrne plays the scale with Courtney Pine... |
| Jake's
progress |
Jan
Goodey cross-examines Jake Arnott, the rising star of
crime fiction writing... |
| Keeping
the faith |
Has our city's
diverse Islamic community integrated? Or does it still
prefer to remain apart?... |
| Kerbing
excess |
Parking problems
are posing a serious threat to the quality of life in
our city... |
| Leap
of Faith |
Baaba
Maal and One Giant leap by Dermot Watson |
| The
life of Terry |
Jeremy
Novick goes over the old routines with ex-Python, Terry
Jones |
| Malagasy
rebel |
Robin
Pridy gets to speak to Madagascan folk hero, Dama of
band Mahaleo |
| Master
Brand |
Jazz
legend Abdullah Ibrahim converted to Islam and
changed his name. Jed Novick finds out why. |
| Master
of the dour |
Amanda
Jones asks what's so funny about Celebrity Big Brother
winner and stand-up, Jack Dee |
| Morcheeba
interviewed |
Becky
Hogge talks to one of the hottest acts in the biz |
| The
mutt's nuts |
Eve Vamvas
talks to poet John Hegley about life, love, Luton and
of course dogs |
| Orbital
|
Richard
Gilpin takes a trip with Phil Hartnoll |
| Out
and About |
Kira Cochrane
on the career of gay rights icon Armistead
Maupin |
| Outcast
but In |
Jan Goodey
chats to Nitin Sawhney, acclaimed Asian muscian
and iconoclast... |
| People
Power |
Ali Dale
looks at the current state of agitprop and talks to
those who believe direct action is still the best way
to get justice. |
| Pie-eyed
pipers |
Becky
Hogge goes over some new routines with Channel 4's Ballet
Boyz. |
| Plenty
more? |
Fish
stocks in the world's seas are now so low that even
politicians are worried. So is it still okay to eat
them? |
| Private
dancer |
Far from
hawking its wares in the seafront's sleazier realms,
the city's only lap-dancing joint is in downtown Hove,
actually. Pussycats opened its discreet door to Caitlyn
McCarthy |
| A
question of culture |
Robin
Pridy investigates the debate going on around the city
of culture 2002 campaign |
| Raw
energy |
Famous
for her books on health and diet, when prolific writer
Leslie Kenton recommends a nutritional supplement,
thousands go out and buy it. |
| Reluctant
oracle |
Booker winner,
icon, guru: Peter Gutteridge checks out the Margaret
Atwood mythology in the flesh |
| Renewed
at Last |
Shelved for
100 years - Polly Marshall investigates as Brighton's
library saga turns a new page. |
| A
sale of two cities |
Claire Rigby
checks out the bottom line realities of the great London
vs. Brighton lifestyle debate |
| Savoiur
Applause |
Jan Goodey
on why Oscars mean litle to movie Jesus Robert Powell |
| Search
for Identity |
Influential
literary and cultural critic Edward Said breaks taboos
and challenges cultural divisions – by Dr Francis
Clark-Lowes |
| Secrets
and lies |
Jed Novick
meets Jon Ronson, the man who got dangerously
close to conspiracy sources... |
| Seminal
Soul |
Kira Cochrane
on James Brown: still toting a brand new bag.
He's always been an original. A true one-off. Still,
despite this reputation... |
| Serious
jazz, man |
Jed Novick
meets Wynton Marsalis, gifted and feted and controversial
in equal measure... |
| Sex,
drugs & darts |
Will
Self & Martin Amis rap on cool, coke,
knickers and the joys of working class pastimes |
| Sharpe
minds |
Eve Streeter meets Stephen Sharpe, CEO of St. Patrick's
church, now a major homeless charity... |
| Silicon
Beach |
Andrew Wasley
meets the new creatives: young "flexecutives" hoping
to carve out fortunes at Brighton's new-media
cutting edge |
| Sing-a-long-a-sea |
Brighton
is a great place to sing. Where are the best singing
classes in town? |
| Sky
blue dreams |
In
search of big ideas for the festival of the future |
| Sneezyjet
& aeroclot |
Elizabeth
Holmes airs her concerns about longhaul travel... |
| Sole
survivors |
Eve
Streeter investigates the fishy goings on at the seafront
and ends up a Fisherman's Friend for the day. |
| Spelling
it out |
What are
Paganism and witchcraft today? Nic Hubbard
finds it's a moot point... |
| Sticking
to your roots |
Jed Novick
finds Irvine Welsh south of the border... |
| Still
blowin' |
Jan Goodey
on Masekela: the giant of jazz they couldn't
muffle |
| Table
football |
Fiona
Johnson puts some men in a spin |
| Tainted
luvvie |
Eve Vamvas
reviews Lord Jeffrey Archer's latest bid for fame and
acclaim... |
| Tenage
kicks |
In
spite of 'education, education, education', underage
sex in Brighton & Hove is still on the rise... |
| Terry
Pratchett |
Jed Novick
waxes lyrical with best-selling fantasy sleuth... |
| A
Tibetan tale |
Jan
Goodey hears of an incredible journey |
| Tony
Benn |
Jan
Goodey speaks to the leading laft winger and man of
the people. |
| Too
much cheek? |
Meet
Ruby Wax... |
| A
tough axe to follow |
Eve
Streeter goes Xmas chopping with Christine Hamilton |
| Transparency |
A-list photographer
Rankin swears by his development... |
| Tump
Card |
Kira Cochrane
on why poet Roger McGough's still in the pink |
| Turning
Japanese |
Brighton
is coming under the influence of the land of the rising
sun |
| Tutu
much? |
Cultural
and sexual revolution:
Annie Auerbach explores an oriental conundrum and a
yank at your comfort zone |
| Up
the Albion |
Richard
Moss investigates the big question: Falmer or bust? |
| Uri
Geller - the spoon man |
Jan
Goodey talks to the man with a taste for live bugs |
| The
usual suspects |
Brighton
mayor options under the microscope... |
| Verse
utility |
Jan Goodey
catches up with Poet Laureate Andrew Motion and finds
he's more than just bard of a Royal calender
|
| The
voice of Islam |
Brighton's
Imam Sajid voices his opinion about the war, Israel,
the Palestinians and wishes we'd given peace a chance...
|
| Where
to swim |
Where
are the best places to swim on the south coast? |
| Whitewash? |
Andrew Wasley
uncovers Brighton's hidden race problem. |
| Walton
All Stars |
Distinguished
English composer William Walton's epic score
Christopher Columbus... |
| Whitehawk
comeback |
Levels
of crime are falling, and there's a new sense of optimism
on the estate |
| World
player |
Will
Cottrell chats with the next big thing on the world
music scene: Susheela Raman |
| Yoga
in Brighton & Hove |
Fiona
Johnson investigates Brighton's yoga phenemenon |
