Radio Stories

For fans of whodunnits, musicals, 1940s fashion and, well, just about everything in between, Brick Lane Music Hall is debuting its rudest dinner show yet, The Pleasures of Fanny – A Murder Mystery Musical.

The fictional Silvertown Lovies Amateur Group, affectionately known as the SLAGs, are performing their latest musical when a murder suddenly brings the show to a halt. The actors are forced to break character as the line between play and reality begins to blur.

The audience joins the investigation, with each table becoming a detective squad tasked with finding the culprit. So settle in for an evening of silliness, slapstick and plenty of giggles.

Show and dinner are all covered in the ticket, with performances running 2–6 October.

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Alexandra Palace celebrates 90 years since television began with ‘BBC TV 90 at Ally Pally' and we welcome Kirsten Forrest, Curatorial & Interpretation Manager to give you the lowdown Hoxton.

Running from Saturday 19 September – Monday 30 November ‘BBC TV 90 at Ally Pally is a special series of talks, screenings, discussions, exhibitions and audio visual history.

Holy Fool is a tense, darkly witty exploration of the absurdity of tyranny, the bravery of resistance and the triumph of the human spirit.

Lead actor Benjamin O’Mahony talks us through his process of getting to know composer Dmitri Shostakovich who the play is centered around.

Holy Fool at Park Theatre running now until 10th October parktheatre.co.uk/events/holy-fool

Welcome to another enticing episode of the Radio Stories podcast, where we invite some of London’s most fascinating individuals to the Hoxton Radio studio to share their tales.

This week we’re chatting with Ollie Gold who is founder of Pophams Bakery.

Pophams are an artisanal bakery and restaurant based in Islington, London Fields and Victoria Park using traditional techniques and the best seasonal ingredients.

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Welcome to the Radio Stories podcast where we take the mic to some of the coolest and courageous creatives from East London and beyond.

This week we're chatting with Ollie Gold who is founder of Pophams Bakery.

Pophams are an artisanal bakery and restaurant based in Islington, London Fields and Victoria Park using traditional techniques and the best seasonal ingredients.

https://pophamsbakery.com/

Chess Galea is a Maltese singer, artist, model and songwriter. Her songs have been regularly played BBC Introducing in the UK as well as being playlisted on international radio stations.

Recently she has featured as a backing vocalist on Jack Savoretti's number 1 album 'Europiana'.

Chess has performed live for us on Hoxton Radio a number of times in the past from The Andaz London, Spitalfields Market and Alexandra Palace.

In this elevating and illuminating episode of Radio Storieswe welcome comedian Joey Page to the headline slot at our dingey backroombroadcast stage.

Joey has been a stand up for 20 years taking his antics allacross the UK and beyond with his witty downtrodden life observations while always poking fun at his own clichéd existence as a hat wearing neon loving pseudoEast Londoner.

Check out his podcast: Got A Problem Mate (after you listento this) and check Joey on the road at a local theatre / am dram production this fall’

Welcome to another enticing episode of the RadioStories podcast, where we invite some of London’s most fascinating individuals to the Hoxton Radio studio to share their tales. 

We're sticking with the foodie theme from last week'sepisode with The Ivy's Simon Gregory - today, we're chatting with Jeff Galvin of the renowned Galvin Brothers, who’ve made a big mark on London's dining scene over the past few decades.

Jeff started out as a commis chef at the Savoy Hotel and steadily worked his way up through some of the city’s most iconic restaurants before teaming up with his brother to open their own.

This year marks 20 years since Jeff and his brotherChris launched their restaurant empire.

We invited Jeff to reflect on his remarkable career as a restaurateur, a journey that saw him oversee as many as 15 restaurants at the peak of their success and earned a Michelin Star for Galvin La Chapelle in Spitalfields in 2011.

In this episode of the Radio Stories Podcast we welcome Group Executive Chef of The Ivy Collection, Simon Gregory in for a chat.

With more than a decade of leadership in multi-site hospitality and a flair for launching high-impact culinary destinations, Simon Gregory heads The Ivy Collection’s renowned brands in London and beyond.

He currently oversees culinary strategy and operations for The Ivy Asia and Harry’s Dolce Vita, guiding kitchen teams across the UK and the Middle East.

Simon and the team have recently opened Harry’s King’s Cross and they’ll be opening a new venue in Covent Garden this autumn.

On today’s episode we sit down with renowned celebritychef Theo Randall, who can most commonly be found running service at the 5 Star Intercontinental Park Lane.

You may recognise Theo from BBC One’s SaturdayKitchen, or perhaps you’ve read one of his cookbooks?

Theo spent a year in California training under AliceWaters, before returning to the UK and earning a Michelin Star during his time at The River Café in Surbiton – he is credited with developing it as an establishment that "changed Britain's restaurant culture for good".

His current venture, Theo Randall at the InterContinental Hotel London Park Lane has now been serving for 18 years makinghim the longest standing hotel guest in the history of hospitality!

The menu changes daily and takes fine diners on a tourof the mighty regions of Italian cuisine.

In this conversation Theo talks to us about his love forjazz and soul music, clubbing in Camden, how to keep cool during service, his charity work and how he continues to inspire younger generations to step into hospitality.

The original radio show can be found on the HoxtonRadio website including many of the musical pics you will hear in this podcast.

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