Belle and Sebastian - Somerset House
Posted in SHOFT on 17th July 2004
A quick dash across Bloomsbury from Senate House, down Kingsway, over Aldwych and to Somerset House in time to join the queue and obtain an additional ticket. Wonderful and strange to be able to walk to a concert, rather than the usual effort of arranging trains or persuading someone to...
Literary London Conference - Day Two
Posted in London on 17th July 2004
Another early start to avoid the legendary Cosmo Breakfast, which I have previously and accurately described in politically incorrect terms which are not really suitable for publication. Very good coffee elsewhere however, then back to Senate House for today's papers. Started with some papers on unfamiliar authors for me -...
Literary London Conference - Day One
Posted in London on 16th July 2004
Feeling much better and well rested, set out early to avoid the breakfast at my hotel and to get some decent coffee. Off to Senate House to register. Despite over a year of membership of the IES and previous conferences, I still find approaching this building (which was used for...