Nick Hennegan's Bohemian Britain

A show from the West End of London, England about pubs, writers, attractions, theatre and a bohemian lifestyle. Includes Best Bohemian Boozers, sometimes. The Edinburgh Festival and occasional Theatre reviews. And how to get life wrong, often.

The Edinburgh Fringe Preview Show

Nick Hennegan looks forward to performing at the World's biggest open arts festival in Edinburgh on Resonance 104.4fm and BohemianBritain.com. There's music and speech from some new shows and some classics, including The Choir of Man and Guy Masterson. www.BohemianBritain.com

07-26
29:44

Edinburgh Fringe research 1.0

Before his appearance with the First 30th Anniversary London Edinburgh Literary Pub Crawl at the Edinburgh Fringe this year, Nick Hennegan shares some of his Scottish discoveries! www.BohemianBritain.com 

07-18
29:25

Soccer Song Celebrations!

With England in the final of the European Football Cup in Germany, Nick Hennegan looks back at 60 years of Football songs and the drama and excitement shared by millions. Not just in England! www.BohemianBritain.com

07-12
29:55

Sir Ian McKellen, Hamlet, Prejudice and Pride and the Edinburgh Fringe.

Nick Hennegan looks back at previous Edinburgh fringes, music and programmes - and looks forward to this coming August.

07-08
29:25

Celebrating George Orwell

Nick Hennegan celebrates the birthday, works, influences and inspirations of writer George Orwell. www.BohemianBritain.com

07-01
28:02

TV Stars Brilliant Naked Ambition!

Megan Prescott shot to fame at the age of 15 in the hit Channel Four TV show ‘Skins’.  After the show finished, she took regular jobs. She was working seven days a week, and struggling to find opportunities to write and create, when a friend suggested she try sex work. She’s now selling nude photographs of herself… to raise money to fund her first-ever Edinburgh Fringe production.  She talks to Nick Hennegan about her career, autism, sex work… and the Edinburgh Fringe. www.BohemianBritain.com

06-18
27:47

Lest We Forget...

Nick Hennegan looks at Wales, Dylan Thomas, the Edinburgh Fringe, Skins on Channel Four, Winston Churchill and the 80th anniversary of D-Day! www.BohemianBritain.com

06-06
28:45

Requests 2 - Withnail and I, Madness and Australia!

Nick Hennegan presents the second instalment of his Resonance 104.4fm radio show, Literary London, featuring the music from the cult film Withnail and I, now a theatre show at Birmingham Rep in Brum - he was spotted in Soho with the Mom of Madness lead singer, Suggs - and a request for a moody version of an Australian classic! www.BohemianBritain.com

05-18
28:15

Literary Requests - Part One!

Nick Hennegan plays requests from his world-wide audience featuring poetry and music from Dylan Thomas, Cerys Mathews, Robb Williams and Romeo and Juliet!  www.BohemianBritain.com

05-03
29:10

Celebrating Shakespeare's performers.

Celebrating Shakespeare's Birthday, Nick Hennegan talks about his links to the Bard and features speeches by the classic actors Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir John Gielgud and music from 'Shakespeare In Love.'

04-26
28:39

Celebrating Nick Hornby, Lord Byron and the Birth of Frankenstein!

Nick Hennegan celebrates a birthday and a deathday! Nick Hornby and Lord Byron! And plays music from the acclaimed theatre production, inspired by Byron and Shelly's time in Greece - 'The Birth of Frankenstein' by Robb Williams. www.BohemianBritain.com

04-20
27:34

Wordsworth, Heaney... and McCartney!

Nick Hennegan celebrates a number of creative events this week from William Wordsworth, Seamus Heaney... and Paul McCartney and Wings... www.BohemianBritain.com

04-14
29:38

A Bohemian Briton - Actor and Producer Angela Bull.

Currently starring in The Appraisal by Tim Marriott at Theatre At The Tabard in London, actor and producer Angela Bull talks to Nick Hennegan about her life and career on stage and on TV - and has some sound advice for new actors. www.BohemianBritain.com

04-06
29:17

A Dickensian Pub Crawl and a 60's Seán O'Casey!

Nick Hennegan celebrates St Patrick's Day with a rare recording of writer Seán O'Casey talking about his work... and leads us on a London Pub Crawl around some of the favourite drinking haunts of Charles Dickens! www.BohemianBritain.com

04-03
29:37

A Bohemian Briton - Actor and Writer Tim Marriott.

Best known for his role in the hit TV sitcom, 'The Brittas Empire', Tim Marriott took seventeen years out of his acting career... to be a teacher. Now his original productions are acclaimed around the world and his latest hit - Appraisal is coming to Theatre at The Tabard in London.  He talks to Nick Hennegan about his bohemian story.  (To read a review of the original Edinburgh production of Appraisal, see http://bohemianbritain.com/2022/08/28/the-appraisal-edinburgh-fringe-22/ )

03-23
29:25

Celebrating World Poetry Day - US style!

Nick Hennegan celebrates World Poetry Day with poems from the American 'Beats' - Alan Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac. www.BohemianBritain.com

03-15
29:28

Celebrating Creative Women

Nick Hennegan plays music and poetry celebrating International Women's Day www.BohemianBritain.com

03-09
28:39

'Blue', the hard-hitting, award-winning Edinburgh hit comes to London.

Nick Hennegan talks to writer and performer June Carryl about 'Blue' her award-winning star vehicle, premiering in London and dealing with race, and the Police. They talk about society, growing up... and her writing practice and background. See the live video at www.BohemianBritain.com

02-29
29:00

Celebrating W.H Auden and Four Weddings and a Funeral!

Nick Hennegan celebrates the birthday of W.H Auden and Samual Pepys - and links to a certain British Film! www.BohemianBritain.com

02-22
27:22

A Bohemian Briton - Actor Jeffrey Holland

Nick Hennegan talks to veteran British Comedy Actor Jeffrey Holland about his new play 'After All These Years' and his time with British Comedy classics, 'Hi Di Hi!', 'You Rang M’Lord?' and 'Dad's Army' www.BohemianBritain.com

02-08
29:09

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