The 1960s and beyond.

As a tribute to the dub poet Benjamin Zephaniah (1958-2023), Mark Worden reproduces parts of an interview that was recorded in Toxteth in 1989.

Mark Worden describes an enjoyable day (many moons ago) spent in the company of the great late Irish American writer J.P. Donleavy.

Mark Worden is the co-author of Swingin’ London: A Field Guide, published by Amberley Publishing. The book features more than 100 locations and, in order to get an idea, here are five of them. This podcast was edited at the Torrevado studio in Milan. Claudio Giorgi  was the sound engineer while Walter Marocchi wrote and performed the music

Arthur Brown my be best known for his 1968 hit "Fire", but that is only one chapter in along career that is still going strong. He reflects on it in this exclusive interview with Mark Worden.

25 years after the death of the Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg, Mark Worden describes a bizarre encounter with him.