Nick Hennegan's Bohemian Britain
By Nick Hennegan
Nick Hennegan's Bohemian BritainDec 12, 2017
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!
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.'
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.
Wordsworth, Heaney... and McCartney!
Nick Hennegan celebrates a number of creative events this week from William Wordsworth, Seamus Heaney... and Paul McCartney and Wings...
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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.
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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!
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/ )
Celebrating World Poetry Day - US style!
Nick Hennegan celebrates World Poetry Day with poems from the American 'Beats' - Alan Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac.
Celebrating Creative Women
Nick Hennegan plays music and poetry celebrating International Women's Day
'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
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!
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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'
Animal Farm, George Orwell and performer Guy Masterson
Guy Masterson talks to Nick Hennegan about life as an artist and performer.
Celebrating Edgar Allan Poe.
Nick Hennegan celebrates the birthday of Edgar Allan Poe - the first well-known American writer to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career. His Mother was an English born actor.
J.R.R. Tolkien, Isaac Asimov and E.M. Forster. Words of wisdom from the Birthday Boys!
Nick Hennegan celebrates recent birthdays and words of wisdom, advice for writers, inspired music and insightful quotes from world-famous talents, Tolkien, Asimov and Forster.
Christmas and New Year requests - Part one.
Nick Hennegan takes your Christmas requests... which get very Welsh with Dylan Thomas and Cerys Matthews.
Shane MacGowan - a personal tribute
Nick Hennegan had the pleasure of meeting the Pogues frontman, Shane MacGowan - punk, traditionalist and perceived hell-raiser - who has passed away. This is his personal tribute.
Dylan Thomas - Live!
Nick Hennegan celebrates the Dylan Thomas wreath-laying in Westminster Abbey by presenting the Welsh poet telling stories - live!
Dylan Thomas and Other Artists - a birthday party!
This week, Nick Hennegan celebrates the birth of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, with performances from Cerys Matthews and Guy Masterson.
A London Press Pub Landlord.
Nick Hennegan drinks in Kensington with a famous pub landlord and a new book launch!
Celebrating Oscar Wilde
Nick Hennegan celebrates Oscar Wilde with one of his most famous poems and some of his most famous one-liners!
Literary Requests 1!
This time Nick Hennegan takes your requests, with new music, poetry and some classics too.
8K followers! Still trying to write. And a NASTY bug...!
Nick's trying to write radio in Wales! But there's a nasty bug about, apparently...
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Dylan Thomas and T.S. Eliot.
Nick Hennegan is in Wales! So this time 'Literary London', looks at the influence place has on poets, with readings from Dylan Thomas and T.S. Eliot.
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Having it off?
A freelance artist tries to get some time off!
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The Chiswick Book Festival Local Writers Party - Part 2.
Nick Hennegan is at the George lV Pub in Chiswick, for the second part of the Book Festival's Local Authors party - where local scibes have just two minutes to describe their books.
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From the Edinburgh Fringe to the Chiswick Book Festival.
After returning from a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Nick Hennegan is in Chiswick, West London, for the Book Festival's Local Writers evening at the George lV Pub on the High Road. Hear a selection of local writers with just TWO minutes to present their books... before being noisily penalised!
Part 2 next week.
Edinburgh Fringe update
The Edinburgh Fringe tales of a poor bohemian. With The Birth of Frankenstein!
Frankenstein. Saturday update.
Saturday night. Previews done. With #Edinburgh #theatre chums,
For #thebirthoffrankenstein www.mavericktheatrecompany.com
Last Night In Soho!
Meet Mary and Percy Shelley, Lord Byron and their doubles!
Before its run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Nick Hennegan talks to Teryn Gray, Callum Pardoe and Jamie Patterson, the three actors from The Birth Of Frankenstein, about their background and the characters they play.
Further details from www.MaverickTheatreCompany.com
Hennegan and Hemmingway!
Celebrating the Birthday of American writer Ernest Hemingway, Nick Hennegan plays recordings of the man himself reading his own works.
Vintage Sherlock Holmes!
Nick Hennegan plays a rare 1940's recording of a Sherlock Holmes story. "A Scandal in Bohemia!'
Celebrating James Joyce!
Nick Hennegan celebrates BloomsDay with his first ever reading of Ulysses by James Joyce.
The Kensington and Chelsea Festival.
Home to Notting Hill, Grenfell Tower and some of the most expensive property in London, Nick Hennegan talks to Artistic Director Verena Cornwall about a Covid-inspired lock-down success story in the Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Nick on the BBC!
Nick Hennegan, award-winning theatre producer, director and writer, talks to Mya Khan about his production of Two, by Jim Cartwright with Maverick Theatre at The Billesley Pub in Birmingham. www.BohemianBritain.com
Resonance 104.4fm requests and a Charles Dickens short story.
Nick Hennegan plays literary requests from Dylan Thomas, The Choir of Man and a chilling short story commemorating the passing of Charles Dickens.
The London Library Party, Edinburgh Fringe... and Frankenstein!
This time, Nick Hennegan has been at the London Library Summer Party, but is taking The Birth of Frankenstein to the Edinburgh Fringe... and invites you to join in the research!
Literary Chiswick and Walt Whitman
Nick Hennegan is in the Cross Keys Pub in Hammersmith, London W6 and looks at some of the famous local writers and celebrates American Walt Whitman's Birthday!
A very unusual, crafty Public House.
A house that really is a House for the Public!
An unusual Pub!
A new, old bar on a pier in Wales.
Quick update film from Nick!
The latest from Aberystwyth! Dave Hickman and the Edinburgh Fringe?
Dylan Thomas, Cerys Matthews and Guy Masterson. Nick Goes Welsh!
Nick Hennegan celebrates International Dylan Thomas Day with readings from Cerys Matthews and Guy Masterson. www.BohemianBritain.com
Right Royal Requests!
This time Nick Hennegan plays requests and poems on his radio show, with celebrity choice from John Le Carre and the Literary Pub Of The Week, Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese.
The End of Two... or is it..?
A quick look backstage at Maverick Theatre's production of TWO, by Jim Cartwright. This was the last night at the Theatre at the Tabard in Chiswick, London W4. Weeks of standing ovations, sold-out houses and tearful audiences! (For all the right reasons!) Now we tour!
Potter, Bragg, Southwark and suicide.
This week on Literary London, Nick Hennegan’s celebrity poem has a moving insight into Lord Melvyn Bragg’s past. He also introduces his Literary Pub of The Week - The George in Southwark, London.
Hello from Me!
Celebrating William Shakespeare.
Nick Hennegan looks at some facts - and otherwise - about William Shakespeare on his birthday weekend in April. Or was Shakespeare actually born in May? Find out why! Nick also shares his own experiences with The Bard of Avon and plays some classic poems, speeches and music.
Celebrating Charlotte Bronte.
Nick Hennegan celebrates the birth on 21st April 1816 of Charlotte Bronte. We all know she was the author of Jane Eyre, but she also wrote poetry. Nick looks at her life and poetry.