Anna Cale is Diana Dors's biographer - she discusses her 1955 film, Value for Money and Nigel Hamilton-Walker talks about his old friend, Michael Caborn-Waterfield, otherwise known as Dandy Kim who was an old boyfriend of Dors. CLICK HERE FOR SHOW NOTES 

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Soho Bites episode twenty eight

Three great guests: Dr Lawrence Napper on 1937's Saturday Night Revue, Author Rob Baker on Ken "Snakehips" Johnson and the bombing of the Cafe de Paris and Richard Luck on Welwyn Studios. CLICK HERE FOR SHOW NOTES 

Soho Bites episode twenty seven

In episode 26, we're off to the wilds of Dalston to attend a Lobotomy Room screening of the 1960 Kitsch classic, Too Hot to Handle starring Jayne Mansfield then discuss the movie with the Lobotomy Room's founder, Graham Russell. CLICK HERE FOR SHOW NOTES 

Soho Bites episode twenty six

It's all about record shops in this episode.  First up, Dom chats to Garth Cartwright about the history of Soho as a Mecca for record collectors, then calls up Ken Hollings to talk about the, "shamefully overlooked B-movie masterpiece" (Ken's words) The Golden Disc (1958). CLICK HERE FOR SHOW NOTES 

Soho Bites episode twenty five

In this art themed episode, Dom is joined by David Boyd Haycock to hear about "King of Bohemia", the painter, Augustus John. Then he meets up with Mark Brisenden to talk about the 1950 comedy, Something in the City. CLICK HERE FOR SHOW NOTES 

Soho Bites episode twenty four

In this episode about generational conflict, members of South Bank Talkies are here to talk about The Boys, the1962 courtroom drama about four young men on trail for murder.  We also meet Shanne Bradley, founder member of the punk band, The Nipple Erectors. CLICK HERE FOR SHOW NOTES 

Soho Bites episode twenty three

This is the Spanish episode - our most contrived thematic link so far.  Dom finds out about the history of Bradley's Spanish Bar from its manager, Jan de Vries and is then joined by Gary Yershon to talk about the multi-award winning A Touch of Class from 1973. CLICK HERE FOR SHOW NOTES 

Soho Bites episode twenty two

A series of short features made for Soho Radio. Each week we talk to a different person about somebody in the Spirit of Soho Mural. This week, Dom talks to Dr Helen Coffey from The Open University about George Frideric Handel. 

Mural Morsels 20 - Handel

A series of short features made for Soho Radio. Each week we talk to a different person about somebody in the Spirit of Soho Mural. This week, Dom talks to Keith Ducklin from The Royal Armories Museum in Leeds about fencing master, Henry Angelo. 

Mural Morsels 19 - Henry Angelo

In the (vegetarian friendly) Butcher's episode, Dr Laura Mayne of Hull University tells us about Butcher's Film Services who used to have an office on Wardour Street and Cevin Moore of the Film Guff and Here Lie Amicus podcasts joins Dom to talk about a 1965 Butcher's film, The Night Caller. CLICK HERE FOR SHOW NOTES 

Soho Bites episode twenty one

Richard Luck joins us to talk about this gritty film about  a pimp turned blackmailer played by Terence Morgan and Melanie Williams discusses the film's writer, Leigh Vance. CLICK HERE FOR SHOW NOTES. 

Soho Bites episode 20

In the fab & groovy Swingin' London episode, Dom talks to Jago Hazzard about Carnaby Street and calls up Barry Fantoni in Italy for the film chat, all about 1967's Smashing Time. CLICK HERE FOR SHOW NOTES 

Soho Bites episode nineteen

A series of short features made for Soho Radio. Each week we talk to a different person about somebody in the Spirit of Soho Mural. This week, Dom talks to Tony Shrimplin from the Museum of Soho, trying to figure out what was going on in the extraordinary life of Chevalier d'Eon.  

Mural Morsels 18 - Chevalier d'Eon

To discuss Michael Powell's controversial thriller, Peeping Tom (1960), Dom is joined by film producer, Colin Vaines. Before that, Stephen Fenerty talks about the Queen of the UK pin-ups, Pamela Green, who has a cameo in the film. CLICK HERE FOR SHOW NOTES 

Soho Bites episode 18

A series of short features made for Soho Radio. Each week we talk to a different person about somebody in the Spirit of Soho Mural. This week, Dom hears about Maude Stanley from Emily White of London Youth. 

Mural Morsels 17 - Maude Stanley

A series about the depiction of Soho - the beating heart of cosmopolitan, bohemian London - in British films. Produced by Dominic Delargy Based on an original idea by Jingan Young

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