May 2007
Andrew Marr
Just two words sum up Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain on BBC2: bloody brilliant. The parallels between Eden/Blair and Suez/Iraq are extraordinary. If you missed it I believe you can watch it on-line - do.
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Times Literary Supplement
Am happy to report that Shroom finally got reviewed in the TLS (April 20th 2007) who called it 'hugely engaging', an 'excellent book, which successfully treads the line between popular and academic.'
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Green Man
Am gonna be speaking at this summer's Green Man festival. I shall be in Acid Folk heaven!!

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May Morning
As is now becoming traditional we (that is, The Whirly Band - a collective of local folk musicians, poets, artists and ne'erdowells) went out playing music on the streets of Oxford at 6.00am on May Morning. The crowd was a bit smaller than last year but the magic was there. Here's a photo - click it for more:

Andy Magpie
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