The 1960s and beyond.

Arthur Brown on the Crazy World of the 1960s

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.

Benjamin Zephaniah: Inna Liverpool

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.

The Dublin of J.P. Donleavy

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

The time I met Allen Ginsberg...

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

Swingin' London: a Field Guide

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