Wes Streeting

Wes Streeting

Coming straight to Cheltenham from Labour’s conference in Liverpool, Wes Streeting joined me at Cheltenham Town Hall on Thursday afternoon to discuss his ‘memoir of growing up and getting on’. Wes took a packed audience through the book’s intriguing title ‘One Boy,...
Polly Toynbee

Polly Toynbee

At Cheltenham interviewing Polly Toynbee about her fascinating new book, ‘An Uneasy Inheritance’.  In part a biography of her distinguished antecedents, part memoir, part social history with a smattering of polemic, the book took Polly ten years to write. Whilst...
Henley Literary Festival

Henley Literary Festival

As you can see, they like big sofas at Henley. I was here last year with my latest book and hope to be back next year when ‘Death on the Thames’ will be published, (particularly as Henley is one of the most beautiful ‘on-Thames’ towns). But this year I’m here...
Interviewed by Ken Powell

Interviewed by Ken Powell

I had the good fortune to be interviewed by Ken Powell at the Northern Arts Review. You can read the Ken’s articles here: https://northernartsreview.co.uk/interviews/interview-with-alan-johnson/  
Hull’s memorial to lost Trawlermen

Hull’s memorial to lost Trawlermen

After more than twenty years, Hull’s memorial to lost trawlermen has finally been opened on St Andrew’s Quay. I was honoured to be asked to speak at the opening ceremony on Sunday, September 24th. Here I am the day before at the entrance to the memorial garden which...