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By Richard Darbourne

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Jools Holland's Boogie Woogie & Blues Spectacular 2025

What a night at Boisdale Canary Wharf! Jools Holland and a phenomenal lineup lit up the stage for the Boogie Woogie & Blues Spectacular 2025. Huge thanks to Xerjoff, Yamaha Music London and Rock Angel. A thrilling, sold-out celebration of live music we won’t soon forget.

Shooting Chefs 2025

Rivalry, Skill and Haggis Boules Take Centre Stage!

Unearthing Joy

By Rose Prince

Rose Prince celebrates the rich variety of root vegetables

Putting the 'Full' back into English

By Bill Knott

Bill Knott celebrates the great British breakfast

We’ve Never Had It So Good

By Michel Roux

Michel Roux says the British food landscape is unrecognisable from the early days of his family business

The Avant Gardiste

By Jock McFadyen

Contemporary British artist and Royal Academician, Jock McFadyen looks at the life Walter Sickert, the German-born British painter and printmaker who was a member of the Camden Town Group of Post-Impressionist artists

Screen Savers

By Jonathan Sothcott

Producer and author, Jonathan Sothcott finds British film in rude health

Rockin’ The Kingdom

By Suzi Quatro

American singer, bass guitarist, songwriter and actor, Suzi Quatro on her five-decade-long love affair with her adopted country

Omar Lye-Fook: That's What I Call....

By OMAR LYE-FOOK: SINGER, SONGWRITER, AND ACTOR

Boisdale Life asks leading recording artists to name the albums by British singers or bands that have inspired them and influenced their careers

Kathy Sledge: That's What I Call....

By KATHY SLEDGE: SINGER, SONGWRITER, AND PRODUCER,

Boisdale Life asks leading recording artists to name the albums by British singers or bands that have inspired them and influenced their careers

Carroll Thompson: That's What I Call....

By CARROLL THOMPSON: LOVERS ROCK SINGER

Boisdale Life asks leading recording artists to name the albums by British singers or bands that have inspired them and influenced their careers

Luciano Messenjah: That's What I Call....

By LUCIANO MESSENJAH: ROOTS REGGAE SINGER

Boisdale Life asks leading recording artists to name the albums by British singers or bands that have inspired them and influenced their careers

August Darnell: That's What I Call....

By AUGUST DARNELL AMERICAN MUSICIAN, SINGER AND SONGWRITER

Boisdale Life asks leading recording artists to name the albums by British singers or bands that have inspired them and influenced their careers

Simon Bartholomew: That's What I Call....

By SIMON BARTHOLOMEW: SONGWRITER, MUSICIAN, AND FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES

Boisdale Life asks leading recording artists to name the albums by British singers or bands that have inspired them and influenced their careers

Simon Le Bon: That's What I Call....

By SIMON LE BON: LEAD VOCALIST AND LYRICIST OF DURAN DURAN

Boisdale Life asks leading recording artists to name the albums by British singers or bands that have inspired them and influenced their careers

Emeli Sandé: That's What I Call....

By EMELI SANDÉ: SINGER AND SONGWRITER

Boisdale Life asks leading recording artists to name the albums by British singers or bands that have inspired them and influenced their careers

My Profound Love Of Music Hall

By Joe Jackson

Joe Jackson, the versatile New Wave, jazz, and classical musician, singer and songwriter, tells us why he loves this decidedly British tradition and muses on its influence on modern music.

Nobody Does It Better

By Jonathan Wingate

Our greatest export of the 20th and 21st centuries has got to be popular music, says a toe-tapping Jonathan Wingate

The Greatest Ever Scot

By Nikolai Tolstoy

Historian and avowed monarchist, Nikolai Tolstoy extols the virtues of his hero, King Robert the Bruce as one of the greatest Britons

Destiny’s Child

By Bruce Anderson

Churchill had his share of failures, Bruce Anderson reminds us, before the stars aligned to ensure his legacy of greatness

A Race For Glory

By Colin Cameron

British racing is unmatched anywhere in the world says our man on the inside track, Colin Cameron

Games Of Our Lives

By Lawrence Dallaglio

Rugby World Cup winner, Lawrence Dallaglio, explains why he loves Britain’s contribution to the global sporting stage

This Is London

By Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson, former Radio 1 and Network BBC Radio Director and Chief Executive of the Radio Academy, argues that the BBC’s World Service is still a globally respected force for good