Category: writing
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THE MAKING OF THE BOW STREET SOCIETY PODCAST, August 2021
In this month’s blog I wanted to take you behind the scenes of the official Bow Street Society podcast to explore how it’s made, why it was brought into existence, and a few sneak peeks of what we have planned for future episodes. Currently, the podcast is released every other month. Episode 1, named the…
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WRITING NOTES: Blind Characters, July 2021
During my visit to the Bow Street Police Museum in June my friend and I read about the magistrate John Fielding, otherwise known as the Blind Beak of Bow Street. She remarked to he clearly hadn’t allowed his impairment to hinder his career and how I had done the same. Although I’m not blind my…
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WRITING NOTES: The Women of the Bow Street Society, March 2021
According to the official International Women’s Day website the first occurrence of this annual gathering happened in 1911. Marked by women worldwide, the fundamental aims of the day are to “celebrate women’s achievements, raise awareness about women’s equality, lobby for accelerated gender parity, [and] fundraise for female-focused charities”. The theme for International Women’s Day 2021 is ‘Choose…
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LET’S START AGAIN, SHALL WE? January 2021
T.G. Campbell looks to the year ahead Looking back on my previous blogs, I read what I’d written this time last year. To say the year didn’t go according to plan would be a huge understatement. Although the pandemic is far from over, glimpses of its end are occasionally seen through the metaphorical “pea-souper” fog.…
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GUEST AT BOW STREET: Richard Jones of London Walking Tours, December 2020
Join me at the Bow Street Society’s house to chat with the very charming Mr Richard Jones of London Walking Tours. Mr Richard Jones is a holder of the Institute of Tourist Guiding’s highest accolade—the Blue Badge Tourist Guide qualification. The aforementioned institute being the official governing body for tour guides in England. In order…
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OBJECTS OF THE BOW STREET SOCIETY, July 2020
For May and June’s blogs I was fortunate enough to have a virtual coffee with the curators of the Metropolitan Police Historic Collection and the Virtual Typewriter Museum respectively. These chats made me reflect on my own antique collection which I display on my stand at book signing events. Therefore, I decided to use this…
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COFFEE WITH A CURATOR: Paul Robert, Virtual Typewriter Museum, June 2020
Welcome to June’s blog and the second instalment of ‘Coffee with a Curator’, a series of interviews intended to give you an insight into the captivating work of curators from around the world. You may read the first interview with Dr Clare Smith, Historic Collection Curator at the Heritage Centre dedicated to the Metropolitan Police…