101 Things Birmingham Gave the World - October 2018 October 30th, 2018

This is the book that proves that Birmingham is not just the crucible of the Industrial Revolution, but the cradle of civilisation. It’s the definitive guide to the 101 things that made the world what it is today – and all of them were made in Birmingham. Read how Birmingham gave the world the wonders…

Dead Funny - October 2018 October 30th, 2018

What happens when mirth turns to murder? When the screams are not from joy, but flesh-ripping pain? Dead Funny is an audacious anthology, featuring tales of terror from some of the brightest lights in UK comedy. Award winners Robin Ince and Johnny Mains team up for this unique exploration of the relationship between comedy and…

Dead Funny: Encore - October 2018 October 30th, 2018

What happens when mirth turns to murder? When the screams are not from joy, but flesh-ripping pain? Dead Funny: Encore is the second helping of monstrous tales from the brightest lights in UK comedy. Award winners Robin Ince and Johnny Mains team up for this second exploration of the relationship between comedy and horror, the…

The Art of Smallfilms – The Work of Oliver Postgate & Peter Firmin - October 2018 October 30th, 2018

Working from a barn in Kent, Postgate and Firmin produced some of the best-loved children’s television of the 1960s and 1970s, including Bagpuss, The Clangers, Ivor The Engine and Noggin The Nog. This book presents the Smallfilms archive – the puppets and cut-outs from these series, along with insights into how they were made. It’s…

EPIPHANIES: Life Changing Encounters With Music (The Wire) - October 2018 October 30th, 2018

I contributed to Wire magazine’s ‘Epiphanies’ book. A new anthology of essays reveals music’s transformative powers Epiphanies: Life Changing Encounters With Music is a new anthology of essays drawn from the monthly Epiphanies column which has been running in The Wire magazine since January 1998. The book includes more than 50 essays in which a…

I’ll See Myself Out, Thankyou - October 2018 October 30th, 2018

“I’ll See Myself Out, Thank-you” edited by Michael Irwin. Stew contributes a short story to this right-to-die anthology “A series of recent landmark cases have highlighted the issues surrounding assisted suicide and may be shifting public opinion in the direction of greater freedom. These essays cover every aspect of the topic from the legal and…