Martin Hesp
All in Travelling Friends
When a man has had a life-long love of a particular vehicle, there will come a time when he needs to reminisce as to what it’s all about. This is what my friend Bob Bell has done in this fascinating and entertaining article about the beginning of his love affair with Jeeps.
Staying with a friend on St Martins in the Caribbean - nice thing to do - and now anyone else who fancies it can do the same thing because Captain Richard has his yacht on AirBnB
Tim Bannerman continues his often hilarious, always moving and passionate, theatre memoirs
Tim Bannerman remembers the inspiration he gleaned from the Edward Thomas poem, The Other
The Pig’s Nose at East Prawle in Devon has been voted the county’s best pub at this year’s Pub and Bar Awards - here journalist Martin Hesp recalls an article he wrote about one of his favourite watering holes several years ago - and article indeed which tells the tale of the one and only Pig’s Nose
Colin White had his second Covid job the other day - here’s his account of the occasion.
Bob Bell remisces: touring the USA in an old library bus with a band called Roomful of Blues back in the 1980s
Tim Bannerman recalls his days working for a youth theatre - and the amazing adventures that ensued
Bob Bell completes his memoirs of the Hot Little Mama Tour of 1981 with Roomful of Blues. What a ride it was - and thanks to Bob’s fine writing style - what a good read it is…
Tim Bannerman continues his reminiscences of being Down Under filming an advert as an actor and visiting remote the sheep ranch where his father’s mother was born
Tim Bannerman continues his remarkable recollections of acting and the stage - by finding himself on the summit of one of the highest mountains in Australia
The second part in Tim Bannerman’s remarkable account of a life on the stage and around it - an adventure which took him to some remarkable places around the globe
Tim Bannerman begins an extraordinary account of his life and times on the stage - and around it - an adventure which took him to many strange corners including China
Bob Bell continues his extraordinary series recalling the 1980/81 Hot Little Mama Tour which the band Roomful of Blues undertook, travelling across the USA in their own inimitable and musical way
Bob Bell continues his remarkable reflections of the Roomful of Blues Hot Little Mama Tour of 1981 when the band travelled the length and breadth of North America playing gigs at towns and cities large and small. In this episode Bob remembers characters such as Freddie Cisneros and long nights down by the bayou
Bob Bell continues his memoirs of the Hot Little Mama tour Roomful of Blues took across the US of A back in 1981 - enjoy the sights sounds and the music as Bob describes some remarkable gigs in Dallas, Texas
Sue Onley’s paintings. Gotta say nice things, because she is my wife - but I really do love her work - and so do a lot of other people
Martin Hesp remembers his friend Tim Heald, who wrote a biography about princess Margaret, which those watching The Crown on Netflix may be interested to hear more about…
