Spiral
Spiral: Series 3. Episode 1 Saturday 2nd April. BBC4 21:00hrs. by John Andrews: For all those left without purpose in their lives on a Saturday evening since last week’s screening on BBC 4 of the final episode of ‘The Killing’, take heart for ‘Spiral’ returns in the same slot this coming weekend for a third [...]
John Richardson Exhibition
Our Zanderland correspondent, and ‘Words on Water’ illustrator, John Richardson, has an exhibition of his work opening at Tinsmith’s Alley, Ledbury, Herefordshire, on Friday April 15th. All Caught by the River readers are welcome.
Back In Stock
Atlas of Remote Islands by Judith Schalansky Our bestselling Christmas title is back in stock at last: Fifty Islands I have not visited and never will. On one page are her perfect maps, on the other unfold cryptic stories from the islands. Rare animals and strange people abound: marooned slaves and lonely scientists, lost explorers [...]
Pike Fishing On Lake Windermere Update
One of my favourite fishing trips ever was with my friend Rich on Lake Windermere. If you’ve had the misfortune of meeting me and admitted to even the slightest interest in fishing, then I’m bound to have bored you with it. If not, and on the off chance you’re interested, you can read about it [...]
‘Spring’s Here…’
Hidden away between the cuts protests and the Libya situation in yesterday’s news section of the Observer was a beautiful piece by Rob Penn about the start of spring. Rob is viewing the seasons change from the perspective of his home in the Black Mountains in Wales (for another local, seasonal view from that magical [...]
Caught by the River at Port Eliot Festival, July 21 – 24
26 March 2011 // Port Eliot festival
pic by Roberta Ridolfi. This July, Caught By The River are honoured to be asked back for the third year running to the Port Eliot Festival. We’re also dead excited as it’s our best line up by a country mile. The Caught By The River tent will run a morning ‘til last-man-drops events programme over [...]
Diamond Mine
Diamond Mine. A record by King Creosote and Jon Hopkins. review by Robin: A couple of years back, we hosted a stage for the first time at Port Eliot. We didn’t know what we were doing. That was part of the joy in a funny way. We threw together a list of people we loved [...]
Happy Birthday Nick Lowe
Caught by the River presents….Grasscut.
Wednesday, 20th April at The Social, 5 Little Portland St, London W1 Grasscut Jack Northover. Film: The Moon & The Sledgehammer DJ Alex Oxley Doors open at 6.30. Film begins at 7pm. No admission during the screening. Music from 8pm. Advance tickets £7.00 from www.wegottickets.com/event/110894 Admission on the door £8.00.
Pint by the (East) River: Brooklyn Lager & Brown Ale
by Roger Clapham The common conception in the UK of American beer is that it’s all weak, anaemic, flavourless cat piss, served brutally chilled to ensure you wouldn’t taste anything anyway. Harsh, but that’s the way a lot of people feel. Fact is, the smaller scale, local producer-led and craft beer scenes are alive and [...]
