Monstrosities Mon Amour

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Monstrosities Mon Amour: Onyx House, Mile End, with Will Wiles

September 23, 2026

Back to the future in the Austin Maxi - but which future? Is it the East End of London in the Georgian era, or are we in the mid-eighties? That’s right, it’s both! Novelist Will Wiles loves his local landmark, Onyx House, which he says is like a toy designer’s idea of a building, a pomo office block that pretends to be an eighties glass structure bursting from the stomach of a neo-Georgian mansion like Ridley Scott’s Alien. Designed by postmodern maestros CZWG, Onyx House has since been diso...

Monstrosities Mon Amour: Lewisham High Street with Emma Warren

August 10, 2026

Here we go again! More kidnapping, more Austin Maxis, more journeys to the curious recesses of the mind of my guest. This episode it’s cultural historian Emma Warren, who has championed everything from youth clubs to dancing in her marvellous books, and this time shares an infatuation with Lewisham High Street in South London.As a former resident of Lewisham I am very familiar with the energy of this often maligned corner of South London. It’s too much for some, but not for the residents of t...

Monstrosities Mon Amour: The Great Wall of Kidderminster with Mike Parker

July 08, 2026

Kidnapped once more in an Austin Maxi, I find myself in the Land of Mid – Kidderminster, to be precise, admiring its largely unheralded William Mitchell artwork, the Great Wall.Travel writer Mike Parker hails from Kidderminster, and has always loved this vast concrete mural along a retaining wall beside the town’s ring road. Created in 1973 by concrete wizard William Mitchell, the Great Wall of Kidderminster is a third of a kilometre long and features his trademark abstract geometeries and ru...

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Monstrosities Mon Amour typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Established writers, historians, broadcasters, architectural or urban commentators, travel writers, and knowledgeable specialists with a distinctive connection to overlooked places, buildings, landscapes, or cultural artifacts. Common among recent guests: Published books; Broadcasting or podcast experience; Specialist historical or cultural expertise. Recent guests include Mike Parker, Gillian Darley, and Gareth Edwards.

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Recent episodes cover Architecture, Urbanism, Regional History, Cultural Heritage, and Travel Writing. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.