Category: Robin Ince’s Blog

This was originally written back in 2013, in the doorway of a delayed train at Platform 4 of Northampton Station. As today is World Suicide Prevention Day, it seemed a bundle of thoughts worth re-posting here at Shambles.

Robin had himself a jolly fine time at The Beautiful Days Festival full of mac and cheese, music and inflatable hammers.

I was alive when humans first landed in the Moon, but unaware. I was still at the “confused by own reflection” stage of existence, sometimes I still am, but more due to the shock of my aged face than fear of who it is that lies behind the glass. Robin Ince reflects on the moon landing on this 50th anniversary.

This was written in the wee hours of the morning, in the midst of insomnia, anxiety and a long way from home… Robin Ince muses from a hotel room in Hong Kong at 5am.

I originally wrote this the last time Professor Brian Cox and I toured Australia and New Zealand, but didn’t post it on the CSN. As we are on our way to Heathrow today to embark on our latest tour down under, it seemed a good time to revisit that first trip.

Robin Ince is on tour, which means lots of time on trains, which means lots of time for reading. Here’s what he’s recently enjoyed.

Writing my new book, I’m a Joke and So Are You most of my “guests” only turn up in one chapter. Here is some of the chats with Noel Fielding and Tim Minchin that didn’t make the cut.

To avoid my book plugging becoming too relentless, I thought I would review a few of the books I have read in the last week of book festival touring. Robin Ince reviews.

I like to keep a lid on it.  I am the last generation brought up on Saturday afternoon movies with Richard Todd and Jack Hawkins. Robin talks about getting emotional on stage.