Category: Robin Ince’s Blog

After another year hosting Generator in Toronto with Chris Hadfield, Robin Ince is now acutely more away of his future decay.

When in Toronto…or anywhere… go book shopping – Robin’s whistlestop tour of some favourite old and new spots, and his gem finds in the Canadian city.

During his journey to Toronto, Robin Ince decided to watch a couple of family films, though they are definitely not films for all the family.

This week we are recording an episode of the Infinite Monkey Cage about UFOs. And so Robin Ince has been digging through his archive of UFO books.

It is a good portent for 2020 when New Year’s Day is spent discovering that one of your favourite faces from classic horror was also an expert at needlecraft and author on embroidery.

There are certain characters I am drawn to, who within their work is an aura of kindness and humanity. Neil Innes was also one of those. Robin Ince on his shock passing.

It started in snowstorm in Basingstoke and ended on a glacier in Iceland and in between I recited poetry to a quarter of a million people. Robin Ince looks back on a busy 2019.

Robin has read a lot of good books this year. Here’s just some of his favourites that he can remember.

I think you’ll find the real victims are rich men paid handsome fees to write or perform routines that dehumanise and elevate spite and disdain.

On Friday morning, many people I knew were going through the different states of grieving and some getting further than others. Robin Ince on the results of the UK GE.