Victoria Trott
@trottaround.bsky.social
Travel writer. Franco-phoney.
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The cheap, flight-free city break that's a low-key alternative to Bruges
Mechelen, a multi-cultural city of 89,000 inhabitants, has an illustrious history
inews.co.uk
The cheap, flight-free city break that’s a low-key alternative to Bruges - I give you Mechelen in The I Paper inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
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An honour to talk to @emmaandersonmusic.bsky.social for #FirstLastAnything. Includes a terrific playlist too.
NEW! #FirstLastAnything Episode 34: As a big fan of the album Pearlies by Emma Anderson (@emmaandersonmusic.bsky.social), I was delighted that Emma joined me on my music textcast to discuss it, her career in Lush and Sing-Sing, and some favourite recordings. firstlastanything.co.uk/2025/11/23/f...
FLA 34: Emma Anderson (23/11/2025)
As a first-year university student, one of the first songs of the 1990s I cherished was ‘De-Luxe’ by the London-based quartet Lush, who were signed to the independent record label 4AD. I was in the…
firstlastanything.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
An honour to talk to @emmaandersonmusic.bsky.social for #FirstLastAnything. Includes a terrific playlist too.
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Four weeks to Christmas Day, and this is already being described by some as the ideal stocking filler! And I would agree. #IntoTheGroove
It's got everyone in it from Paul Young to Young Marble Giants, and from Salt-N-Pepa to Chas & Dave.
#IntoTheGroove, my new book, the month-by-month story of 1980s pop, out on Thurs 2 Oct from @eandtbooks.bsky.social. Pre-order from everywhere and anywhere, eg: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/into...
#IntoTheGroove, my new book, the month-by-month story of 1980s pop, out on Thurs 2 Oct from @eandtbooks.bsky.social. Pre-order from everywhere and anywhere, eg: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/into...
November 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Four weeks to Christmas Day, and this is already being described by some as the ideal stocking filler! And I would agree. #IntoTheGroove
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Two years exactly since my previous book #DontStopTheMusic was published in the UK, coincidentally on the same day that the last single by the Beatles came out. Thanks to everyone for buying it and supporting it as it helped me to get #IntoTheGroove published. It’s still available too!
Lots of new ppl on the TL, so I should mention that I've written this acclaimed book, a calendar of pop history, out now in most territories (most recently in North America). I am told it's a perfect gift for all sorts of occasions. It's called #DontStopTheMusic. eandtbooks.com/books/dont-s...
November 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Two years exactly since my previous book #DontStopTheMusic was published in the UK, coincidentally on the same day that the last single by the Beatles came out. Thanks to everyone for buying it and supporting it as it helped me to get #IntoTheGroove published. It’s still available too!
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I think there are still tickets available for this: I will be talking to the great @quantick.bsky.social about my #IntoTheGroove book and 80s pop history at Waterstones Hastings, this Wednesday at 5pm. www.waterstones.com/events/justi...
October 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I think there are still tickets available for this: I will be talking to the great @quantick.bsky.social about my #IntoTheGroove book and 80s pop history at Waterstones Hastings, this Wednesday at 5pm. www.waterstones.com/events/justi...
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This is a 300-track chronologically arranged (1980-1989) extended playlist for my new book, #IntoTheGroove, still not even half the stuff that’s featured within, but it gives you an idea. Enjoy! www.tunemymusic.com/share/kQHEUO...
Into the Groove: Extended 300-Track Playlist Compiled by Justin Lewis
justlewis70 shared this playlist with you. shared via @tunemymusic
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October 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This is a 300-track chronologically arranged (1980-1989) extended playlist for my new book, #IntoTheGroove, still not even half the stuff that’s featured within, but it gives you an idea. Enjoy! www.tunemymusic.com/share/kQHEUO...
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#IntoTheGroove in the Mail on Sunday!
October 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
#IntoTheGroove in the Mail on Sunday!
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My thanks to @bernardhughes.bsky.social for this marvellous review of #IntoTheGroove!
★★★★ A fun and fact-filled trip through Eighties pop: Justin Lewis: Into the Groove is a welcome follow up to 2023’s Don’t Stop the Music writes @bernardhughes.bsky.social theartsdesk.com/books/justin...
Justin Lewis: Into the Groove review - fun and fact-filled trip through Eighties pop
Into the Groove is Justin Lewis’s follow-up to 2023’s Don’t Stop the Music, in which he traced 40 years of pop history by offering bite-sized facts for every day from January 1st to December 31st, jum...
theartsdesk.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
My thanks to @bernardhughes.bsky.social for this marvellous review of #IntoTheGroove!
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It's got everyone in it from Paul Young to Young Marble Giants, and from Salt-N-Pepa to Chas & Dave.
#IntoTheGroove, my new book, the month-by-month story of 1980s pop, out on Thurs 2 Oct from @eandtbooks.bsky.social. Pre-order from everywhere and anywhere, eg: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/into...
#IntoTheGroove, my new book, the month-by-month story of 1980s pop, out on Thurs 2 Oct from @eandtbooks.bsky.social. Pre-order from everywhere and anywhere, eg: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/into...
September 19, 2025 at 6:40 AM
It's got everyone in it from Paul Young to Young Marble Giants, and from Salt-N-Pepa to Chas & Dave.
#IntoTheGroove, my new book, the month-by-month story of 1980s pop, out on Thurs 2 Oct from @eandtbooks.bsky.social. Pre-order from everywhere and anywhere, eg: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/into...
#IntoTheGroove, my new book, the month-by-month story of 1980s pop, out on Thurs 2 Oct from @eandtbooks.bsky.social. Pre-order from everywhere and anywhere, eg: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/into...
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A local launch event for #IntoTheGroove. If you’re in the Swansea area, please come. (Other event plans elsewhere in a pipeline).
September 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A local launch event for #IntoTheGroove. If you’re in the Swansea area, please come. (Other event plans elsewhere in a pipeline).
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It is happening. Do come if you can! Wed 22 Oct at 5pm. #IntoTheGroove #Hastings
People of Hastings!
I am looking forward to this immensely.
Justin Lewis is a brilliant funny and informative writer, and I am going to prove it via the magic of LIVE INTERVIEWING.
www.waterstones.com/events/justi...
I am looking forward to this immensely.
Justin Lewis is a brilliant funny and informative writer, and I am going to prove it via the magic of LIVE INTERVIEWING.
www.waterstones.com/events/justi...
Justin Lewis in conversation with David Quantick | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Justin Lewis in conversation with David Quantick today.
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August 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
It is happening. Do come if you can! Wed 22 Oct at 5pm. #IntoTheGroove #Hastings
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NEW! For ep 27 of my music textcast #FirstLastAnything, broadcaster and writer @benbaker.bsky.social tells me how pop coalesced for his teenage self in the mid-90s, about silliness in music, and his work for internet station @noiseboxradio.com. firstlastanything.co.uk/2025/08/17/f...
FLA 27: Ben Baker (17/08/2025)
I began as a fan of Ben Baker’s work, before I became a friend. I’m still a fan – should clarify that. For nearly twenty years now, I’ve been listening to and enjoying his various podcasts, which l…
firstlastanything.co.uk
August 17, 2025 at 8:20 AM
NEW! For ep 27 of my music textcast #FirstLastAnything, broadcaster and writer @benbaker.bsky.social tells me how pop coalesced for his teenage self in the mid-90s, about silliness in music, and his work for internet station @noiseboxradio.com. firstlastanything.co.uk/2025/08/17/f...
Malibu? No, Swansea Bay this morning
August 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Malibu? No, Swansea Bay this morning
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Back next Sunday. #FirstLastAnything
It’s been two years since the last batch, but finally, series three of my textcast #FirstLastAnything. Starts 3 August, a week on Sunday.
You can find previous conversations archived on this page - just scroll down: firstlastanything.co.uk/about
You can find previous conversations archived on this page - just scroll down: firstlastanything.co.uk/about
July 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Back next Sunday. #FirstLastAnything
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Just 7 days left to secure a place on this remote journalism work experience scheme! Register before March 17 to ensure you get a spot. Full details here: www.tickettailor.com/events/freel...?
Buy tickets – Journalism Work Experience and Mentorship Scheme – Zoom
Are you struggling to find work experience as a journalism student, graduate or aspiring journalist? Would you like the opportu...
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March 10, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Just 7 days left to secure a place on this remote journalism work experience scheme! Register before March 17 to ensure you get a spot. Full details here: www.tickettailor.com/events/freel...?
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Incredibly dishonest polling and reporting, implying that most people in France are against abortion. In fact well over 80% *support* the right to abortion.
Pollsters asked things like - is it better to avoid abortion if possible?
Abortion is no-one's Plan A, but having it as a Plan B is vital
Pollsters asked things like - is it better to avoid abortion if possible?
Abortion is no-one's Plan A, but having it as a Plan B is vital
SONDAGE - IVG : 81 % des Français favorables à une politique de prévention
EXCLUSIF. Un an après l’inscription de l’IVG dans la Constitution, un sondage Ifop pour Alliance Vita révèle l’opinion des Français sur l’avortement.
www.lejdd.fr
March 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Incredibly dishonest polling and reporting, implying that most people in France are against abortion. In fact well over 80% *support* the right to abortion.
Pollsters asked things like - is it better to avoid abortion if possible?
Abortion is no-one's Plan A, but having it as a Plan B is vital
Pollsters asked things like - is it better to avoid abortion if possible?
Abortion is no-one's Plan A, but having it as a Plan B is vital
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Fro those making summer plans, keep in mind that Airbnb is part of the problem in many ways, including one of the co-founders who has joined the DC madness.
No need to give your money to these assholes who support the orange guy and his world vision.
www.reuters.com/world/us/air...
No need to give your money to these assholes who support the orange guy and his world vision.
www.reuters.com/world/us/air...
Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia to join Musk’s DOGE, NYT says
Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia is joining the Department of Government Efficiency along with Elon Musk, the New York Times said on Thursday, citing a person with knowledge of the matter.
www.reuters.com
February 18, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Fro those making summer plans, keep in mind that Airbnb is part of the problem in many ways, including one of the co-founders who has joined the DC madness.
No need to give your money to these assholes who support the orange guy and his world vision.
www.reuters.com/world/us/air...
No need to give your money to these assholes who support the orange guy and his world vision.
www.reuters.com/world/us/air...
The cheap, flight-free city break that’s a low-key alternative to Bruges - I give you Mechelen in The I Paper inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
The cheap, flight-free city break that's a low-key alternative to Bruges
Mechelen, a multi-cultural city of 89,000 inhabitants, has an illustrious history
inews.co.uk
February 3, 2025 at 6:55 AM
The cheap, flight-free city break that’s a low-key alternative to Bruges - I give you Mechelen in The I Paper inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
Hello from Mechelen, the arty beer-loving Belgian city you’ve probably never heard of
January 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Hello from Mechelen, the arty beer-loving Belgian city you’ve probably never heard of
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I've just sent out my #Barcelona newsletter The 'B' Word all about the city's Chinese connection ahead of Chinese New Year. Next edition I will be moving over to Substack, please subscribe if you're interested in reading topics about the city every other week. thebarcelonaword.substack.com #Spain
January 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I've just sent out my #Barcelona newsletter The 'B' Word all about the city's Chinese connection ahead of Chinese New Year. Next edition I will be moving over to Substack, please subscribe if you're interested in reading topics about the city every other week. thebarcelonaword.substack.com #Spain
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Deep joy: Wales embraces ‘hwyl’ in tourism campaign to rival Danish ‘hygge’
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Deep joy: Wales embraces ‘hwyl’ in tourism campaign to rival Danish ‘hygge’
‘Hwyl can raise the heartbeat or relax the body; it’s your own particular form of happiness,’ says Welsh psychologist
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Deep joy: Wales embraces ‘hwyl’ in tourism campaign to rival Danish ‘hygge’
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Go into the first bar you come across. Order a beer or a glass of wine. Have another. Eat a few slices of jamón, a few prawns, a wedge of tortilla. Costa de la Luz, Letur, Navarra, Guadalajara, Soria...my picks for 2025
www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/desti...
www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/desti...
Five overlooked corners of Spain to visit in 2025
Skip the crowds this year by heading to the country’s lesser-known destinations
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Go into the first bar you come across. Order a beer or a glass of wine. Have another. Eat a few slices of jamón, a few prawns, a wedge of tortilla. Costa de la Luz, Letur, Navarra, Guadalajara, Soria...my picks for 2025
www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/desti...
www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/desti...
“She’ll come back as fire and burn all the liars; leave a blanket of ash on the ground”
January 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“She’ll come back as fire and burn all the liars; leave a blanket of ash on the ground”
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?"
January 6, 2025 at 10:47 AM
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?"
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Looks like Radio 4 Extra are re-running the 'Attention All Shipping' Book of the Week this week. This is exactly what Lord Reith had in mind when he broke out the Latin for 'inform, educate, entertain', or something. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
BBC Radio 4 Extra - Attention All Shipping: A Journey Around the Shipping Forecast, 1. North Utsire, South Utsire, Cromarty
Charlie Connelly's voyage in search of the Shipping Forecast starts from a Norwegian isle.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 30, 2024 at 8:32 AM
Looks like Radio 4 Extra are re-running the 'Attention All Shipping' Book of the Week this week. This is exactly what Lord Reith had in mind when he broke out the Latin for 'inform, educate, entertain', or something. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
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Woody Guthrie wrote a song after FDR's death with a refrain that works for Jimmy Carter as well:
"This world was lucky to see him born" www.woodyguthrie.org/Lyrics/Dear_...
"This world was lucky to see him born" www.woodyguthrie.org/Lyrics/Dear_...
"Dear Mrs. Roosevelt" ~ Woody Guthrie
www.woodyguthrie.org
December 29, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Woody Guthrie wrote a song after FDR's death with a refrain that works for Jimmy Carter as well:
"This world was lucky to see him born" www.woodyguthrie.org/Lyrics/Dear_...
"This world was lucky to see him born" www.woodyguthrie.org/Lyrics/Dear_...