Rob McGibbon interviews Felicity Kendal at Cadogan Hall Chelsea, in 2012. Photo © Hattie Miles/RobMcGibbon
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John Simpson: ‘I would sit in the pews at Chelsea Old Church and think of the people who had come before me here – Thomas More, Anne Boleyn – and my problems did not seem too important’
Distinguished journalist and broadcaster John Simpson CBE has a lasting love for Chelsea. He lived in the area for many years, until some uncertainty about his career at the BBC forced him to move. He returns this week for an Author’s Talk as part of the Chelsea Book Festival. Here, he shares a few memories of his former Chelsea life - and he wonders if anyone has somewhere for him to rent when he visits in the future! Where is home now...
Sir Simon Jenkins: ‘The sadness about Chelsea now is depopulation. It’s a place that is half empty most of the time’
Sir Simon Jenkins, 82, is an author, journalist and broadcaster, whose stellar career has spanned more than 60 years. He was Editor of the Evening Standard from 1976-78. After seven years as political editor of the Economist, he was Editor of The Times from 1990-92. He is a columnist for the Guardian and has written numerous bestselling history books, including A Short History of England, A Short History of Europe and Britain’s 100 Best...
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