Graham Robson is a distinguished motoring historian whose working life has always been connected with fine cars and advanced engines. After starting his career at Jaguar, then running the ‘works’ motorsport team at Triumph, he developed a passion for motoring heritage and for classic cars. He has been an independent writer, historian and motoring consultant for many years, and has written more than 130 books.
Scene from the Sofa – 5 minutes with… Nicky Mitchell
‘Warm, funny and immensely talented’ – The Guardian. Nicky Mitchell is a guitarist, singer and performer specialising in jazz and slide blues who has performed in America and all over Europe, with top names such as Dana Gillespie, Taka Boom and Eugene ‘Hideaway’ Bridges.
Here, she slides up alongside Graham Robson to talk lockdown blues, silver linings and moving her work online.Tell us a bit about yourself…I am Nicky Mitchell, uber dyke, blues person, songwriter, guitarist, piano player, activist and all round unapologetic butch type lezzer and trans ally (sad I have to spell that out really isn’t it?).How have you been spending your time in lockdown?First thing I did, was cancel all my shows.
