by Andrew Simms | Jan 12, 2018 | Blog, Weather Bombs
Behind the freezing weather that makes some wish for a warmer world, writes Bill McGuire, there is a climate in upheaval… As Britain faces its own bleak midwinter, the brutal cold snap that recently gripped much of North America has once again brought the...
by Andrew Simms | Jan 8, 2018 | Blog
The refugee drama, Borderland, set in a near future Britain divided by borders, written by New Weather’s Sarah Woods, has been shortlisted for The Tinniswood Award, the UK’s leading prize for radio broadcasts. The Award, set up by the Society of Authors and Writers’...
by Andrew Simms | Jan 2, 2018 | Blog
Each year the Financial Times newspaper investigates the UK’s upcoming economic prospects with a survey of analysts. New Weather took part. For most the projection is ‘gloomy’. But, these are our responses to their questions on everything from growth to Brexit,...
by Andrew Simms | Jan 1, 2018 | Blog, Creative Thinking
The magician’s house, by Jan Dean, a chilly hearth-side story for the world we live in about a promise, begins a new, monthly feature from our project on modern folk tales for troubling times The magician’s house was first published in our collection of tales...
by Andrew Simms | Dec 19, 2017 | Blog, Creative Thinking
One special day – a cautionary Christmas tale by Bill McGuire is a short, seasonal special for our project on modern folk tales for troubling times Ivy collapsed into the overstuffed armchair and let out an enormous sigh. It was so good to be able to relax after all...
