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Brought to you by the Sohemian Society—celebrating Soho’s vibrant past and present—Radio Sohemia is a fortnightly podcast. It mixes live event recordings and exclusive interviews, all introduced with vintage flair by their continuity announcer, Mr. Miles Cholmondley-Warner. In Episode 8, I had the pleasure of sitting down with the irrepressible Jean Spaul — 89 years Continue Reading

Hidden away at 37 Furzehill Road in Borehamwood, just a short distance from London’s bustling film studios at Elstree, was Ewhurst Manor. It was no ordinary country house. Under the watchful eye of its enterprising owner, Doris Clifford, Ewhurst became a discreet sanctuary where photographers could shoot nudes and pin-ups without fear Continue Reading

Thursday 27 March 2025 at 7.00pm (90 mins approx.). Doors open at 6.30pm.Click here for information about how to buy tickets. The Sohemian Society presents Soho’s Golden Age of Glamour Step back onto the cobbled streets of 1950s Soho, where foreign-run restaurants, cafés and delicatessens gave Londoners an aromatic flavour Continue Reading

I am positively thrilled to share the news of our latest release – or rather, re-releases – a trilogy of works by the renowned English authority on nudism, William Welby. Originally published in the 1930s, these books are now available again with brand-new illustrations by the photographer Stephen Glass, who Continue Reading

One of the many frustrations of growing up reading American comic books and magazines in the 1970s and 1980s was their tantalizing ads for such things as Sea-Monkeys and X-Ray Spex. No matter how much you were sold on their promises, and even if you did have the correct amount Continue Reading

Over the last few days, I’ve been doing a bit of site maintenance. I am glad to say normal service has resumed. It has been chiefly backend stuff, but the shop pages have been completely rebuilt. You can now see some sample pages of the books. There is also a Continue Reading