So very sad to hear of the loss of Danny Kelly. An incredible writer and broadcaster who never failed to bring humanity, laughter and light. As a fellow Spurs fan, he'll forever be one of our own.
James Briggs
@jamesbriggs11.bsky.social
Music & travel writer for The Guardian From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads - A Bowie Odyssey. Published by Icon Books Tottenham Hotspur pain sponge. Rep'd by Nick Walters at DLA Available here 👨🎤 ⚡ 🚴 https://linktr.ee/JAMESBRIGGS19
This time next week, it’s @lthanwordsfest.bsky.social in Manchester. Looking forward to sharing the stage with @jamesbriggs11.bsky.social Steve Hill Daryl Easlea and Steve Taylor (but not all at once) to celebrate these fabulous books. If you’re joining us, come and say hi!
What a treat! Join JAMES BRIGGS with @pop_rambler talking all about his epic adventure 'From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads' - A Bowie Odyssey & a cycle trail with a difference! @iconbooks Sat 14 Nov, 6pm @innsideuk Manchester All tickets & info: tinyurl.com/yabz67tv
Nice to be coming home for a David Bowie talk in Yeovil this Sunday. Come say hi! yeovilliteraryfestival.co.uk/whats-on/all... #Yeovil #YeovilLiteraryFestival #DavidBowie #Bowiebooks
Nice to be coming home for a David Bowie talk in Yeovil this Sunday. Come say hi! yeovilliteraryfestival.co.uk/whats-on/all... #Yeovil #YeovilLiteraryFestival #DavidBowie #Bowiebooks
Cyclists, cycle tourers and bike packers, myself and stacks of other lovely cyclists will be talking online this weekend at the Cycle Touring Festival. Sign up below for free talks all weekend long! cycletouringfestival.co.uk
Cycle Touring and Bikepacking Festival
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What a treat! Join JAMES BRIGGS with Iain McDermott talking all about his epic adventure 'From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads' - A Bowie Odyssey & a cycle trail with a difference! @iconbooks Sat 14 Nov, 6pm @innsideuk Manchester All tickets & info: tinyurl.com/yabz67tv
Bowie, bikes and books in Birmingham! This Thursday 7pm. Only 7 tickets remain at last year's Independent Bookshop of the Year. Come say hi! www.theheathbookshop.co.uk/all-events/?... #Birmingham #DavidBowie #books
Events - The Heath Bookshop
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My Starman story - From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads - has pulled a wheelie into the Daily Star. www.dailystar.co.uk/travel/bowie...
Bowie fan in ‘mid-life crisis’ bikes 3,000 miles from Ibiza to Norfolk Broads
Some men buy a fast car or start dating a much younger woman. But for writer James Briggs, that mid-life malaise was all about the Thin White Duke…
dailystar.co.uk
Chatting David Bowie inspired bike rides at the Yeovil Literary Festival on Sunday October 25th. Come say hi! Tickets: yeovilliteraryfestival.co.uk/whats-on/all...
Chatting David Bowie inspired bike rides at the Yeovil Literary Festival on Sunday October 25th. Come say hi! Tickets: yeovilliteraryfestival.co.uk/whats-on/all...
From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads is out in paperback today! To prove its lightweight, portable credentials I’ve cycle-whooshed it all around the UK and Ireland including the first place I saw the Starman, David Bowie, himself.
From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads is out in paperback today! To prove its lightweight, portable credentials I’ve cycle-whooshed it all around the UK and Ireland including the first place I saw the Starman, David Bowie, himself.
What a treat! Join JAMES BRIGGS at #Louder2026 as he talks us through his epic adventure 'From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads' - A Bowie Odyssey & a cycle trail with a difference! @iconbooks Sat 14 Nov, 6pm @innsideuk Manchester All tickets & info: tinyurl.com/yabz67tv
Great weekend chatting David Bowie, bicycles and From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads with ace music author @annadoble.bsky.social in the fab book tent at Wilderness Festival. Lovely, kind audience many of whom had seen or met the Starman in his prime! Thanks for having me⚡️
Great weekend chatting David Bowie, bicycles and From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads with ace music author @annadoble.bsky.social in the fab book tent at Wilderness Festival. Lovely, kind audience many of whom had seen or met the Starman in his prime! Thanks for having me⚡️
It was a privilege to chat with John Maggiore about my David Bowie journey From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads for his superb interview series. John is such a source of DB knowledge and a keen cyclist to boot. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q7W...
James Briggs’ Bowie Bicycle Odyssey
YouTube video by John Maggiore
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It was a privilege to chat with John Maggiore about my David Bowie journey From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads for his superb interview series. John is such a source of DB knowledge and a keen cyclist to boot. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q7W...
James Briggs’ Bowie Bicycle Odyssey
YouTube video by John Maggiore
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What a treat this will be! Join JAMES BRIGGS at #Louder2026 as he talks us through his epic adventure 'From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads' - A Bowie Odyssey & a cycle trail with a difference! @iconbooks Sat 14 Nov, 6pm @innsideuk Manchester All tickets & info: tinyurl.com/yabz67tv
Delighted to be talking David Bowie and bicycles with the BBC's @kayleighpoacher.bsky.social at the the Holt Bookshop literary festival in Norfolk next Sunday. Following my talk there will be a screening of Bowie classic The Man Who Fell To Earth. Come say hi! www.tickettailor.com/events/theho...
Delighted to be talking David Bowie and bicycles with the BBC's @kayleighpoacher.bsky.social at the the Holt Bookshop literary festival in Norfolk next Sunday. Following my talk there will be a screening of Bowie classic The Man Who Fell To Earth. Come say hi! www.tickettailor.com/events/theho...
Delighted to be chatting Bowie and cosmic journeys at the out of this world @lthanwordsfest.bsky.social this November in Manchester. Get your passes and tickets below!
Hot off the Press! This will be a real treat! Join JAMES BRIGGS at #Louder2026 as he talks us through his epic adventure 'From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads' - A Bowie Odyssey and a cycle trail with a difference! Sat 14 Nov, 6pm at The Innside, Manchester. All tickets and info: tinyurl.com/yabz67tv
Hot off the Press! This will be a real treat! Join JAMES BRIGGS at #Louder2026 as he talks us through his epic adventure 'From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads' - A Bowie Odyssey and a cycle trail with a difference! Sat 14 Nov, 6pm at The Innside, Manchester. All tickets and info: tinyurl.com/yabz67tv
It's World Bicycle Day! Time to hop on a bike and nip to the shops for a packet of crisps or cycle across Europe following a David Bowie song lyric. I've been fortunate enough to have done both! #WorldBicycleDay #DavidBowie
It's World Bicycle Day! Time to hop on a bike and nip to the shops for a packet of crisps or cycle across Europe following a David Bowie song lyric. I've been fortunate enough to have done both! #WorldBicycleDay #DavidBowie
Happy Record Store Day to however you spend it. I'll be spending it watch Spurs get relegated... www.theguardian.com/music/2024/a...
‘After eight hours, my feet and fingers throb’: my epic treasure hunt for vinyl gold
This Saturday, Record Store Day will see an avalanche of pricey rarities and flashy reissues. Instead, our writer scours the secondhand bins of indie stores and charity shops – and bags a dozen cracke...
theguardian.com
Happy Record Store Day to however you spend it. I'll be spending it watch Spurs get relegated... www.theguardian.com/music/2024/a...
‘After eight hours, my feet and fingers throb’: my epic treasure hunt for vinyl gold
This Saturday, Record Store Day will see an avalanche of pricey rarities and flashy reissues. Instead, our writer scours the secondhand bins of indie stores and charity shops – and bags a dozen cracke...
theguardian.com
Lovely book review of my David Bowie pilgramage in the @budapesttimes.hu.web.brid.gy www.budapesttimes.hu/books/by-bik...
By bike to find meaning in a song, and in life too - The Budapest Times
And so, you’re getting old and you’re about to have one of those mid-life crisis thingummies. What have you achieved so far? Sweet Fanny Adams. By now you should have climbed Everest naked or invented...
budapesttimes.hu
Lovely book review of my David Bowie pilgramage in the @budapesttimes.hu.web.brid.gy www.budapesttimes.hu/books/by-bik...
By bike to find meaning in a song, and in life too - The Budapest Times
And so, you’re getting old and you’re about to have one of those mid-life crisis thingummies. What have you achieved so far? Sweet Fanny Adams. By now you should have climbed Everest naked or invented...
budapesttimes.hu
A beautiful take on a Bowie original. Let your goosbumps know they're gonna take a pasting www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yoog...
Magnus Carlson - Where Are We Now? (David Bowie) | Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
YouTube video by Alltid Redo
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