The project has received widespread national and regional media (tv, newspapers, magazine and radio coverage).
The Telegraph (16/04/18) and The Times (16/04/18) ran major print and online pieces and The Sun (16/04/2018) included the story in brief.
I wrote a piece for The Guardian Bike Blog (16/04/2018).
I discussed and demonstrated the Bygrave convertible skirt on Sky News Sunrise (18/04/2018).
I was interviewed on BBC World Service World Update (18/04/18) [interview starts at 43:19].
The MailOnline (16/04/18) ran the story based on Press Association copy generated by the press release and the PA copy featured in a wide range of regional newspapers everywhere from South Wales Guardian (16/04/18) and East Lothian Courier (16/04/18) to the Oxford Mail (16/04/18) and Yorkshire Post (16/04/18). Vanessa Feltz also mentioned the book in her Daily Express (18/04/18) column.
The research video made by Goldsmiths about the project has been viewed over 326,000 times. It was shortlisted for an AHRC Research in Film Award. More here.
I was interviewed on BBC Radio London's Robert Elms Show (28/04/18) and talked about clever cycle wear, some of the London based inventors I've focused on in my research and their contributions of early cycling cultures.
LA Public Radio Station KCRW's Design & Architecture show (8/05/18) [ I'm about 3/4 through].
I was invited to write an article in BBC History Magazine, June edition.
Brixton Blog (6/05/18) featured a short piece about the project and focused on the Brixton inventor Alice Bygrave and her convertible cycling skirt.
The book was reviewed in The Atlantic, Casquette, The Spectator, The Times Literary Supplement, the Journal for the Association for British Cycling Coaches, Society for the Social Studies of Science (4S) Back Channels, Symbolic Interaction journal as well as popular fashion blogs. More here.
I was interviewed live NZ NPR “nights” radio (21/01/19)
B&B featured in a new BBC4 TV documentary “Victorian Sensations” (on air 22/05/19). More here.
It was also filmed for a BBC1 Countryfile special on the Victorians (on air 19/05/19). More here.
B&B has been part of lots of cycling and music festivals and events. More here.
I also give lots of talks and demonstrations. More here.
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