Soho Bites 19: Smashing Time (1967)

Episode 19: Smashing Time (1967) & Jago Hazzard on Carnaby StreetWelcome, cool cats, to the Swingin’ 60’s special episode. For our film chat, Dom spoke to Barry Fantoni about Smashing Time, the 1967 satire / farce about Brenda and Yvonne, two girls from oop north seeking fame and fortune in that there swingin’ London.But according to our first guest, Jago Hazzard, they’re possibly three years too late. Jago joins Dom in a bleakly locked down Carnaby Street to find out how, when and why it briefly became the centre of the universe.You can watch the Smashing Time on YouTubeJago is a London historian who has an extremely popular YouTube channel with many thousands of subscribers. Become one of them HEREAnd you can follow him on InstagramHave a look at some of the Smashing Times locations, courtesy of our friends at ReelStreetsI don’t think Barry Fantoni would mind me saying he’s been around the block a few times, especially when it has resulted in such a hugely diverse career. To get a taste of just one decade of that career, you could do worse than read his recent memoir about the 1960s, A Whole Scene Going OnThe writer of Smashing Time is George Melly. Barry wrote a book with him in 1980.Check out some of Barry’s artworkRead this very nice interview with him from Jewish ChronicleDid I mention he’s EJ Thribb (age 17½)?And watch the first episode of his 1966 TV show, A Whole Scene Going from 5th Jan, 1966.Actual proof that Soho Bites is third most bohemian podcast on the planet.Those disturbing details about the life of