Pubcast 11: The Angel, Rotherhithe, SE1

Alex and Dave head to the South of the River for the first time since their inaugural pubcast at the Anchor. Two things to mention about this pubcast before we begin – firstly, Dave, whilst heading up to London from Redhill, displayed mental powers not dissimilar to those of a folded deckchair, when, upon getting all the way to Croydon on the train, he realised he had forgotten the tapes, the microphone and the recording camera, meaning he had to turn around and go back home to pick them up, much to Alex’s irritation. Dave also forgot his notebook, which led to much consternation as the pubcasteers tried vainly to remember the ten point manifesto.Secondly, barely a minute into this podcast, the landlady popped upstairs and stayed for a fifteen minute chat about buffets, Christmas in Wales and running pubs, that was, in part, enlightening, yet also baffling. Much of the chat has been cut, but descriptions of buffets remain, as does Alex and Dave’s confusion about the whole affair.The Angel itself proved to be a rather nice pub, with some splendid décor (which Dave mentions perhaps once too often), and also boasts to have served some of the more unusual historical personages – i.e. not Dickens or Johnson, Bermondsey being perhaps a shade too far for their sodden physiques to reach.The Angel also saw another gap in the Drinking Eras filled – the gaping chasm between the lengthy reigns of Johnson and Dickens. We promise that the full Drinking Era chart will be up soon, just as soon as I find the time to do so.