1 Nov 2026
October 2026 Books
October 2026 book reviews: five books, 1,417 pages and a book of the month. Keith A Pearson, Ilona Bannister, Sally Rooney, J.D. Salinger and Anthony Grace.
VERSOMEDIA
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VERSO MEDIA · FELIXSTOWE
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A collection of obsessions.
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Dispatches from Verso
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25 Oct 2026
Transvision Vamp – Epic Studios
Transvision Vamp at Epic Studios, Norwich, on 24 October 2026: Wendy James, Velveteen memories, old friends, five live videos and a race for the last train.
24 Oct 2026
Cast – Still Having the Time of Their Lives
Cast at the Electric Ballroom, Camden, on 23 October 2026: Britpop favourites, newer songs, special guest P. P. Arnold and a storm-hit journey home.
25 Jul 2025
Picture Quizzes
Download free printable picture quiz rounds featuring celebrities, logos, landmarks and themed image sheets for pub, charity or table quizzes.
27 Jul 2025
Excel Quizzes
Download free interactive Excel quiz packs with questions, answers and scoring across football, music, television, film, sport and general knowledge.
25 Jul 2025
Audio Quizzes
Download free audio quiz MP3 packs with answers—music clips, mystery voices and themed sound rounds ready for pub, charity or home quiz nights.
25 Jul 2025
Picture Quizzes
Download free printable picture quiz rounds featuring celebrities, logos, landmarks and themed image sheets for pub, charity or table quizzes.
27 Jul 2025
Excel Quizzes
Download free interactive Excel quiz packs with questions, answers and scoring across football, music, television, film, sport and general knowledge.
25 Jul 2025
Audio Quizzes
Download free audio quiz MP3 packs with answers—music clips, mystery voices and themed sound rounds ready for pub, charity or home quiz nights.
21 May 2026
Everything Must Go
Released in May 1996, Everything Must Go found Manic Street Preachers sounding bigger, sadder and more human than almost everything around it.
6 Sep 2026
Come Up Screaming
Steffan Piper’s Come Up Screaming is a coming-of-age story set in 1980s Felixstowe. For me, though, it was considerably more dangerous: I know the streets, the house and some of the people behind the fiction.
1 Apr 2026
Verso’s Triathlon – 3
Halfway through my first-triathlon training, the swimming, cycling and running progress is becoming real—even if my confidence hasn’t quite caught up.
DISCOVER VERSO
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Start with one obsession. There is usually another one hiding behind it.MUSICFollow an artistFrom radio plays to shows, playlists, vinyl and gigs.Start with the music →READINGFind a book rabbit holeBooks, authors, reading data and the stories behind them.Start reading →QUIZZESPlay one or come to oneBrowse the archive, download a round or find the next quiz night.Start quizzing →LIVEGo from stage to airwavesGig memories connected back into the artists heard on Verso Radio.Start with the gigs →THE ARCHIVESee what turns up todayOld shows, stories, events and assorted Verso history.Open the archive →
ON AIR / ON DEMAND576 shows.
576 shows.
And counting.
The Saturday Show, Sunday Roast, specials and years of archive radio — without pretending there’s an app or that we’re on DAB.
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Verso's 2026 Gigs and Recent LP Purchases
31 October 2026
The Songs That Shaped Amy McDonald
1 November 2026
Show 16
Sensational 60s · 28 December 2023
SPOTIFY
Full Spotify archive →Keep the music going
WHAT’S NEXT
On the calendar
Upcoming Events
The next gigs, quizzes and radio shows in the Verso diary.
Gigs
Wed 4 Nov
The Proclaimers
Location: The Regent, Ipswich
Sat 7 Nov
Paul Heaton
Location: The O2, London
Tue 24 Nov
Reverend and the Makers
Location: Waterfront, Norwich
Fri 4 Dec
Bleachers
Location: Eventim Apollo, London
Wed 9 Dec
Traveling Wilburys Tribute
Location: The Spa, Felixstowe
Quizzes
Wed 11 Nov
The Grosvenor Quiz
Location: The Grosvenor
Thu 19 Nov
NCI Felixstowe (Coastwatch)
Location: Labour Club
Fri 27 Nov
Felixstowe Rugby Club
Location: Labour Club
Wed 2 Dec
The Grosvenor Quiz
Location: The Grosvenor
Wed 16 Dec
Felixstowe and Walton
Location: Dellwood Avenue
Radio
Sat 7 Nov
The Saturday Show
The Paul Heaton Story · Episode 44
Sun 8 Nov
Verso's Sunday Roast
The Songs That Shaped Kanye West · Episode 41
Sat 14 Nov
The Saturday Show
Episode 45
Sun 15 Nov
Verso's Sunday Roast
The Songs That Shaped Florence Welch · Episode 42
COMMUNITY
Fundraising
Fundraising Tracker
Money Raised in 2026
Supporting multiple charities through quizzes, events and community fundraising.
Total Raised£12,548
Campaigns£4,2152 recorded
Charity Quizzes£8,3338 quizzes
Target£15,00084% complete
£12,548 raised£2,452 to reach this year's goal
Forthcoming
19 NOV 2026
NCI Felixstowe (Coastwatch)
Labour Club
20 JUN 2027
London to Brighton
For British Heart Foundation
Find out more →DOWNLOAD
Latest quizzes
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View all quizzes →Latest quizzes
Latest Grosvenor Quiz
October
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Latest Charity Quiz
British Divers Marine Life
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Featured Quiz
TV Towns
From the Quiz Archive
Andrew Who
COLLECTION
Latest vinyl
Full vinyl collection →VINYL
View full collection →Latest additions
The newest arrivals in the Verso record collection.
LP x 2 · 1996
1977
Ash
BMG
LP · 1977
JT
James Taylor
CBS
LP · 1972
One Man Dog
James Taylor
Warner Bros. Records
LP · 1970
Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
Warner Bros. Records
LP · 1977
Joe Ely
Joe Ely
MCA Records
LP · 2021
Lindsey Buckingham
Lindsey Buckingham
Reprise Records
LP · 1984
The Collection
Ultravox
Chrysalis
LP · 2001
Love is Here
Starsailor
Parlophone
LP · 2003
Bad Moon Rising - The Collection
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Fantasy
LP x 2 · 2004
American Idiot
Green Day
Reprise Records
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