Tuesday, August 17 at the EDT

A good evening, up in the corner beneath the tassled standard lamp… Hylda Sims star of the City Rambler's Moscow tour (check it out if you haven't seen it) explained to young Kirsty Hamilton what a skiffle band was – Kirsty confessed her enjoyment of Resonance 104.4FM,  the London arts radio. Nick Snow talked about the newly redundant UK Film Council boss, whom he knows, and Nick's own book, The Rocket's Trail, a novel based on Nazi scientists who enabled the US space programme. Christopher Bowden, a welcome new Groucho, is author of colourful and well received novels, The Blue Book, based in south London, and The Yellow Room.

Simon Tait's Arts Industry news  is about to go monthly, and his blog, Tait Mail, is getting a lot of hits. He brought along Peter Tullin, who has started up Culture Label, an on-line shop for items from top museum shops and galleries. He talked with Chris Clack about the The Big Art Affair billed as "the UK's largest artists' fair" and scheduled for next May in Dulwich Hamlet football ground. Single stalls will cost £1,500.

Ann Reckless, a peace-loving Quaker, continues her stout defence for working at Janes.

Francine Higham's – and Trinity Mirror's – interest in local newspapers, leads her to wonder if Southwark News would be interested in some link-up. She recommends TBD in Washington DC, a "cool" hyperlocal. Marilyn Parr has found work, with Sky, and her article How to Handle a Hangover in Bariloche is up for this year's TNT travel writing awards.

• Simon Tait says: "If there are any Grouchos who like a bit of Irish diddly-diddly, the Vale in Grove Vale has set up a regular folk session on Sunday nights starting at 8."

• Next Groucho moves round to Wednesday, September 1 (Saints Day of Giles of Provence), probably at the Montpelier, Choumert Road.
Then Thursday September 16 at the Crystal Palace Tavern
Then Monday, October 4 at the East Dulwich Tavern