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.*** UPDATE***Since the recording, Barry Fantoni sadly passed away. I hope he made it to 5pm on that particular day because that was the time at which he sat on his balcony and enjoyed a G&T. RIP Baz.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

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