By: Adam Bloodworth

Features Journalist Adam Bloodworth is the Deputy Life&Style Editor at City AM. He has served in the role since 2022, writing and commissioning culture and lifestyle features for the newspaper and website. The Life&Style section covers film, TV, music, theatre, things to do in London and features that examine the ways Londoners live their lives. He also serves as Deputy Editor for City AM The Magazine, writing and commissioning for the quarterly luxury lifestyle product distributed by hand around the capital. He has been interviewed by the BBC News at 10, BBC Scotland, BBC Three Counties Radio and can be found on X and LinkedIn.

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Our honest review of new Emirates cabins central to airline’s £3.7 billion upgrade

Life&Style

WHAT’S THE VIBE: Emirates is ranked alongside Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines as one of the most-loved carriers. The most recommended global brand for 2025 according to market research firm YouGov, Emirates has clout, and their fleet offers a predictably luxurious in-flight experience. ON BOARD: City AM flew Premium Economy and Business Class with Emirates [...]
Forget the Full Moon party: Thailand has other amazing festivals to rival Glastonbury

Life&Style

It’s 2am and 24 degrees in Pattaya, Thailand. In a field outside of the city, dozens of people are creating a terrible racket by making weird noises into loud hailers. The sound created could accurately be described as an infernal racket, and it’s being played on the speaker system to hundreds of people, who are [...]
Angler restaurant review: City staple feels both humble and flamboyant

Life&Style

Win a chef’s table for 8 at Angler through our City Winners platform – click here to find out more! There’s long persisted a rumour that people in the Square Mile aren’t short of a dime or two. So it is strange that our local parish doesn’t have more Michelin starred restaurants. There used to [...]

Russell Tovey reveals his Doctor Who secret: ‘I make scary scenes a little bit funny’

December 5, 2025

Russell Tovey speaks to City AM The Magazine about returning to Doctor Who and his love for his London local. This piece is published in City AM The Magazine, Winter edition, distributed at major Tube stations and available to pick up from The Royal Exchange There are lots of lovely things you could say about Russell [...]
Is this the UK’s most fun staycation?

December 5, 2025

Adam Bloodworth checks into Mad Swans, the UK’s most provocative new British countryside staycation. This piece is published in City AM The Magazine, Winter edition, distributed at major Tube stations and available to pick up from The Royal Exchange. I love nothing more than a staycation in the British countryside – but let’s be honest, the [...]
The Hollywood legend who wrote Forrest Gump and Dune is making his West End debut

December 4, 2025

Eric Roth wrote the screenplay for films like Dune and Forrest Gump. Having turned 80, he decided it was time to write his first ever script for the stage. This piece is published in City AM The Magazine, Winter edition, distributed at major Tube stations and available to pick up from The Royal Exchange. “When Forrest [...]
The best (and worst) Christmas sandwiches in supermarkets, from Tesco to Pret

December 3, 2025

Has there ever been a more exciting way to pep up a working lunchtime than with a Christmas sandwich? Probably. Still, take a moment out of your day this week to celebrate the arrival of December by treating yourself to a seasonal sarnie (if you’re a seasonal Scrooge, here is our pick of the most [...]
From seaside to snow: this Croatian festival is arriving in the Alps

December 2, 2025

Twenty years ago Nick Colgan and his wife Charlotte put on a party in Croatia. It went well, and was instrumental in helping establish the country’s coastline as one of the European party capitals. Their venue in Tisno has since hosted over a dozen festivals, and these days Love International, Outlook, Defected and Dimensions are [...]
Jimmy Choo on his London life, from Mayfair club nights to the best Malaysian food

December 1, 2025

This interview with Jimmy Choo is published in City AM The Magazine, Winter edition, distributed at major Tube stations and available to pick up from The Royal Exchange Photos by Gretel Ensignia Jimmy Choo: Last night was a good party… Med Pang: Yeah, we went clubbing! Did we leave Park Chinois about two in the [...]
Paddington musical review: the bear’s a bit clunky, but the show is warm and fuzzy

November 30, 2025

Paddington musical review and star rating: ★★★★ It feels like a fairly strange point in history when The Guardian “exclusively reveal” Paddington bear, transplanted from Michael Bond’s novels to the Savoy Theatre. Such has been the enormous hype around this musical, which has been shrouded in secrecy for seven years during production but has finally [...]

Fury promoters Queensberry see profits rise after Dubois vs Joshua bout

Fury promoters Queensberry see profits rise after Dubois vs Joshua bout

What’s on in London January 2026

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