Robbie Smith

Comment and Literary editor

Gadgets

Nothing CMF Watch 3 Pro review: sleek with basic sleep tracking

With a sleek design and a range of features, it's a pleasure to wear, says Robbie Smith. But is it worth its price?

By Robbie Smith
13 Nov 2025
"Fifty Shades Darker" - UK Premiere - VIP Arrivals
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Dornan checked dad’s car for bombs during Troubles

In today’s Diary: Dornan on Belfast / Damp in the country house / More raunch, promises Olly / Dame Julie and the corpsing / Sue Gray report ‘will see light of day’

By Robbie Smith
24 Jan 2022
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Will Self hits back in ongoing feud with Francois

By Robbie Smith
21 Jan 2022
The 30th Women In Film & Television Awards
Diary

Diary: Newsnight producer who netted Andrew scoop writing book

By Robbie Smith
20 Jan 2022
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Westminster drinking culture like freshers’ week

By Robbie Smith
19 Jan 2022
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Alan Moore: did my comic books help Trump and QAnon?

By Robbie Smith
18 Jan 2022
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Theatres struggling as Omicron wreaks havoc

By Robbie Smith
17 Jan 2022
Brexit
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Miller: ‘No one came to party but we followed rules’

By Robbie Smith
14 Jan 2022
Johann Hari
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: It’s Sweet v Hari round two

By Robbie Smith
13 Jan 2022
Union Chapel London
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Union Chapel’s fight to survive after virus

By Robbie Smith
12 Jan 2022
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Morgan and Farage square up for broadcaster battle

By Robbie Smith
11 Jan 2022
Michael Gove
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: no level up for Gove — does BBC have a lift problem?

By Robbie Smith
11 Jan 2022
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: ‘Build new parliament and add Westminster to V&A’

By Robbie Smith
10 Jan 2022
Margaret Atwood
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Literary hoodwinker has been brought to book

By Robbie Smith
6 Jan 2022
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Gal Gadot: You may say I’m a dreamer… I meant well

By Robbie Smith
5 Jan 2022
Maureen Lipman
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Golda Meir film should cast a Jewish actress

By Robbie Smith
4 Jan 2022
Comment

The gritty London remake of ‘alfresco’ is just so grim

By Robbie Smith
21 Dec 2021
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: arts venues face tough time over ‘tainted’ donors

By Robbie Smith
20 Dec 2021
Papyrologist Dirk Obbink, right, and Greece’s Apostolos Pierris examines facsimilie images of a 2,400-year old scroll in Thessaloniki, Greece
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Professor told to return $7m over ‘stolen’ papyrus

By Robbie Smith
17 Dec 2021
Marco Pierre White
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Safety is top of the menu for Pierre White

By Robbie Smith
16 Dec 2021
Michael Cockerell and Boris Johnson
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Politicians ‘are fighting shy of big interviews’

By Robbie Smith
15 Dec 2021
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