George Bass is a licensed bouncer and feature writer
November 2025
Fashion Statement newsletter
Six ways to stay warm: how a bouncer shows winter the door
From layers for your head to padded boots made in Yorkshire, our expert on keeping warm shares his hard-won expertise, learned from spending hours in the cold
January 2024
The pet I'll never forget
The pet I’ll never forget: Touchwood the toad, with his terrifying eyebrows and glamorous lifestyle
I shared a room with my brother; Touchwood had his own home, complete with sunken bath. You bet I was jealous!
December 2023
Doorman’s holiday: a security guard’s take on stealth games
George Bass
As a bouncer, you might not think that trying to outwit guards would be relaxing for me – but stealth games do make me think about my job a little differently
October 2023
Half-term fun in Kent: 10 family days out on a tight budget
From crabbing off the pier to visiting Britain’s most haunted village, a Kent local shares tips on value-for-money things to do with children
September 2023
No gym fees, no fancy equipment: it’s the skint bouncer’s guide to fitness!
Forget treadmills, rowing machines and air-conditioned exercise suites: you can get in shape with a staircase, a chair and fridge. Take it from a man who can’t afford to throw money around
August 2022
How we made
‘We sent Kate Bush a thank you letter’: how Utah Saints made Something Good
‘Hardware in 1992 was very basic. We had to pitch-bend Kate’s vocal it to keep it in time, which is why it goes “oo-oo-aye”’
July 2022
‘TV nearly always gets street violence wrong’: a bouncer on what small-screen fights leave out
From Cobra Kai high-kicking to Jack Reacher’s prison punch-ups, a veteran door supervisor reveals the issues with television’s depiction of scraps
February 2022
How we made
‘I wanted to play the polar opposite of Baldrick’ – Tony Robinson on making Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
The Blackadder star loved playing the villain in this Robin Hood spoof – but Kate Lonergan had to get checked for bites between shots as her yellow underwear kept attracting ticks
May 2021
10 of the best ...
Thumb-breaking gangsters to sadistic androids: 10 of the best hired goons
From Bond to Kill Bill and beyond, we ask culture’s best heavies to form an orderly queue
April 2021
10 of the best ...
From Beethoven’s Ninth to Theme from Shaft: the best exercise anthems
10 of the best ...
From Watership Down to Sexy Beast: the best rabbits in pop culture
January 2021
How we made
How we made: Rising Damp
How we made
Franka Potente: How we made Run Lola Run
October 2020
How we made
How we made: BBC mockumentary Ghostwatch
‘Our producer received a letter from a woman asking for compensation to buy new trousers for her husband, as he had soiled the ones he was wearing’
