Dan Gordon-Potts

Dan has written 55 articles for York Vision.

University Charity Swimathon 2024: ‘I swam 12k and it’s taken me about 4 and a half hours’

The annual event took place at York Sport Village and aims to raise £1000 for an ovarian cancer charity

Sport 2 years ago

‘I actually don’t really like playing’

"I like everything except the 45 minutes!" says frontman Keith of American band The Cowboys

Music 2 years ago

SCENE Recommends: The Machine Stops

"I am dying - but we touch, we talk, not through the Machine." For March, Dan recommends this slightly too accurate prediction of modern life from 1909, by E.M. Forster...

Literature 2 years ago

SCENE Recommends: I Heard the Owl Call My Name

“This is the sort of book I turn to when I need to see words on a page that simply work.” For February, Dan recommends a poignant story about one of the last Native American communities left in a rapidly changing world.

Literature 2 years ago

Blood-curdling Screams and Stage Silhouettes

Straight from the West End, this stage adaptation of Susan Hill's gothic horror novel didn't quite meet the fear-inducing expectations it promised...

Stage 2 years ago

Review: Renaissance Woohoo and Hoo-hah

Dan Gordon-Potts watched Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest film Poor Things for SCENE. Discretion advised…

Screen 2 years ago

Review: Am I Being ‘Horizoned’?

People take on big business and tech and old telly remembers its political power. Dan reviews Mr Bates vs The Post Office for SCENE.

Screen 2 years ago

Comment: In Praise of the Humble Moka Pot

“Moka pot Mondays, it’s all good”

Food 2 years ago

SCENE Recommends: Digital Minimalism

SCENE recommends a book for you to read each month. Starting off with a practical guide for a fresh new year from computer scientist Cal Newport.

Literature 2 years ago

“Let’s Just Pedestrianise the Whole Street, Let’s Work Together”

Local business owners argue that removing cars from their street will improve access, air quality, and increase business. York Vision reports...

News 2 years ago

New University Energy Centre Runs on Fossil Fuels

The Campus East Energy Centre, located between Langwith College and Constantine College, is running on fossil fuels, York Vision can confirm. After a Freedom of Information request was submitted to the University, […]

News 2 years ago

Pretentious Vanity Act or Provocative Vocal Annihilation?

Experimental group Mopcut blur lines between music and sound. Dan reviews for SCENE.

Music 2 years ago

Interview: ‘It’s Surprising how Much you can get Away With When Restraining Your Electricity use’

The triumph of directing a theatre production entirely powered by bikes. SCENE. interviews Mingyu Lin, director of A Play For The Living in a Time of Extinction...

Stage 2 years ago

What’s Happened to the 66? First Bus are Changing Bus Routes From This Week Onwards

Say Goodbye to the free numbers 66 and 67, and hello to the free C1 and C2 intercampus bus services...

News 2 years ago

“This Campaign is Vital – We Want Systemic Change”

Student group, Plant-Based Universities York, protest meat and dairy products still being sold on Campus

News 2 years ago

A Devastating Story of the Lives Behind Livestock: And Then Come The Nightjars Review

Painfully reliving of the Foot-and-Mouth Epidemic of 2001

Screen 2 years ago