Hate watch: Poirot
Which episode of Poirot fails to please BEN THOMAS’s little grey cells?
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Malcolm Saville & the children’s holiday adventure
JONATHAN CALDER celebrates one of the great children’s writers – somewhere between Arthur Ransome and Enid Blyton. Continue reading
Final cut: Sebastian (1968)
SIMON MATTHEWS on Michael Powell’s Swinging London movie. Continue reading
History cops: George Gently pt 1
ALWYN TURNER’s episode guide to Peter Flannery’s 1960s cop show. Continue reading
Top ten: 1974
From Robert Wyatt to Robert Palmer, it’s BEN FINLAY’s selection of the best British albums of 1974. Expect blues, prog and folk. Continue reading
Biddu: the album
ALWYN TURNER on Britain’s first disco-king, with music from Carl Douglas and Geno Washington to the Playthings and the Electric Dolls. Continue reading
Hate watch: Taskmaster
BEN THOMAS takes exception to a below-par series of Taskmaster. Continue reading
Calling all cliches: Legitimate concerns
When did politicians start talking about legitimate concerns over immigration? Continue reading
Last night on YouTube: Man Alive
IVAN KIRBY on the Britain of 1965-66, as revealed by the BBC documentary strand. Continue reading
Hate watch: The Wrestling
BEN THOMAS on shenanigans in ‘one of the worst UK wrestling matches of all time’. Continue reading
Last night on iPlayer: I, Claudius
Fifty years on from its first broadcast, ‘I Claudius’ is still magnificent and should be a model for today’s TV, says FINLAY McLAREN. Continue reading
Hate watch: Doctor Who
It’s BEN THOMAS on ‘The Twin Dilemma’, whether you like it or not. Continue reading
Final cut: Rogue Trader (1999)
SIMON MATTHEWS on the story of Nick Leeson and the collapse of Barings Bank. Continue reading
